All articles by Stephen Kennett – Page 13
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FeaturesIn the loop
The £1bn East London line extension, which opens in May, is the first part of a plan to give the capital an orbital railway. Stephen Kennett looks at the work done and how the circle will be completed
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FeaturesDouble crossing: Heneghan Peng’s Olympic bridge
Heneghan Peng’s 54m-wide central bridge at the Olympic park, which was lowered into place last week, has been ingeniously designed to form two narrower walkways after the Games have finished. Stephen Kennett explains how it all works
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NewsCivic Trust Awards winners revealed
Gallery at Kew and St-Martin-in-the-Fields among 50 winners announced at weekend ceremony
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NewsSea to power up to 15 million homes
Government action plan aims to use marine energy to reduce carbon emissions
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NewsParties sign £800m deal to build Heathrow's Terminal 2
Ferrovial Agroman and Laing O'Rourke JV to construct new airport terminal
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NewsPlans for coal power station in Scotland
Environmentalists react angrily to Ayshire Power’s plans to build first fossil-fuel power station in Scotland since 1973
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NewsHouse prices spark fears of double-dip
Rightmove survey shows lowest ever rise in asking prices in March, rising an average 0.1%
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NewsPart L changes announced
Industry kept waiting on details as timetable is set for new Building Regs
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NewsOld Trafford cricket ground to get £32m revamp
Redevelopment plans include reorientating wicket, media facilities and a giant Tesco store
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FeaturesCordon sanitaire: MAAP’s mental health facility
How do you make a mental health facility secure without it feeling like a prison? The answer MAAP Architects proposes is to turn the buildings themselves into a perimeter fence
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NewsCharter 284 Greening existing stock: Popular and essential
The fourth area of public spending that our Charter 284 campaign defends is the ecological refurbishment of Britain’s houses. Not only is this vital to meet our green commitments, but it is popular, and it could ultimately pay for itself
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61% of commercial properties on market lack EPCs
February figures on premises for sale or rent for show a 3% improvement on previous month
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NewsKnotweed under attack as biologists release killer beetles
Government gives go-ahead for Japanese Knotweed's natural predator to be released into the UK
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NewsFirst images: Brookfield's Elephant & Castle tower takes shape
Building goes on site at London's tallest residential tower, nicknamed 'the razor', and finds out about the challenges created by its three integrated wind turbines
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NewsLack of engineers could scupper renewables revolution
Sunday Times says 60,000 heating engineers are interested in fitting renewable energy devices but are put off by the three-year certification process
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NewsBovis Homes posts £4.8m pre-tax profit
Housebuilder overcomes last year's £78.7m pre-tax loss on the back of £281.5m turnover
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NewsFlying fortress: Heathrow Terminal 4’s bomb-proof facade
A dazzling 180m-long glass external wall has transformed dingy old Heathrow Terminal 4 into a light-filled modern airport building. It is also capable of withstanding a 100kg car bomb. Stephen Kennett finds out how it was done
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NewsDefra's Lion House triumphs at BREEAM awards
First building to be awarded post-construction 'Outstanding' rating heads green heroes at Ecobuild ceremony
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NewsUKGBC: Buildings must be forced to improve efficiency
Green body's manifesto backs manditory refurb of worst performing non-domestic buildings
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NewsGovernment unveils plans to green existing homes
Warm Homes, Greener Homes strategy aims to cut emissions from UK homes by 29% in 10 years