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Housing slump leads EP to lower housing targets
The government鈥檚 regeneration agency is to lower its housing targets in the light of the current housing slump.
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好色先生TVMultiroom entertainment
Multiroom entertainment systems specialist Opus Technologies has launched the WCU600, a fully customisable touchscreen keypad that can be used to control its Opus 500 whole-house music and video system, as well as other smart home products.
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好色先生TVHouse doctor: Smarten yourself up with intelligent homes
Intelligent homes are no longer the preserve of the wealthy or the technocratic. To prove it, Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg runs through the five steps to consider when installing home automation systems
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Heating controllers
Dimplex has developed a rotary radio frequency controller and receiver for controlling electric heating appliances in the home, thereby minimising energy waste.
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好色先生TVLighting control
MK Electric has enhanced its Aspect DSC lighting control system with the launch of a two-channel version.
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好色先生TVSmart meters: technology for housebuilders to monitor energy consumption
Housebuilders have been sluggish in picking up on new technology that allows suppliers and consumers to monitor energy consumption in the home. But studies show they have clear benefits
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FeaturesWe did it our way - Charettes
Charrettes are the new face of collaborative planning, bringing together artists, architects and town planners to thrash out a development plan for an area. But do they work?
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CCTV cameras
Dallmeier has launched the DesignCams range of CCTV cameras, which are available with more than 50 finishes, ranging from stone and wood-effect, to animal print and carbon fibre.
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Cable management
Mita Cable Management Specialists has introduced two new ranges of cable management systems to complement its existing product range.
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Eco-towns under threat as more bidders withdraw
Two developers pull out of schemes and another two consider their options
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Court beckons for Cotswoldgate bosses
The former directors of Cotswoldgate moved a step closer to facing legal action for wrongful trading after the administrator of the collapsed housebuilder confirmed to creditors his intention to liquidate the company.
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好色先生TVHome truths: Assistive technology
Technological advances are being harnessed by care homes to allow elderly or disabled residents a greater degree of independence
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好色先生TVWinning combinations 鈥� Housing Design Awards winners from the past 60 years
To commemorate its Diamond Jubilee, the Housing Design Awards revisited award-winning developments of the past 60 years, looking for those that, in particular, excelled as sustainable buildings. Martin Spring brings you the six winners. Photographs by Tim Crocker
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好色先生TVBoris ditches Ken鈥檚 50% affordable target
Boris Johnson is formally to drop Ken Livingstone鈥檚 50% affordable housing target as part of an end-to-end review of the London Plan, to begin this week.
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Pidgley defends 拢31m bonus
Tony Pidgley, Berkeley Group鈥檚 chief executive, has defended his decision to award himself a 拢31m bonus amid one of the housebuilding sector鈥檚 worst fortnights in recent years.
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Planning applications: June 2008
Applications have risen by some 180 projects in London and the South-east over the past month
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Chase Norton forced to sack 107 after financial troubles
Chase Norton Construction has made 107 of its 123 staff redundant after falling into administration last week.
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Taylor Wimpey seeks private equity rescue as sector鈥檚 job losses pass 6,000
Housebuilder in plans to sell one-third of company. Net reservations fall below zero. Persimmon, Bovis and Redrow reveal scale of redundancies
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好色先生TVCall to protect homeowners from sale-and-leaseback hard sell
CIH demands government regulation to prevent targeting of vulnerable homeowners, alongside mortgage rescue scheme
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好色先生TVHow Sir Howard Bernstein plans to regenerate Blackpool
The new chair of ReBlackpool talks to Chloe Stothart about reviving the fortunes of the seaside resort