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CommentThe future's green
This year’s Ecobuild is the biggest so far and the green agenda is more relevant than ever
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FeaturesProduct launches at Ecobuild: Next generation
Products for the sustainable built environment are getting thinner, more gas-tight, more efficient and longer lasting. Here’s a preview of some of the new launches to be unveiled at Ecobuild, from PV to underground storage
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FeaturesCould a style makeover tempt homeowners to the Green Deal?
The government’s Green Deal needs to retrofit around 600,000 homes a year - but it seems unlikely that current incentives can persuade enough people to make alterations to their homes. Ike Ijeh asks if the promise of a style makeover could be a more effective way to win over homeowners
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FeaturesDrivers of eco design
What will drive sustainable construction in 2012? Early indications suggest that regulations, corporate responsibility and energy consumption will all play major roles - and that this could be the year that the gap between a building’s predicted and actual performance is scrutinized. Andy Pearson reports
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FeaturesThe power of collaborative consumption
Today’s technology and the recession are driving a revived sense of community as we share, rent and trade possessions. Writer and ecobuild speaker Rachel Botsman talks to Nick Jones about the power of ‘collaborative consumption’
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FeaturesGeoengineering: Space age solutions
Governments admit they have failed to reduce our co2 emissions, so now geoengineering could be our only option to counteract climate change. Andy Pearson explains how this could involve anything from covering deserts with reflective surfaces to putting a shield for the earth in space. Illustration by Philip Veall
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FeaturesEcobuild 2012: Spotlights
From solar powered transport to timber structures and the latest in urban design, Ecobuild is showcasing the very best in sustainability. So what’s taking centre stage this year? Andy Pearson reports
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NewsChelsea FC has 'beautiful' Battersea plan
Kohn Pederson Fox founder tells Mipim audience that scheme will ‘make the most’ of defunct power station
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NewsFoster + Partners unveils designs for Marseille port revamp
Architect unveils designs for historic port at Mipim
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CommentAt Mipim the divide between the 'Haves' and the 'Have Nots' is stark
Things are looking steady for firms active in the capital but concerns over opportunities outside London are a talking point
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CommentDoes Part L 2013 spell death for renewables?
A focus on building fabric instead of renewables is the most cost effective approach for housing, says Mel Starrs
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NewsExclusive: Green Deal suffers fresh setback
Green Deal will not be fully operational until 2013 after energy firms delay implementation of payment mechanism
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NewsRamboll posts strong results after Gifford takeover
Pre-tax profit, turnover and order book all up after acquisition of UK consultant
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CommentOptimism rebased – or how we learned to be less pessimistic about things getting worse
There’s a lot of confusion over how well construction is doing, but there seems to have been an upswing in optimisim
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CommentFive minutes with ... Ken Shuttleworth at Mipim
Founder of Make Architects talks to Building about the buzz around the London and China and Ecobuild event later in March
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NewsVinci Ringway bags £800m London roads deal
Joint venture selected as preferred bidder on 25-year PFI contract
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NewsPush to sign up women electricians enters next phase
Women involved in ECA trial start on-site training on International Women’s Day
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NewsBalfour Beatty's construction arm hit by sluggish UK market
Firm posts 22% rise in pre-tax profit despite fall in construction profit
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NewsCabe backs Atkins’ standardised school design
Design review verdict offers boost to controversial standardisation agenda