One size does not fit all: Diverse opportunities in London’s rental market

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Almost half of London’s population now rents their property compared to a national average of 30%, according to a new independent research paper written by Professor Michael Ball, University of Reading, for property consultants Cluttons. The report, shows that in volume terms, there has been an 80% increase in the number of private tenancies over the last decade, with most of the increase occurring since 2005.

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Construction statistics in Europe

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This article presents information relating to the construction sector in the European Union.

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Relish: Residents 4 Low Impact Sustainable Homes

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The purpose of this project is to reduce energy use in existing occupied homes through low cost, sensible refurbishments giving maximum return, in terms of energy savings, per pound spent. Our ambition is to create a new standard for low carbon retrofitting, similar to the Code for Sustainable Homes, which has brought about major changes in the new build sector since its implementation. A recent report tracks the progress of the last 14 months, where the Relish team have been busy implementing Relish principles and collating information and results from a much larger project than in stage one.

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International Conference on Modelling and building health and safety. Singapore, 10-11 September 2012

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The conference offered the opportunity for participants to gain inimitable insights into the most effective ways and means of improving the safety performance of the construction industries globally. Some of the world’s top experts discussed the pressing issues in the context of occupational safety and health. The papers presented at the conference have been organised under the following sub-themes: Behaviour-based safety; Design for safety; Regulations and incentives for safety; Safety culture; Safety benchmarking; Integration of productivity, quality and safety performance parameters; Safety and building information modelling; Safety risk analysis and risk management; Subcontracting and safety management; Zero incidents as a corporate and project goal. An 820-page volume of proceedings is available online.

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Resilient Cities 2013: 4th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation. Bonn, 31 May – 2 June 2013

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Every year, since 2009, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, with the City of Bonn, and other partners has been organizing the Resilient Cities congress in Bonn, Germany. The Congress brings together local government leaders and climate adaptation experts from around the world. The Congress serves as the meeting ground for innovative ideas, strategies for resilient urban planning and knowledge sharing. Blogs, videos and presentations are available online.

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9th Annual International Conference on Tourism. Athens, 10-13 June 2013

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This abstract book includes all the summaries of the papers presented at the 9th Annual International Conference on Tourism, organized by the Sciences and Engineering Research Division of the Athens Institute for Education and Research. In total there were 34 papers covering areas of tourism marketing issues, tourism destination and development, special tourism themes,  and business in the tourism industry and other related fields.

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The future of sustainable housing: have your say. London, 3 June 2013

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The Government is currently conducting a standards review which will affect the regulatory landscape for housing. Whatever the result of the review, BRE thinks that the UK housing sector will continue to require the sort of framework, benchmarks and guidance currently provided by Code for Sustainable Homes, the standard for new homes introduced by Government in 2007. This view was backed up by the 150 guests who attended this event, reiterating a need for a housing code that will benefit householders and house builders, the wider UK industry and economy and the environment. Video presentations and report are available online.

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RIBA CPD material

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ribacpd.com, the RIBA’s provider of essential CPD information for the construction industry, has launched a new source of CPD material, to help you keep up to date. CPD articles are in-depth studies on key topics, from members of the RIBA CPD Providers Network

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Sustainable Cities 2013

Posted on: 12 June 2013
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Climate Action has unveiled the much anticipated second edition of Sustainable Cities; the essential title for the sustainable urban development community. The first edition of Sustainable Cities was released at the RIO+20 Earth Summit in June 2012 and the current edition will be presented at the key sustainability conferences and events this year. This issue includes a focus on northern European cities.

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Birmingham Airport’s response to the Government’s proposed aviation policy

Posted on: 12 June 2013
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Birmingham Airport is making a bid to become as big as London’s Heathrow and potentially the busiest aviation hub in the world. Birmingham Airport’s response to the Government’s Draft Aviation Policy Framework argues that making the best use of capacity at existing airports should be the Government’s number one short-term policy priority.

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