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NewsHouse doctor: Solar thermal panels
This month Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg runs through five steps to installing a solar thermal hot water system – which is one of the most effective ways to cut carbon emissions from a home
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NewsPark life: Bromford Group's Cross Street
Thermal insulation, recycling and water conservation are old news, says Chloe Stothart. In the battle for high sustainability ratings, the real game is outside the door…
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NewsConcrete panel walls
H+H provides the shell of the first house to be built by a volume housebuilder to level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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Heating controls
Norwegian electric heating manufacturer Beha has introduced the iJaz remote-controlled panel heater system to the UK.
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Lightweight blockwork
Masterlite lightweight aggregate blocks from Masterblock, part of Aggregate Industries, now have a minimum recycled material content of 20%, rising to 50% or more depending on the location of the manufacturing facility and local availability of recyclable material.
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Energy rated windows
Jeld-Wen has developed an A-rated window under the British Fenestration Research Council (BFRC) energy rating scheme for windows in residential properties.
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Grey water recycling
Polypipe Sanitary Systems has launched a micro grey water recycling system aimed at designers looking to meet level three and beyond of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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NewsIntegrated photovoltaics
Redland has added to its range of roof integrated photovoltaics with the launch of the Redland Solar Water Heater.
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NewsSolar panels
Hazelton Homes has installed Baxi solar panels at its development of apartments in Anstey, Leicestershire. The in-roof flat-plate solar collectors will provide hot water for all the top-floor apartments at the site.
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NewsCroydon facelift: Regeneration scheme
Croydon council this week confirmed it had selected John Laing Partnership as its preferred partner to regenerate its land in the borough
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£100m Asda scheme
Asda is to redevelop a 6ha site in Barnet, north London, owned by gas company Transco.
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Wolverhampton halls gets green light
Victoria Hall wins planning permission for £37m complex in Wolverhampton
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Planning manual
The government has published a manual to speed up planning partnerships between councils and developers.
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War site hotel
EPR Architects has been given the green light for a six-storey hotel on one of the last Second World War-damaged sites in Islington, north London.
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TCPA tackles climate change
The Town and Country Planning Association is to formulate a “new agenda” to respond to the growing threat of climate change
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Land Secs to submit new Victoria plans
Developer Land Securities is to submit a “radical reformation” of its plans for the redevelopment of the area around London’s Victoria station in the next few weeks.
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NewsWell Don: Sheffield regeneration project
British Land has submitted proposals for this regeneration project in Sheffield, intended to be a gateway to the city
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Asia boosts Hyder
Consultant says buoyant markets in the Middle East and Asia have compensated for “flat” trading in the UK
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Crest figures down 13%
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has posted a 13% drop in pre-tax profit from £80.1m to £69.7m in the year ended 31 October 2007.
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NewsThe Lady of the Dunes: Zaha Hadid's Dubai opera house
This is Zaha Hadid Architects’ design for an opera house and cultural centre in Dubai