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好色先生TVUK-GBC: Homeowners must see insulation payback
Report calls for funding mechanisms, training, government commitment and legislation to meet domestic 2050 CO2 targets
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好色先生TVFlat prices plummet in Birmingham and Manchester
Areas of Birmingham, Manchester, London, Leeds and Sheffield had the largest house price falls in last year
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Ucatt wants housing chief sacked over asbestos exposure
Union furious after MD of Carlisle Housing Association blamed workers for the health risk
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Fears that reshuffle could delay zero-carbon homes
Green lobby expresses concern that replacement of Caroline Flint will further disrupt timetable
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好色先生TVBanks wary of pulling the plug on housebuilders
Few in industry expect major housebuilder casualty
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好色先生TVUnsold shared-ownership homes pass 拢1bn mark
Housing Corporation tells junior housing minister empty properties may have risen 15% since March
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好色先生TVHouse doctor: Hey, good looking
The commercial and retail sectors have led interior design, so it鈥檚 no surprise the domestic market has turned to them for inspiration on finishes. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg looks at the options
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好色先生TVHome truths: Interior finishes
Housing scheme interiors have to be affordable, durable and, most importantly, 鈥榳hat the market wants鈥�. Eoin Keating considers the challenges architects face
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好色先生TVEverything in this picture is green
It doesn鈥檛 matter how energy-efficient a home is 鈥� if the interior doesn鈥檛 look great, nobody will buy it. Chloe Stothart checks out the latest products hoping to persuade the public that green is good
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好色先生TVMagnetic wallpaper
Vitrulan has developed a 鈥渕agnetic鈥� wall covering that it says will reduce maintenance cycles in public, commercial and domestic buildings
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好色先生TVTranslucent concrete
Castle Cement, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, has launched Luccon, a light-conducting concrete which can work in walls up to 20m thick.
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好色先生TVWooden flooring
Tarkett鈥檚 engineered wood flooring has been fitted at the Long Barn in Bedfordshire, a 170-year-old barn conversion.
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Partition boards
Marley Eternit鈥檚 Hydropanel internal partition board is now available in smaller, 900mm x 1,200mm sizes weighing 13.2kg which can be easily manhandled.
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Textured wallcoverings
Commercial wallcoverings manufacturer Muraspec has launched the Reflective range of wallcoverings.
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Emulsion paint
Crown Trade has expanded the colours of its high performance Clean Extreme Scrubbable Matt emulsions.
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Tactile formica
Formica has introduced AR Plus high-gloss plain colours to its High-Pressure Laminate collection.
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Shower enclosures
Glass shower enclosure manufacturer, Flair International, has launched the NaMara collection of semi-frameless shower doors, which use Clearshield glass as standard.
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Glass wall coverings
Vitrulan, suppliers of glass wall coverings, has launched a new version of its VPP glass lining fleece 鈥� an alternative to traditional lining papers.
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Fibre board flooring
The new Knauf Brio Dry Screed Floor Board is a gypsum fibre board for providing a strong, durable flat floor in new-build and refurbishment applications.