All articles by Alex Smith – Page 11
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Government given 'dire' warning over R&D shortfall
Research organisations says single government body must co-ordinate industry R&D
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Regenerate Awards: Urban Splash and Higgins achieve double
Firms celebrate developer and contractor wins while HOK is recognised for transformation of the Dome into O2 Arena
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A green gold mine
The Best Practice pages in ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s sustainability channel have unearthed a rich seam of pioneering projects. Alex Smith sifts through the best
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The rise of the west
Never mind the agonising slow-motion struggle to develop the eastern bits of the Gateway – in the west Stratford and Barking are shooting up...
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Now what?
The prototype homes in BRE’s Innovation Park has been a revelation for the rest of the industry. But when are they moving into an estate near us?
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Sustainable housing products
The way you build a home goes half way to making it sustainable. The other half is its M&E and water harvesting. Alex Smith looks at how the homes in the BRE innovation park used new technology to tackle both
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Bedzed's baby: Zedfactory housing in Andover
Green architect Zedfactory has designed a housing development in Andover that takes the Bedzed principles and shows how they can be paid for
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MediaCity developer secures £360m funding
Peel Holdings seals £360m deal with Bank of Scotland to develop future BBC site in Salford, Manchester
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David Higgins announces investigation into Olympics site fire
ODA chief executive says initial indications are that the fire in a disused warehouse was an accident not arson
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Glasgow wins bid to host 2014 Commonwealth Games
Scottish city beats Abuja in Nigeria for the right to host the Games
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Chichester gallery scoops top prize at Brick Awards
Chichester Gallery wins three awards at the 2007 Brick Awards including the Best of the Best award
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Live from the BRE
If you can’t get to BRE’s Innovation Park yourself, log on to the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV website for a guided tour of the site, as well as in-depth interviews with the teams involved, says Alex Smith
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Skanska to build Heron Tower
Contractor was favourite to construct Gerald Ronson's 46-storey Heron Tower
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Industry sets occupational health benchmarks
Constructing Better Health standards include fitness for work, heath monitoring and general health checks
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Worker killed at T5
The Heathrow site was closed after the accident in a lift shaft on Saturday
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Up periscope!
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV TV has been experimenting with a pole-mounted 360° camera that was designed for the US military but could be extremely handy for construction types.
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Balfour Beatty buys Covion for £33m
Facilities business will be integrated into Balfour's FM arm Haden ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Management
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BT to develop own wind farms
Telecoms giant predicts it will generate 25% of its own electricity by 2016
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Bend it like Beckham
Crunching tackles, outstanding saves and agonising penalties all featured at the Construction and Property five-a-side tournament held at the David Beckham Academy
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Bellway profit up despite tightening market
Housebuilder in bullish mood as order book increases to £667m and profit hits £235m