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Comment
Victorian fiction
Tony Bingham (18 November) once more goes to the heart of a big problem for the building industry: that it is still incapable of delivering a building in which design and integration of services are fully co-ordinated.
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Comment
Wonder or …?
I would nominate Zaha Hadid’s Wolfsburg Science Centre, featured in your “In pictures” article on 2 December, page 24, as a strong candidate for a future “blunder”.
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Comment
Rab lets rip
I should know by now not to read Colin Harding’s regular attacks on architects as they just wind me up, but he cannot go unchallenged.
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NewsDavid Wilson’s tagging system offers clues to family living
David Wilson Homes has unveiled the results of a study in which it electronically tagged the residents of one of its research homes for six months.
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Tenants’ veto threatens Edinburgh housing plan
The delivery of up to 10,000 affordable homes in Edinburgh is under threat after tenants voted to reject a housing stock transfer.
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NewsMilton Keynes growth area makes vital breakthrough
East Northamptonshire council approves Bee Bee Developments’ application for 395 ha scheme in Corby
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Energy sappers
The method of calculating energy performance in homes – SAP – has been updated for 2005. Meanwhile a new version for non-dwellings is being developed – and it’s a much more complicated affair, says Paul Davidson of BRE
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European lead
The European Performance of Buildings Directive comes into force on 1 January 2006 and its stringent energy measures will keep building owners, tenants and property lawyers on their toes. David Strong of BRE looks at the small print
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Healthcare
This weeks Specifier checks up on the world of health, including the best and most cost-effective methods of tackling superbugs, plus products fit for a 21st-century hospital. But first, the story behind Europes first ever modular radiotherapy centre for cancer patients, which opens this month in London
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NewsRedrow prepares for first half dip in profit
Average prices of homes drop as demand for city-centre development falls.
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NewsBookies lose confidence in new Wembley Stadium
FA show of confidence fails to rub off on bookmakers as Cup Final deadline looms.
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NewsSlough Estates buy Central European developer GREI
£13.1m deal creates immediate presence in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary.
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Gleeson to be Liverpool City Council's preferred developer
Group commits to long-term housing project as part of city centre regeneration.
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NewsGalliford Try order book tops £1bn mark
Education PFI contract key to group’s strong performance as housing completions increase by 25%.
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NewsThink tank challenges planners to create social mix in Gateway
Study by the IPPR says that planning policies must address diverse needs of high earners and minority groups.
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NewsCRH predicts £830m profit for 2005
Irish materials firm’s profit expected to rise 13% despite a predicted loss at Ibstock Brick.
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NewsIndustry slips into recession
Construction output forecast to fall 1% in 2005 after dip in public spending, lower private activity and poor consumer confidence.
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Features
Costs: Anti-bacterial surfaces
The NHS pays £1bn a year to treat hospital-acquired infections. This may be cut by specifying anti-bacterial surfaces. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans considers some options …