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FeaturesNo biomass, no turbines, no solar panels. Is Passivhaus the way to zero carbon?
The German Passivhaus standard is winning admirers in the UK, many of whom argue that its simple approach to low-energy building is far more practical than the Code for Sustainable Homes
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好色先生TVCement makers suffer as another UK plant closes
The downturn has been felt across the supply chain, but nowhere more than the cement sector
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好色先生TVPassivhaus: Cosy or costly?
Michael Willoughby questions whether a Frankfurt cottage industry will make it across the pond intact
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好色先生TVCouncil to dismantle Heatherwick's B of the Bang
Parts of Thomas Heatherwick's 拢1.42m Manchester sculpture could be recycled in new artwork
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好色先生TVDam blamed for scale of Chinese earthquake
Pressure from Zipingpu dam could have amplified Sichuan quake that killed 70,000
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好色先生TVFoster's Las Vegas tower 'cut in half' after construction blunder
Its 49-storey hotel has to be topped out at 28 storeys after 15 storeys of rebar is installed incorrectly
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Green cement: an industry revolution?
Cement produces more carbon dioxide than the whole of the aviation industry. But now there鈥檚 a variant that actually absorbs greenhouse gases
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好色先生TVAbu Dhabi cracks down on illegal construction jobs
Programme aims to tackle problem ahead of expected influx from downturn-struck Dubai
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好色先生TVVideo: First roof truss lifted onto 2012 Olympic stadium
First of 27 roof trusses is lifted into place at the Olympic Park
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好色先生TVIndustry snubs RICS鈥� electronic tendering service
Institution 鈥榖affled鈥� after online bidding system is used by only 50 projects in 15 months
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好色先生TVHSE buckles to demands for crane safety register
Victory for 好色先生TV campaign as safety body agrees to keep list of checks on tower cranes
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FeaturesFloor performance: 'the difference between a surgeon鈥檚 knife hitting the right or wrong spot'
You know how it is: you鈥檙e just about to cut out some tissue around the jugular vein when the floorboard moves under your feet. Oops鈥� Stephen Kennett reports on what designers are doing to stop floors vibrating
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好色先生TVPower plants get over 鈧�1bn to develop carbon capture
Four UK plants, including Kingsnorth, will share in total pot of 鈧�1.25bn for European energy industry
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好色先生TVCorus to sell 75% of Teeside steel plant
Sale to Italian and Korean steelmakers will save 2,000 jobs and raise 拢320m cash
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好色先生TVEnnstone pulls shares amid cash crisis
Materials firm withdraws from stock market pending outcome of urgent debt talks at all three divisions
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好色先生TVCouncils have paid 拢690m since empty building relief was removed
British Property Federation boss says new legislation is 'scandalous'
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好色先生TVCorus cuts 2,500 UK steel industry jobs
South Wales plant will be mothballed as company restructures in face of downturn
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好色先生TVGovernment reveals Severn Barrage shortlist
The largest scheme being proposed would generate up to 7% of the UK's energy
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好色先生TVConstruction begins behind listed facade near Hyde Park
New-build apartments will be attached to retained facade along Lancaster Gate