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  • The refurbished office space is designed to offer more flexibility and energy efficiency
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    Flooring

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    This week's Specifier turns its attention to the ground beneath our feet - beginning in Birmingham, where an innovative thin flooring system helped to save this iconic building from demolition.

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    Costs: Entrance flooring systems

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Entrance flooring systems tend to be short-life components with high whole-life costs. Peter Mayer of ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV LifePlans assesses options and costs for entrance matting

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    Checklist

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Flooring is the forgotten surface when it comes to meeting thermal performance targets. But Scott Brownrigg and Barbour Index explain that a little insulation can go a long way

  • Supermarket sweep
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    Supermarket sweep

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    The big supermarket chains are increasingly seeing the potential of building housing on their sites, but what's in it for them and what's in it for everyone else? Chloe Stothart examines the latest plans by Tesco, Sainbsury's, Asda and Waitrose

  • Modus Corovest is giving Newport's retail centre a makeover with 390,000 ft2 of new and refurbished retail space, improved public spaces and 137 homes.
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    Upcoming schemes

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Bringing retail-led revival …

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    Retail

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Want to attract retailers to your mixed-use project? You need to know how they think. Find out here …

  • Josephine Smit
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    The whirligig of power

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Just around the corner from my home is a park. It's a pretty, well-designed park, with swings and roundabouts and a small cafe. But it shouldn't be there. It sits on a prime London site that was intended to house a major mixed-use regeneration scheme.

  • David Miliband
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    Out of Whitehall

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    A policy briefing on the government's plans for regeneration

  • Salford Vs Manchester
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    Salford Vs Manchester

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    In a contest worthy of Match of the Day, two teams are vying for the BBC's ‘media zone' - the relocation of key departments to the north of England. Josephine Smit talks to the two sides' avid supporters and asks what being promoted to the premier league will mean for ...

  • Water under the bridge: the target of 23,000 units a year may soon be old hat
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    Latest thinking on …

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    increasing housing delivery in the capital

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    Housing

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    The North-South divide on property prices has narrowed over the past few years. But is it about to start widening again?

  • Gas leak
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    What a gas

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    A contaminated, derelict gas works isn't where you'd normally expect to hang out listening to music, watching a film or dancing. But Amsterdam's Westergasfabriek has been turned into landscaped parkland and a vibrant cultural mecca - thanks to the tenacity of the local community.

  • Water water everywhere (except where it’s needed)
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    Water water everywhere (except where it's needed)

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    The next time it pours with rain and you wonder why there’s a hosepipe ban, think that 95% of what you see won’t be reaching the taps. Paul Appleby says the focus now must be on water-saving devices to reduce consumption

  • Local election results in full
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    Local election results in full

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Well, alright, not in full and not exactly results yet either. But psephologist Peter Golds reveals which are the councils to watch - and even predicts which way they'll swing…

  • Roger Blitz
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    Super-casinos prove we just don't get regeneration

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Just as England's World Cup hopes appear to rest on Wayne Rooney's ability to cure his new-found gambling addiction, so the regeneration prospects of a host of towns and cities have suddenly become reliant on their ability to win the race to host the country's first super-casino.

  • If George Galloway’s Respect Party gains control of Tower Hamlets on 4 May, it has sworn to retain the borough’s housing stock.
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    Is this the end of decency?

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    If George Galloway's Respect Party gains control of Tower Hamlets on 4 May, it has sworn to retain the borough's housing stock. This will bring a halt to its Decent Homes programme and could make up the government's mind as it deliberates on whether to scrap the initiative.

  • If a major flood hits Britain, we can be sure of only two things: the misery will be long lasting and developers will be blamed for building on the floodplains. But the truth is that housing can be appropriate in some floodplain areas.
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    Why this could be a great place to build

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    If a major flood hits Britain, we can be sure of only two things: the misery will be long lasting and developers will be blamed for building on the floodplains. But the truth is that housing can be appropriate in some floodplain areas. Ben Mitchell, partner at Peter Brett Associates, ...

  • Paul Hackett
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    The battle for the cities

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Kicking off our local election special, former adviser to the ODPM Paul Hackett surveys the all-important battleground for the core city vote

  • David Cameron
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    Yes, we have no bananas

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody is a platform the Tories have stood on for the past three general elections. Unsurprisingly, given their defeats, it's one leader David Cameron is keen to move away from. Good news for housebuilders? Well, yes. And no.

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    5 questions…

    2006-04-28T00:00:00Z

    … to incoming English Partnerships CEO, John Callcutt