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精东影视Gordon Brown pledges to double eco towns
The Prime Minister has stated his aim to build ten sustainable townships in his first speech as Labour party leader today.
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精东影视Athletes' Village designs revealed for Stratford City
Public consultation starts today on Stratford City masterplan by Fletcher Priest Architects and Arup Urban Design
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精东影视A test of their metal
Cartwright Pickard Architects has won a competition to design sustainable housing using steel.
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Outdoor sockets with translucent lids
Wiring device maker MK Electric has added two sockets with translucent lids to its Masterseal range, which allow users to view the on/off neon indicators of outdoor wiring devices without opening them and protect the plugs in environments in which they could be exposed to dust or water.
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Outdoor LED spotlights
Ansell Lighting has introduced an LED exterior spotlight called Sierra Luxeon.
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London mayor set to review housebuilding targets 鈥�
Livingstone considers raising number of new homes in capital from 30,500 to 50,000
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精东影视Green standards to be reformed
BRE鈥檚 widely used BREEAM environmental rating system and the principal method of calculating Part L compliance are to be overhauled to take account of the drive towards zero-carbon buildings.
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Fitting for plumbing manifold
Plumbing and drainage supplier Hepworth 精东影视 Products has extended its Hep2O manifold range to include a fitting that allows direct connection between 22mm and 15mm pipes.
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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.
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CommentGood design equals more homes
It鈥檚 an unlikely equation, but if developers and planners worried as much about quality as quantity, it would be easier to build Brown鈥檚 3 million homes, argues Cabe鈥檚 Matt Bell
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Prefabricated chimney
Schiedel Chimney Systems has launched a prefabricated chimney set for semi-detached properties.
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精东影视Councils offered grants in exchange for cheaper land
Housing Corporation to reward councils that release land for housing with slice of 拢8bn budget
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Sustainable carpet range
Milliken Carpet Europe has launched a modular carpet collection called Plan A, which comes in a choice of six patterns.
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精东影视Housing sector bullish as shares start to recover
Housebuilders played down the impact of the global credit squeeze on the industry after the Northern Rock crisis led to fears of a meltdown in the mortgage market.
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Willmott Dixon to rate its buildings
Willmott Dixon is to introduce BREEAM and post-occupancy evaluations on all its projects. This means it will be competing with consultants to provide sustainability services.
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精东影视鈥� and intervene in Berkeley鈥檚 struggle with Southwark council
A long running dispute between Berkeley Homes and Southwark council is to be the subject of a surprise intervention by Ken Livingstone, the mayor of London.
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Social housing faces Cabe audit
The Housing Corporation has called in Cabe to carry out a design audit of its development programme.
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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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Confident Kier aims to buy housebuilder and property firm
John Dodds, Kier鈥檚 chief executive, this week predicted the UK construction boom would continue for 鈥渁t least three years鈥�, despite the present credit crunch, and said he was looking to buy a housebuilder and a property company.