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FeaturesThe attainment of zero
Housing The industry clearly has a lot of work to do to achieve carbon-free homes by 2016. Jan-Carlos Kucharek looks at four projects that are working out how it can be done
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Heat exchanger for flats
Alfa Laval has launched a heat exchanger to transfer heat from a district system to the local hot water supply in flats.
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Home networking system
Network solutions company Emitex has upgraded its home networking chassis to make it easier to install.
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Stainless steel sinks
Carron Phoenix has launched a range of stainless steel sinks called Zeta. They have 180mm deep bowls and a draining board and sit 4mm off the work surface.
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Smart showerhead
Upmarket bathroom fittings maker Hansgrohe has brought out a shower unit called Raindance AIR Showerpipe.
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Circular extractor unit
Danish ventilation specialist XTP Design has brought out a motorised extractor unit for kitchens and bathrooms.
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Smoke and heat alarm
Aico has launched a smoke and heat alarm system with a remote control switch.
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FeaturesFloor-standing condensing gas boiler
Boiler manufacturer Potterton has launched a floor-standing condensing gas boiler with an integrated hot water cylinder.
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FeaturesDone to a turn
Architect Clague鈥檚 curvaceous extension to the Strode Park Foundation brings something that most housing for disabled people has never even heard of 鈥� glamour.
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FeaturesDream house Down Under
When Paul and Jaki Halliday decided to leave London鈥檚 traffic-clogged rat鈥檚 maze for the hills of New South Wales, they celebrated by commissioning their ideal home. Martin Spring explains how their compatriot, Alan Higgs, designed it
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FeaturesWhat鈥檚 new under the sun
Viridian Solar has just started business on the basis of a green water heater 鈥�
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FeaturesThe Gove in government
Michael Gove, the highly opinionated polymathematical star of the Tory front bench, might just get the chance to translate his thoughts on housing and planning into action soon. David Blackman found out what they are
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FeaturesWhat it costs: photovoltaics
Photovoltaics may help reduce energy costs, as well as cutting CO2 emissions. Peter Mayer of 精东影视 LifePlans looks at the options and whole-life costs of PV systems
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FeaturesAn oasis by the Elephant
Just around the corner from the Elephant & Castle shopping centre, a colourful housing scheme by de Rijke Marsh Morgan has replaced the drab greys of Southwark鈥檚 Heygate estate. Martin Spring explains how the project is just the beginning of a long-overdue 拢1.5bn regeneration plan
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FeaturesCost model: Social housing
Our series on projects worth less than 拢1m returns with an in-depth look at affordable homes. Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon explains what kinds of schemes the Housing Corporation wants for its money, and breaks down the costs
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FeaturesWhat it costs: water softening
You can treat hard water with chemicals or condition it with electricity but one thing鈥檚 for certain 鈥� if you want to meet Part L1, you鈥檙e going to have to do something about it. Peter Mayer of 精东影视 LifePlans counts the costs of the various options
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FeaturesA typical guzzling, leaking, seeping, spewing british home
To highlight the energy inefficiency at the heart of the UK鈥檚 existing housing stock, Thomas Lane took energy consultant Cathy Hough to inspect a typical south London terraced house, built 100 years before the latest revision to Part L. It wasn鈥檛 pretty 鈥�
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Costs: Treatment of domestic wastewater
Anthony Waterman of Sense Cost Consultancy considers the respective benefits of two recent innovations in the treatment of domestic wastewater in small and rural communities
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Costs: Bathroom fit-outs
Bathroom fit-out costs can make a big dent in budgets, particularly on large developments. Anthony Waterman of BRE compares the benefits of traditional techniques and off-site pods
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FeaturesCost model: Mixed-use city-centre schemes
Mixed use is increasingly the name of the game for town-centre developers. But can uses such as retail and residential really mix? Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the practicalities and costs of mixed-use city-centre schemes