Landlords have condemned moves by Regus, the serviced offices giant, to use insolvency practices to cut its rent bill despite being a perfectly profitable business.
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The Homes and Communities
Agency (HCA), acting in partnership with the owner Defence Estates, has asked for developers to bid to redevelop a 148 ha Aldershot Urban Extension (AUE) site in Hampshire.
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Twycross Zoo is due to complete work on a new £7 million eco- friendly visitor centre called ‘Himalaya’ – featuring a snow leopard enclosure and wetland sanctuary for wader birds – in Spring 2010.
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The Harris Partnership has
designed a brand new Sainsbury’s food store in Wombourne, which is due to open to the public this month (March).
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Archbishop McGrath Catholic
School, the new £20 million project in Bridgend, Wales, has started on site.
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Brannel School, the new £17.2 million building for the specialist English & Performing Arts college, has started on site.
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The Homes and Communities
Agency (HCA) has joined forces with the Landscape Institute to run Future Vision 2010 - the annual student award scheme to find bright ideas for better places – for the next two years.
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Stewart Milne Construction has
been awarded three contracts with a combined value of £10 million to build the first new council housing in a generation for Aberdeen City Council.
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Forests Forever Chairman
Jermain Cheetham, of Wolseley, has hailed the success of the Timber Trade Federation’s flagship Responsible Purchasing Policy (RPP), following the publication of the RPP Annual Report.
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The latest Timber Trade Federation Country Guidance
documents are now officially available to TTF members on the website.
Public Land Released for Redevelopment
The future expansion of Aldershot to provide around 4,500 new homes has moved a step closer. The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), acting in partnership with the owner Defence Estates, has asked for developers to bid to redevelop the 148 ha Aldershot Urban Extension (AUE) site in Hampshire. The brief is to regenerate the surplus military land at Aldershot Garrison to create a mixed use residential scheme of around 4,500 homes together with community facilities, schools, local centres and leisure facilities. Kevin Bourner, Head of area at the HCA, said “The HCA has the expertise to secure the best deal for the community and the best value for the taxpayer from the sale of this surplus public land. We will ensure this new development continues to serve the people of Aldershot and invigorate the town centre. The winning bidder will have to achieve high standards of sustainability, design and ensure new affordable homes and community facilities are part of their plans.”
New ‘breathing house’ trial begins in Fife
A family from Fife is set to put one of Scotland’s greenest social housing experiments to the test as they move into their new home in Lochgelly. Their house at Lomond Homes’ New Farm Vale development is the focus of a three month pilot project, as it features cutting-edge ‘green’ insulation in its walls. The unique type of insulation is designed to save energy, cut carbon emissions, improve air quality and provide long-term cost savings for home owners. The new insulation is the result of a partnership between Energyflo Construction Technologies, the producers of the insulation panels, and Lomond Timber Frame, who designed the frames for the houses. In total, three houses will be monitored at the site, for three months, using electronic devices to measure energy savings in relation to the prevailing weather conditions. Two of the houses have been fitted with ‘Dynamic Breathing Building’ technology with the third being fitted with conventional insulation.
A2Dominion’s Meadow Gardens development in Oxford has been shortlisted for the First Time Buyer awards
Elumin8 Ltd has announced that a strategic partnership with Chinese lighting company Tianjin Gongda Hiyu Solid State Lighting Co. Ltd. (Hiyu).
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RIBA London is heading to MIPIM 2010 with eight practices from the capital to promote both the services of the region and the work of small practices.
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An innovative blast protection
system that sets new standards for performance and scope has just been launched to an invited audience of façade design specialists and clients at Heathrow Airport.
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Spacelab UK Ltd is celebrating
after being awarded for outstanding achievement in innovation at the annual Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)
The Archial Architects-designed
Pollok Civic Realm has received National Panel Special Recognition at the Civic Trust Awards.
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Fire safety experts voiced their
concerns about the serious fire risks to tenants in timber frame housing at a high-level inquiry by London’s City Hall on Monday 1st March. The London Assembly is investigating fire safety in tall and timber frame housing following a series of blazes in south London.
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Residents of a Leeds ower block
have saved a combined £10,000 on their annual fuel bills and reduced carbon emissions by over 7,000 tonnes over the last year, thanks to an innovative ‘Green Tower Block’ scheme run by West North West Homes Leeds (WNWHL).
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Integral UK, National property maintenance company, has acquired the business of security specialists, Visual Integrated Systems.
A2Dominion, the award-winning housing provider, has achieved ‘One to Watch’ status in the prestigious Best Companies Accreditation 2010.
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) is
granting £10.76 million to launch the redevelopment of the Chapel Street area in Salford.
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Heworth Leisure Centre on High
Lanes in Heworth is set to open its doors this summer with the first indoor boarding facility in the North East.
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Planning for inclusivity
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Electronic Assistive Technology specialists specialists Possum have launched a dedicated Building Projects Division to increase adesign approach for severely disabled and elderly individuals. Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT) can effectively reduce an individual’s reliance on others and achieve increased independence.
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Architects Build Small Spaces
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This summer, the V&A has commissioned seven architects at the forefront of experimental design to create their first built structures in the UK. The structures will be installed in a number of locations across the Museum and are designed as immersive spaces – places both of encounter and reflection – where visitors can escape the chaos of everyday life and directly experience the architecture first hand.
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Accsys Technologies PLC
Accsys Technologies PLC is pleased to announce its membership of the Timber Decking & Cladding Association (TDCA). The TDCA is the UK’s independent technical and advisory organisation that provides guidance on the materials and practices required to create high quality deck structures and external timber cladding. The WPA has invited Accsys to join the Modified Wood Manual technical committee.
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Waterwise Action Plan
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Climate change is likely to mean that floods and droughts occur more frequently. In light of this Waterwise would like to see thousands of homes across the UK fitted with water efficient products. That’s why Waterwise is holding ‘The Future of Water Efficiency – Scaling it up’ – its water efficiency conference, as part of UN World Water Day, where key decision makers from the water sector will gather at Oxford University to discuss an action plan to mainstream water efficiency.
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Oil Users to Urged to Take Advantage of Scrappage Scheme
OFTEC; the leading representative for oil heating and cooking in the UK and Ireland, is urging the country’s 1.4 million oil users to take advantage of the boiler scrappage scheme before it’s too late. A total of more than 50,000 vouchers have already been snapped up under the government’s boiler scrappage scheme, leaving 70,000 vouchers still available.
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