All Supplements articles – Page 39
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Suburban jungle
Take another look at the cover of this issue. It is archetypal suburbia, as a housebuilder of the 1930s promoted it.
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Tax relief and incentives
INNOVATION — The government wants developers to build on brownfield. So what’s it doing to encourage them?
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From where I’m sitting …
Can we deliver the Thames Gateway – and what will it look like in 2026?
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A fine idea
They’re great for the environment, good for developers, and approved of by town planners and homeowners alike. So why don’t you belong to a car club
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Eastern promise
Sonia Soltani looks at where development money is going in eastern Europe and how much of it is really for regeneration
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King’s Cross – the story so far
In the final article in the series on masterplanning, Alex Davey, partner at Davis Langdon, links up with André Gibbs, director at Argent, to explain how the theory was put into practice on King’s Cross Central
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Coming your way?
If the Thames Gateway’s ambitious regeneration targets are to be met, a lot will depend on attracting demand for the new housing. So far progress has been patchy.
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Where there’s muck there’s brass
With the contaminated 2012 Olympics site needing £200m spent on it before construction begins, Redding Thompson looks at the changing environment of brownfield development, the challenges and the opportunities
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Site assembly
Everything you wanted to know about compulsory purchase orders, but were afraid to ask…
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The grass is always greener…
Suburbs, once seen as environmentally beyond the pale, are now back in favour, as disillusionment with high-density urban living sets in. But, writes David Blackman, the old question remains: can suburbs be made sustainable?
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It’s not all black and white
The government wants more mixed communities but seems to have little idea how to go about it. What should the regeneration sector be doing?
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FeaturesThis season’s must-have
Sonia Soltani on the glamorous cladding transforming shopping centre car parks
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FeaturesLet the sun shine in
WHO MAKES IT - Self-cleaning glass is the big seller for Pilkington, purveyor of cladding products since 1826. And it has teams of researchers busy making its ranges more energy efficient and better at transmitting light.
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FeaturesLakesmere: We've got it covered
Lakesmere is your one-stop shop for wall cladding, roofs and glazed building envelopes. Here, director Chris Horsfall tells Sonia Soltani how it designs, installs and maintains its systems, and explains the trouble with architects …
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FeaturesWhat to specify: cladding
From PVCu panels to frameless glass and stone rainscreen, we have all your cladding options here, plus the aluminium that won the race for the Qatar sports academy
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Cladding/curtain walling access
Access for repair and maintenence must be taken into account when specifying cladding and curtain walling. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg outlines the considerations
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Specifier 03 Novemeber 2006
Self-cleaning glass, stone panels and aluminium paint appear in this weeks Specifier.
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Toilets
One of the more flagrant areas of discrimination between the sexes is the provision of toilets in offices. But not for much longer … Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg explains