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FeaturesEco-Learning Village in Croydon
Vinci aimed for environmental efficiency in new teaching buildings
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FeaturesShell Centre Tower water reduction
SPIE Matthew Hall worked with supply chain in refurb to reduce services water use
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FeaturesShell Centre Tower waste reduction
ISG and SPIE Matthew Hall used segregation to reduce waste going to landfill at 26-storey building.
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FeaturesOff-site uni build
Morgan Ashurst has used off-site manufacturing for University of Manchester building
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FeaturesEngaging school children on PFI
HBG employed a Learning Resource Coordinator to engage with community in Bromsgrove PFI scheme
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FeaturesRemediation of land in Cardiff Bay
Taylor Woodrow worked on the scheme for the sustainable remediation of a 33ha site.
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FeaturesOils captured by nappies
Contractor Barhale used 'plant nappy' to capture contaminating oils at water reservoir
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FeaturesEfficient sewerage scheme in Kenilworth
Barhale installedan efficient sewage tunneling system that overcame the challenge of soft soil.
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FeaturesThe outdoors type
Jon Emery, the man behind Hammerson’s redevelopment of the Birmingham Bullring, is repeating the trick in Bristol and Leicester. He tells Lucy Handley why the era of the indoor out-of-town shopping centre is over and why he doesn’t enjoy spending time at Bluewater
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FeaturesOur dark materials
As buildings become greener, the energy needed to make them becomes more and more important. Pretty soon it could add up to 40% of the total lifetime carbon footprint. And as one-tenth of that figure is used by the site office, you can bet that yet more regulations are on ...
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FeaturesMade in China
Is the UK construction industry missing a trick? A recent report suggests that firms could be saving up to 30% on the cost of materials if they were to ship more from China. Stephen Kennett spoke to three companies that already use Chinese suppliers to find out if it really ...
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FeaturesGiving ground
A Competition Commission report has raised the prospect of supermarkets being forced to sell off their landbanks to rival stores. Joey Gardiner looks at whether this will mean a new wave of superstores outside Britain’s towns and cities
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FeaturesThe world according to Richard Rogers
He’s one of the world’s greatest architects and has designed some of its most iconic buildings. But what’s really going on in Lord Rogers’ head? Forty years after the break-up of Team 4, Thomas Lane went to find out, armed with a list of questions from an expert panel.
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FeaturesAdded interest
HSBC is trying to make going to the bank as fun as going shopping, with an in-house radio station, executive lounges and armies of helpers to greet its customers. Oh, and with £250m a year to spend, it’s prepared to get its chequebook out …
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FeaturesMini cost model: Extra care housing
The number of elderly people is growing all the time and so are the accommodation options available to them. Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon breaks down the costs of ‘very sheltered’ homes
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FeaturesRecycling in high-rise refurb
Wates re-used materials on refurbishment of four high rise tower blocks in Birmingham
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FeaturesCutting waste in kitchen refurb
Wates worked with subcontractors to re-use materials and cut waste
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FeaturesCommercial FSC certification
First Bovis Lend Lease project to achieve FSC timber certification
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FeaturesRejuvinating area of Liverpool
Alfred McAlpine aimed to make improvements which would revitalise the once thriving part of the city
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Deep Tye Landfill Remediation
Alfred McAlpine had to deal with landfill waste on new dual carriageway ECI