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Archive TitlesA lesson from Paul
Knight Developments used exhibitions and meetings to get backing for its plan to redevelop Paul's Maltings in Ipswich. Emma Walker outlines what it learned
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FeaturesRetail and leisure
With suppliers introducing such innovations as walls and ceilings of solid light and ‘light transmitting' concrete, Joannah Connolly and Sonia Soltani report on how retail specifiers are turning to showrooms rather than catalogues to check out the latest products.
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Retail and leisure
With suppliers introducing such innovations as walls and ceilings of solid light and light transmitting concrete, Joannah Connolly and Sonia Soltani report on how retail specifiers are turning to showrooms rather than catalogues to check out the latest products.
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Archive TitlesLegal
Living in city centres means putting up with noisy, dirty building sites next door. But residents do have some protection
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Archive TitlesRipped from the headlines
The housing estates of France's banlieues are ghettos of deprivation. That kind of living environment fosters discontent, so it was hardly surprising when the situation erupted into violence late last year.
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Archive TitlesFlick the switch
External lighting can transform projects and places - even turning a Birmingham car park into an urban artwork. Andy Pearson finds out more
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Archive TitlesNice day for a demolition
The housing market renewal initiative hasn't exactly been popular with the public or the newspaper columnists. So how did the Newcastle Gateshead pathfinder get away with demolishing 1300 homes and building just two
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Costs: Energy for sports facilities
Sports facility specifiers are under pressure to find energy-efficient heating. Anthony Waterman of Sense Cost Consultancy considers radiators vs underfloor heating for changing rooms
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Archive TitlesConsultation
Health impact assessments are the developer's new secret weapon. Here's how they work and why you need one
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Archive TitlesTo local resident Ray Mabey this is ‘a joyriders' car park' …
To Newham council it is the testing ground for an american-inspired mixed communities initiative … But will the impending £110m transformation convince tenants like Ray to stay in Canning town's area 3? …
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Upcoming bills and consultations
UK and Scottish parlimentary bills & DCLG, Scottish executive and Welsh assembly consultations
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Archive TitlesAfter the riots
Youths running wild on suburban streets, police cracking down, violence, poverty, despair - not a scene from La Haine but real-life France last autumn. To stop this happening again, the French government is trying to revive the banlieues. Will it succeed and what can we learn from its efforts?
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5 lessons …
… from the local elections, by Tom Curtin and Will Scawn of Green Issues Communications
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FeaturesPut your specs on
The speculative office funding market is back, and more players are getting in on the action than ever before. But success will rely on a clear, realistic vision of occupational demand and rental prospects.
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FeaturesWhat a performance
The European energy performance of buildings directive obliges landlords to make clear how much energy their offices use. No guidance has been issued on how to meet the directive, costs seem to be a state secret and no one has a clue if it will work. Oh, and it came ...
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FeaturesThe only way is up
Dublin and Manchester are expanding at such a rapid pace that many developers believe the only way for them to continue to compete as major European cities is to build tall. So what are the prospects of seeing more high-rise office space? Well, that's two quite different stories …
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FeaturesThe office unplugged
Wi-fi hot-spots are popping up in coffee bars from Greenwich to Glasgow, and more and more homes have wireless internet. But what does the technology mean for the office?