All Housing articles – Page 310
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Pipe insulation
Groundbreaker Systems has launched the Shalloduct, a pipe insulation system which can be used to protect water pipes from freezing in situations where a minimum trench depth of 750mm cannot be achieved.
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CommentWhat remains
The housebuilding industry that emerges from this recession will bear little resemblance to the one that grew out of the nineties slump
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Timer switches
Hager has launched a yearly time switch that can be retrofitted and offers a simple way of saving energy through the electricity distribution board.
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NewsZaha’s taps
Triflow Concepts has launched a futuristic-looking tap designed by architect Zaha Hadid
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NewsHousing slump drives Galliford Try £37.5m into the red
Writedowns of £48m on housebuilding side wipe out firm's record profit in non-housing construction
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NewsMedieval architecture inspires zero-carbon home
Innovative energy-efficient home based on historic technique of arched overlapping thin clay bricks will star in TV's Grand Designs
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NewsNo debt deal this month for Taylor Wimpey
Sources close to the talks between the housebuilder and its lenders say accounting hold-ups are behind latest delay
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone closes in on rescue deal
Retirement housebuilder is set to get backing of its lenders for debt-for-equity swap
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NewsKier managers sacked for breaching asbestos rules
Workers violated health and safety procedures by dumping old tiles and cisterns in skip
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NewsHouse purchase enquiries rise steadily
RICS predicts rise in mortgage approvals on the back of the third monthly increase in homebuyer hopefuls
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NewsGreen campaigners outed as energy wastrels
Boris Johnson, rock singer Chris Martin and LibDem energy spokesman Simon Hughes shamed by thermal imaging survey of their homes
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News'False optimism' drives up property asking prices
January asking prices rise in the traditional new-year bounce, but by far less than last year
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NewsHousehold emissions to be cut 33% by 2020
UK Green Building Council welcomes government announcement of new target
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NewsAnalysts predict Persimmon rights issue
Such a move wouild follow rights issue announcements at property groups Hammerson and British Land
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Planning applications: January 2009
Only one client passed the £100m mark this month, as project numbers sink ever lower
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FeaturesNo biomass, no turbines, no solar panels. Is Passivhaus the way to zero carbon?
The German Passivhaus standard is winning admirers in the UK, many of whom argue that its simple approach to low-energy building is far more practical than the Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsGreen light for £750m regeneration of Longbridge
St Modwen's plans for former MG Rover site include 1,450 homes, a learning quarter, and technology park
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NewsCrest Nicholson strikes rescue deal with lenders
Refinancing deal sees banks take a 90% stake in the housebuilder
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NewsGiant horse to welcome visitors to Ebbsfleet
Mark Wallinger’s 50m sculpture of a horse wins competition for art project in £3bn Ebbsfleet development
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NewsMcGuckin leaves Land Secs after £3bn scheme stalls
Steve McGuckin leaves after Ebbsfleet Valley regeneration project is scaled back due to the recession