All Technical articles – Page 17
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NewsPublic backs community-based green utilities
Research shows strong support for sustainable infrastructure including community heating systems and filtered rainwater for toilets
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NewsGlobal carbon language launched to rate buildings
International organisations agree a tool called 'common carbon metric' for measuring carbon footprints
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FeaturesRobo cop: BLP’s digital project police
Insurer BLP has come up with a digital system for policing building projects and spotting problems before they happen
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NewsiAwards shortlist revealed
E-stack, Quiet Revolution and Crest Nicholson recognised by government awards for innovation in built environment
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NewsGreen light for UK's first zero-landfill energy park
Energy minister wants cutting-edge combination of recycling centre and biomass power plant at Peterborough to be first of many
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Features
Building pathology: Water ingress
Water penetration can be a problem for brick walls – even if a cavity is included to prevent moisture reaching the building interior
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FeaturesBaby, do you like my curves?
Great news for fans of blobby architecture – a technology that creates curvaceous structures with such speed and precision that it could change the way we build
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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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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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NewsWhat should the zero-carbon home standard be?
Government is consulting the industry on the definition of a zero-carbon home, and to add your views there is an official online survey here
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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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FeaturesFirst aid kit: rebuilding after natural disasters
As eastern Asia counts the cost of yet another natural disaster, Roxane McMeeken reports on a British-designed housing system that needs no training to put together and could prove invaluable to the rebuilding process
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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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NewsNew 3D Google tool lets everybody be a builder
Fun modelling tool added to Google Earth is hoped eventually to create 3D models of every building on Earth
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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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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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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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NewsImages: Spanish museum scoops Copper in Architecture awards
Archeology Museum of Vittoria takes the top prize for its extensive use of cast bronze elements