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Posted on: 26 June 2013
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The independent RICS Housing Commission took practical evidence from the property profession, not-for-profit housing sector, investors, developers, stakeholders and public interest bodies to form recommendations about what Government and industry should be doing to drive investment in affordable housing to ultimately build the right homes for everyone in the United Kingdom. This report sets out the Commission’s recommendations. Register on the RICS website to view the report.
Evolution: Summer 2013
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This is the bi-annual newsletter from the construction industry research and information association (CIRIA). Articles in this issue include the history of London Underground; delivering biodiversity benefits – Thameslink Programme; preparation for the adoption of BIM; and maximising the value of the CIRIA Network.
A new conversation with the centre-right about climate change: Values, frames and narratives
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This report takes the first steps towards developing a better understanding of how to engage centre-right citizens on climate change. At the end of 2012, a roundtable meeting with some of the UK’s leading experts on communicating climate change to centre-right audiences was convened. This report summarises and condenses a growing body of academic and policy research on climate change communication into a set of principles, recommendations and core messages for beginning a meaningful conversation about climate change with centre-right audiences. It is aimed at anyone – left or right – who seeks to engage citizens with centre-right views on climate and energy issues: campaigners, politicians, community organizers and business leaders. A video of the report’s launch event can be viewed here.
Housing associations and the delivery of affordable housing in London: An issues paper
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A new report by the Assembly’s Housing and Regeneration Committee has highlighted four key risks the housing association sector faces: including adapting to a new business model; delivering the Affordable Homes Programme by the March 2015 deadline; accountability to tenants; and the lack of clarity about funding levels post-2015.
Turn down the heat: Climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience
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This report builds on a World Bank report released in 2012, which concluded the world would warm by 4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century if we did not take concerted action now. This new report looks at the likely impacts of present day, 2°C and 4°C warming on agricultural production, water resources, coastal ecosystems and cities across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and South East Asia.
China’s great uprooting: Moving 250 million into cities
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A 12-year plan to move hundreds of millions of rural residents into cities is intended to spur economic growth, but could have unintended consequences, sceptics warn. This article outlines the proposals.
Technical Extra (NHBC)
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The latest issue of Technical Extra, the technical guide to key issues affecting NHBC Standards, is now available. One article highlights how basement claims could have been avoided.
Fires in cavities in residential buildings
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As a follow-up to the 2011 publication Fire performance of new residential buildings, this report focuses specifically on fire spread within external walls where the cavity between the external façade and the structural frame is incorporated either as a lining material or as a form of insulation (or both). In support of the project, a programme of 21 fire experiments on walls containing various options for sheathing and cavity barriers was undertaken. Guidance is provided for contractors, building control authorities and other building professionals on best practice relating to the installation of cavity barriers and inspection techniques both during and post-construction.
Future Bristol: Low Carbon 2050
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The City of Bristol has developed an online, interactive vision of what the city could look like in 2050. The website presents two hypothetical scenarios, each featuring a different mix of low carbon measures, technology and infrastructure. The aim of the website is to prompt public discussion about how Bristol can become a low carbon city, and in particular, discover how the Bristol community feels about the two different scenarios.
An investigation into the relationship between land administration and economic development
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Land administration theory asserts that land administration activities support the economic, social and environmental development of a country. In this research, the national land titling programme of Thailand was studied as a successful example of this process and the surveying settlement programme in Bangladesh was selected as a detailed comparative case study of a village in the Gharinda Union.
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