All Housing articles – Page 295
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Sustainable urban drainage
A sustainable urban drainage system, combining infiltration basins and a wetland pond constructed with Hydro’s Stormbloc, has been used to manage stormwater run-off for a 400-home development near Littlehampton.
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NewsHouse doctor: Paving the way
With a shortage of parking space, homeowners are increasingly paving over their front gardens. Peter Caplehorn gives advice to designers on how to do the job properly
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NewsA great new way of dishing the dirt
Landscaping You can’t expect accolades for building your sustainable homes on contaminated land. Chloe Stothart looks at what to do with topsoil that isn’t in tiptop condition
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NewsDrainage channels
ACO has launched the MultiDrain MD channel system. The system features a channel profile made out of a lightweight polymer concrete channel with integrated steel edge rails, which can work in combination with a range of gratings for specific Load Class applications.
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Developers welcome change to infrastructure tax
Government climbs down on ‘unenforceable’ levy to ensure safe passage of planning bill
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NewsOut of the traps: Catford greyhound racing stadium site
Lewisham council has decided in principle to grant planning permission to a £120m project to transform the site of the Catford greyhound racing stadium into a 590-home development
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NewsMilton Keynes levies carbon offset tax on new homes
Council plans to raise £800,000 a year from scheme to fund insulation of existing homes
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NewsRecycling bins
Ecochute from Jones of Oswestry is an on-street recycling system that provides segregated collection of recyclable litter
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TW ‘disappointed’ by bank talks
Taylor Wimpey said talks with its banks had been “a tad disappointing” after it confirmed that it would not agree revised lending arrangements until early next year.
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Stormwater attenuation
Polypipe Civils has launched the Polystorm Xtra Modular Cell, a system for providing stormwater attenuation and soakaway for projects where there is heavy traffic.
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Access chambers
Civils and Lintels, in partnership with RDT Chamber Solutions, has introduced a system to overcome problems associated with conventional access chambers surrounded by a shallow depth of concrete.
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Anger as banks fail to pass on 1.5% rate cut
Housebuilders have hit out at the failure of banks to pass on last week’s shock 1.5% cut in interest rates to potential customers.
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NewsBeijing considers new eco district
Green advisers Bioregional in talks with Chinese government about 2000 home community
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NewsGreen light for Vauxhall Sky Gardens
The mixed-use tower is the first tall building to be approved since the election of Boris Johnson
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NewsA mountain to climb: how the Winter Olympics regenerated Torino
The 2012 Games is held up as way to regenerate a run down part of London. The transformative powers of the Olympics have been tried before when Turin hosted the Winter Olympics. The city's former mayor describes what happened
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NewsTaylor Wimpey reports 40% drop in orders
Housebuilder forecasts UK market will remain depressed in the short term
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NewsHouse sales volumes hit new low
RICS reports slowest sales since 1978, but some signs of deceleration in market decline
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NewsKier slashes house prices by up to 15%
Housebuilder reports financials in line with expectations despite 60% fall in order book
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NewsStirling prize winner hits out at quality of new-build homes
Director of Feilden Clegg Bradley criticises 'big mistakes' in UK regeneration
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NewsPrivate housing orders halved
Total orders down 20% as housing slump partly offset by 37% rise in public work