All articles by Stephen Kennett – Page 19
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NewsScientists develop material to reduce fire risk in buildings
Scientists at Sheffield Hallam University launch liquid granite which can withstand temperatures above 110 degrees
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NewsRoof on Indian hall breaks world record
36.3m single-slab concrete flat roof on 5,000-seat hall in Jaipur enters Guinness Book of World Records
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NewsStride Treglown office awarded BREEAM Outstanding at design stage
Architect's new Cardiff office will use a biomass boiler, grey-water recycling and a natural ventilation approach
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NewsRadar-invisible turbine could blow away wind farm objectors
QinetiQ/Vestas 'stealth' turbine is hoped to remove a major planning barrier to wind power developments
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NewsGovernment to pay for home energy makeovers
Up to 90,000 low-income homes will benefit from energy efficiency measures in plan to curb fuel poverty
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NewsSash windows can be green, says English Heritage
Research finds that simple improvements to traditional 1880s windows can bring most up to modern standards
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NewsFirst UK building to use new copper alloy
A lakeside shelter on edge of Kielder Water has been made from Nordic Royal, which retains its golden colour
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NewsAcoustic testing for schools to be compulsory
Deaf charity welcomes government plan to require testing for new schools built under Building Schools for the Future
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FeaturesDefence Technical College: building a Welsh town from scratch
A £700m military college the size of a small town, to be built in the next four years. Not so clever now, are we? Capita, you take the training facilities, Brownrigg the living quarters. HLM, you’re with me. Now ’op to it!
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FeaturesHot this season: are air source heat pumps here to stay?
The government is expecting sales of air source heat pumps to go through the roof. But are they really worth getting excited about or just a passing fad?
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Eco-friendly alternative to plywood launched
Ecosheet is made from 100% mixed-waste plastic and is being trialled by contractors for site hoardings before full production later this year
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NewsPedestrian bridge opens in Brisbane
Cox Rayner Architects and Arup team up to produce world's largest 'tensegrity' bridge in Australia
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NewsCall for stamp duty exemption on Passivhaus buildings
Online petition launched on Number 10 website by environmental architects
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NewsFirm claims gas-powered heat pump will cut emissions
Potterton Commercial adapts technology to provide ultra-efficient heating for commercial buildings
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NewsGovernment softens up on carbon reduction programme
Organisations get a year's grace before having to pay for carbon emissions
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NewsMott MacDonald launches price book with CO2 emissions values
Hutchins UK Building Blackbook contains carbon data for the first time to allow environmental impacts to be quantified
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NewsCall to make energy displays compulsory
Energy Saving Trust says visual displays are most effective tool in reducing householders' consumption
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FeaturesWho turned the lights off? The Part L rooflight resurgence
Proposals for the revised Part L of the Building Regulations could lead to a resurgence in rooflights
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NewsImages: Spanish museum scoops Copper in Architecture awards
Archeology Museum of Vittoria takes the top prize for its extensive use of cast bronze elements
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for London Basement Company
“He’s got a big beard …” ponders site foreman Tom