All Supplements articles – Page 42
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All power to the mayor
The way we run England’s towns and cities is on the verge of a dramatic overhaul. Sir Michael Lyons is publishing his long-awaited review of councils’ powers and funding before the end of the year, while the government is due to publish a white paper on the subject.
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‘One day a £1m house will be sold on this site’
If ever there was a place ripe for regeneration it must be the former Ravenscraig steelworks. Sonia Soltani looks at the dreams for Scotland’s largest brownfield site – and the legal challenge that might prove a nasty wake-up call
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Thats The Way
Martin Spring reports from The Way, Lovell’s vast, highly sustainable and distinctly eye-catching panellised housing project for New East Manchester
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What to specify: flooring
Specifiers hunting for flooring systems that improve the acoustic performance of buildings,insulation systems that don’t require purlins and environmentally-friendly timber homes need look no further
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H+H Celcon: Not so set in their ways
Danish-born, Kent-based H+H Celcon is a £70m-turnover concrete manufacturer that specialises in aircrete blocks but has now launched a structural housing system.
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What to remember: £60,000 homes
A new government report has examined the lessons learned so far from the £60,000 housing competition. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg considers the implications for specifiers
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Sign up for active duty
Wanted. professional to lead anytown’s multimillion-pound regeneration.
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A learning experience
Barron and Smith Architects reflects on the lessons it has learned designing three schools to high environmental standards
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Reform the regs: Update
When Building began its campaign to sort out the impossible mess that built environment regulation had become, it received immediate support from practically everyone who had to comply with it, enforce it or devise it. Thomas Lane explains what happened next …
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Regulations round-up
An update of the latest changes and legislation in the world of building regs...
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Services in the spotlight
This year’s changes to the Building Regulations have created a whole new working culture for the building services profession, says Robert Higgs, chief executive of the Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association – and not everybody is happy about it
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Living by the rules
Jonathan Lewis and Andrew Mellor of PRP Architects explain how to comply with all necessary regulations when regenerating a big estate – now and in 15 years’ time
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What’s in store for part L
The retail sector has a well-deserved reputation for energy gluttony. Martin Clowes of Elementa Consulting talked to four big retailers to find out what they’re doing to green up their acts
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Energy: an overview
The sheer weight of energy legislation that has been released in recent years has often led to project uncertainty and left many firms struggling to cope.
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Top ten most common mistakes
The Building Regulations are some of the most frequently misunderstood standards in the industry. But if you can’t tell your DDA from your Part M, don't worry. Darren Ettles, area manager for Regional Building Control, is here with guidance on the 10 things designers forget most often
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Self certification
Now there’s no excuse to plead ignorance or lack of resources for failing to comply with regulations – self-accreditation schemes are emerging that will put the onus on the industry. Karen Fletcher reports on the latest moves to make you do it yourself