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FeaturesEmbodied energy: The next big carbon challenge
Reducing the amount of embodied energy in building materials won鈥檛 be easy 鈥� but it鈥檚 essential
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FeaturesMainstream green: Brighton belle
One Brighton is the brainchild of the team behind super-green development BedZed. But although sustainability is at the heart of the scheme, it鈥檚 going to do it its own sweet way
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FeaturesGehry in Las Vegas: Just Frank being Frank
Gehry has taken on Vegas, and left it with an unusual mixed-use scheme: a brain health centre and 鈥檈vent space鈥�
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FeaturesAndrew Chisholm: Career break and back
One year ago, Andrew Chisholm shut the surveying firm he had spent 15 years building up, then took a seven-month break. But now he鈥檚 back with a new company 鈥� and a lot of his old staff
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FeaturesThe 2010 Regs Round-up
The government has myriad tools at its disposal to persuade or compel construction companies to up their energy efficiency game. And with a target to make all homes zero carbon by 2016 and all buildings by 2019, regulatory control of the industry is only going to get more demanding.
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FeaturesKingston architecture students exhibit work
Kingston University鈥檚 Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture show their final year work to the public
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Show RCA: Architecture - 25 June to 4 July
Final part of the graduate show exhibits work by final year postgraduate architecture students
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Nottingham Trent's architecture degree show - Until 9 June
Architecture and construction students will showcase their work including an urban health spa and an artistic foundation for Nottingham
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FeaturesExtending historic authenticity to safety standards
Authentic restoration methods have their place, but safety is not one of them
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Kingston University architecture show - 6 to 11 June
Kingston University鈥檚 faculty of Art, Design and Architecture undergraduate degree show will be held on: Sunday 6 June 1pm 鈥� 5pmMonday 7 鈥� Thursday 10 June 1pm 鈥� 7pmFriday 11 June 10am 鈥� 5pm
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Structural waterproofing system
Iko has added to its range of roofing products with a monolithic anti-root hot melt structural waterproofing system
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Roofs for wildlife and recreation
A ZinCo green roof from Alumasc has been used for the roof garden of the Ormeau Bakery apartments in Belfast
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Interlocking slates
Marley Eternit鈥檚 Melbourn interlocking slates have been used on the construction of a school for Ceredigion council in West Wales
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FeaturesGreen roofs
SIG Design & Technology has developed a green roof system with Aldingbourne Nurseries, which is suitable for extensive or semi-extensive applications over large areas
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FeaturesSands of time: Foster's shell roof
Novum Structures had just four months to build this complex shell roof structure - part of Foster + Partners鈥� sand-dune inspired pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 Expo. So how did they do it?
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FeaturesThin film photovoltaics
Power Panels form Kingspan Insulated Panels have been specified for the refurbishment of new training and storage facilities for Sustainable Energy Systems
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FeaturesLeaping for the other side: The jump back to the private sector
As you will be aware, public spending is going to be hacked back before the private sector recovery has really begun. Emily Wright asked 15 of the UK鈥檚 largest firms how they will cope
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FeaturesMeddles all round: Prince Charles, Boris and Cabe ...
Planning has always been a national regatta for those with oars to stick in, but Charles鈥� Chelsea fiasco took it to a new level. Sarah Richardson compares him with the other rowers