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Civitas: Cleaner and better transport in cities
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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The tenth edition (April 2012) of MOVE, the quarterly newsletter from the Civitas initiative, is now available online. It throws the spotlight on Aalborg’s activities to promote commuting by bike. The city is targeting school children, students and tourists with different initiatives including a “Cycle to School” campaign, a cycle motorway and a popular city bike scheme. This issue also includes the most recent news from the cities participating in this CIVITAS project. The latest urban transport policy developments from the European Commission is also included.
Visit Britain: Foresight
Posted on: 19 April 2012
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The April 2012 issue of Visit Britain’s monthly Foresight bulletin is now online. This issue is devoted to the topic of flight capacity from Asia-Pacific markets to Europe via the Middle East hubs.
RICS UK Commercial Market Survey: 1st quarter 2012
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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Demand for retail premises continued to stutter in the first three months of 2012. This, combined with growing availability in the sector, resulted in a further drop in rental expectations, according to the latest RICS UK Commercial Market Survey.
Evaluation of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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This report from the Health & Safety Executive is an evaluation of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 to determine how the regulations meet the objective of improving risk management, and what the cost implications are for the construction industry.
Eco Build, London, 20-22 March 2012
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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This event is described as the world’s largest event for sustainable design, construction and the build environment. A large amount of information is available from the conference and seminar sessions. Register for free to access documentation.
Communicate 2011. Bristol, 2-3 November 2011
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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The 2011 proceedings from the annual ‘Communicate’ event, a conference for environmental communicators hosted by the British Natural History Consortium, are now available online. The proceedings are interactive, and include videos, downloadable presentations and transcripts. The conference brought together a mix of NGOs, media professionals, green business leaders, academics and policy makers to discuss and debate the latest issues in environmental communication. The conference addresses issues beyond climate change, last year including biodiversity, ecosystem services, population growth, under the general theme of Nature, People, Economics, but focusing on communication techniques and strategies applicable across the board.
Improving thermal performance in traditional buildings. Greenwich, 15-16 November 2011
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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This event, organised by the Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, discussed improving thermal performance in traditional buildings. The conference supported the principle of the government’s Green Deal energy efficiency programme, but expressed strong concerns about the potential physical damage it may impose on buildings of traditional construction. Research also shows that calculated SAP values consistently underestimate the performance of traditional buildings, so works may not deliver expected savings. The conference passed a resolution to ask the government to require Green Deal advisers and installers to have an demonstrable understanding and expertise in traditional building construction, and to be able to advise property owners with options appropriate to their buildings. The government also needs to ensure a joined-up approach between planning, building control and conservation. The conference also proposed that the Green Deal is linked to the national house condition surveys of the home nations to provide effective monitoring of its effects. Presentations are available online.
ITRC Fast Track Analysis dissemination conference. London, 24 January 2012
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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The transformation of national infrastructure must be efficient whilst minimising the associated risks, and will need to be underpinned by a long-term, cross-sectoral approach to understanding national infrastructure performance under a range of possible futures. The UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium (ITRC) will provide the theoretical research, models and practical decision support tools to enable strategic analysis and planning of a national infrastructure system fit for the 21st Century. A fast track analysis is being undertaken by the ITRC which involves scoping for possible futures for infrastructure in the UK, the drivers for change and the sources of uncertainty. This event aimed to disseminate the results from the fast track analysis and some of the presentations are available online.
Retrofit 2012. Salford, 24-26 January 2012
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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Retrofit 2012 provided leading researchers, policy makers and industry professionals with the opportunity to report on the three main issues for UK energy policy: Carbon emissions, fuel poverty, and energy security. Retrofit 2012 included the latest research findings, and brought together leading academics, politicians and leading industry partners. The three day event, had the following themes running throughout: Policy and regulation; Models, performance and evaluation; Communities, people and behaviours; Technology and materials; and Skills, jobs and economic development. Keynote presentations and papers are available online.
ENTER2012: eTourism present and future services and applications. Helsingborg, Sweden, 24-27 January 2012
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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Organized by the International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism (IFITT), ENTER 2012 offers a worldwide and unique forum for attendees from academia, industry, government, and other organizations to actively exchange, share, and challenge state-of-the-art research and industrial case studies on the application of information and communication technologies to travel and tourism. Videos of the event are available online.
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