All Technical articles – Page 21
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NewsVideo: Prince's handiwork revealed at his Passivhaus home
The Prince's Foundation is testing Passivhaus principles on its prototype Natural House at the BRE's Innovation Park
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NewsClean coal could boost economy by £4bn
Report claims UK's plan to develop carbon capture technology could create up to 60,000 jobs
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NewsRenewable energy firm opens super-green HQ
£3m scheme boasts A-rated energy performance certificate and aims to be energy self-sufficient
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NewsVideo: Floating house leaves Venice Biennale with sinking feeling
Artist’s floating two-storey house, designed as symbol of American dream, sinks
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NewsKevin McCloud backs call to improve school acoustics
Only one-fifth of schools meet Part E acoustics requirements, to detriment of hard-of-hearing children
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NewsThe Code for Sustainable Homes explained
New guidance from the NHBC foundation runs through 10 tips for climbing up the code rating system
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NewsBarratt gets go-ahead for 200 zero-carbon homes
England’s first large-scale housing scheme to meet level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes gains approval
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NewsTall buildings threat as mayor updates viewing corridors
Draft guidance 'significantly increases' protection of ten viewing corridors and introduces two new ones
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NewsThe new temp: PVC pavilion
Lock Rennie has won a competition to design a temporary pavilion made of lightweight PVC fabrics for regional development agency Yorkshire Forward
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FeaturesNeighbours: Lovell and Tarmac on reaching code level four or above
The house on the left aims to meet code level four, but next door they’ve got even loftier pretensions. Stephen Kennett reports on goings-on at a site in Nottingham
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NewsVideo: Housebuilder casts doubt on renewable add-ons
Stewart Milne Group says micro renewables on Sigma House at BRE did not perform as it had hoped
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NewsSandcastles share secret of green construction
Research reveals that having just the right amount of water is the key to maximising the strength of rammed earth
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NewsEden project to tap Earth's heat
Cornwall attraction announces plan to bore up to 4km into ground to provide electricity and heating
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NewsBAA denies T5 foundation problems
Airports operator denies media reports that movement of ground beneath terminal is causing cracks
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NewsVideo: 'Secret' concrete will give flats top eco-rating
A concrete mix using renewable materials has been specified on a Creo scheme under construction at the BRE Innovation Park
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NewsVideo: Hemp home stars at BRE's Insite
The house of timber, hemp and wool aims to achieve level four of the Code in its basic form
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NewsEco-ventilation health scare prompts regulation change
Government to issue guidance in Part F as draft BRE study finds widespread failure to maintain filters
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NewsMicro CHP unit completes testing
Ceres reaches final development stage of 1kW domestic units for British Gas
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NewsBiomass CHP five times cheaper than using boiler
Heating apartments using combined heat and power fuelled by biomass is much less costly than using individual boilers, says research