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FeaturesWorking life - Housebuilder redundancies
As housebuilders鈥� troubles get ever deeper, up to 35,000 employees face losing their jobs. But for those like site manager Fraser Gray, life after redundancy doesn鈥檛 have to be the dole queue. Michael Glackin reports
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What it costs: Bathroom pods
Using modular bathrooms can save cash, labour and time, says Peter Mayer. So here鈥檚 a shower of useful information to consider when specifying and fitting
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FeaturesJohn Dodds: Listen carefully
A slump in private housing and a boom in the social sector 鈥� not to mention a certain OFT inquiry 鈥� have led to restructuring plans at Kier. Its normally outspoken chief executive, John Dodds, tells Tom Bill as much as he dares
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FeaturesRotunda redux
Glenn Howells used advanced technology to convert a famous Birmingham landmark into flats 鈥� and secure a piece of modern heritage in the process
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FeaturesThink 08: a taster
Think 08 will take place at the ExCeL centre London on 7-8 May. Here鈥檚 a taster of some of the firms that will be taking part.
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FeaturesThe house with four gardens
Each window of David Mikhail鈥檚 latest house overlooks a landscape with its own unique character
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Aylesbury Vale eco-town could fund Oxford rail link
Planned Buckinghamshire development could contribute 拢15m to 拢150m East-West railway
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FeaturesA dynasty divided
Keith Miller thinks his row with cousin James over shares in the Miller Group can be sorted out over dinner. However, a history of friction between the two suggests it is more likely to end in a food fight.
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FeaturesTwo up, two down, plus one
PCKO has come up with a novel solution to the cramped, dingy terraced house 鈥� add an atrium
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FeaturesThe decryptors
More than 800 people registered for 精东影视鈥檚 online seminar on cracking the Code for Sustainable Homes, and between them they asked 125 questions. Here, our experts tackle some of the queries that there wasn鈥檛 time to address on the day.
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FeaturesWith knobs on: Barratt's energy-saving technologies measured
These houses have had all manner of wonderful energy-saving technologies fitted to them by housebuilder Barratt. But are they any good and are they worth spending money on? Barratt asked researchers at Manchester university to find out 鈥�
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Efficiency of domestic wind turbines called into doubt
Wind turbines attached to houses generate on average one-tenth of the electricity they would in optimal conditions, research has found.
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FeaturesInterview: John Callcutt
John Callcutt鈥檚 review of the housebuilding industry has been eagerly awaited, not least because everyone is wondering what else there is to say about it. Well, it turns out there鈥檚 plenty 鈥� just don鈥檛 expect any quick-fix solutions.
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FeaturesMini cost model: Extra care housing
The number of elderly people is growing all the time and so are the accommodation options available to them. Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon breaks down the costs of 鈥榲ery sheltered鈥� homes
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FeaturesSweden's green utopia
This new Stockholm suburb demonstrates how simple, robust, centralised systems can outperform flashy designs bristling with turbines. But can it work as a model for Gordon Brown鈥檚 eco-towns?
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FeaturesCost model: Student residences
The academic year has started and a fresh intake of students is moving into brand new housing. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon explores this dynamic and price-conscious market
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FeaturesYou can't have it all
Barratt chief executive Mark Clare is adamant that the government鈥檚 targets for fewer carbon emissions and more homes are contradictory. He tells Sarah Richardson why
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FeaturesDomestic air-conditioning unit
Fujitsu General has introduced the AGYV, a split air-conditioning unit that it says is designed to fit unobtrusively into homes in general, and conservatories in particular.
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Get off the fence
Whether it鈥檚 timber, concrete, steel or plastic, a garden fence has to be sturdy and secure. Peter Mayer of 精东影视 LifePlans looks at the life-cycle costs.
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FeaturesLocks to help disabled people
Door lock maker ERA Products has extended its range of locks to include five that meet the needs of disabled people.