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Commercial and industrial waste in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Posted on: 29 October 2013
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Commercial and industrial waste is the final piece of the puzzle in the rapidly developing waste infrastructure landscape of the UK and Ireland, but delivering facilities is increasingly challenging without a proper understanding of the nature and future of this feedstock. The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management has commissioned this report to review current available datasets, forecast future arisings, determine the likely required treatment and processing capacity, and liaise with industry stakeholders on what is happening and what needs to happen.
Low carbon resilient development in the least developed countries: Emerging issues and areas of research
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Low-carbon resilience has become the new buzzword in climate change policy; it is an agenda that tackles reducing carbon emissions (climate change mitigation) while simultaneously building climate resilience (climate change adaptation) and supporting development in a supposed win-win policy agenda. This approach is linked to green growth policies, low carbon development and low emission development strategies and is also supported by negotiations at the UNFCCC that are seeking to find linkages between these agendas. Although least developed countries (LDCs) are responsible for less than five per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions; nine of them have developed plans to bring together these three issues into one single agenda. Our research has found, however, that the rhetoric is greater than the actions and a learning-by-doing approach is necessary to generate robust evidence on where to find, and how to support, ‘win-wins’.
The strategic case for HS2
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The government has published its Strategic case for HS2, presenting a large amount of background research to explain step-by-step why HS2 is the best solution to meet the capacity and connectivity challenges faced by the rail network. Research is being published by DfT alongside the ‘Strategic case’ and includes reports on rail alternatives to HS2, and various reports concerning the department’s guidance on conducting transport appraisals which are also relevant to the assessment of HS2, including on issues such as values of travel time savings, demand forecasting and sub-national impacts.
2013 London Venues Business Report
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The report, commissioned by leading organisations Unique Venues of London (UVL), The Westminster Collection (TWC) The Conference Bench and the London City Selection, surveyed 110 tourist attractions, prestigious venues and renowned hotels across the capital. It reveals continued optimism and growth for venues. The full report is available to purchase.
Housing density and housing preference in Bangkok’s low-income settlements
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The traditional view of a low-income informal settlement is of overcrowded space that has both high population density within its land area and within each dwelling. This paper investigates whether this high density is observed in practice, and whether it is perpetuated in other forms of low-income housing, both community-developed (in settlements upgraded through participatory processes) and public housing. This is done through spatial analysis of housing and settlement form and function, household surveys of socio-economic characteristics and satisfaction with living conditions, and in-depth interviews with residents.
BIM Task Group
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The latest BIM Task Group newsletter is available online.
What’s the best post-war building?
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From large public buildings to sprawling private homes of concrete and glass, English Heritage is celebrating post-war era architecture with its exhibition Brutal and Beautiful: Saving the 20th Century (open until 24 November 2013 at Wellington Arch). Take a look at some of the striking images featured, with curator Elain Harwood.
Progress in delivering the Thameslink programme
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A report from the House of Commons Public Accounts Select Committee argues that while the Department for Transport has done well so far to deliver the first phase of the Thameslink infrastructure project to time and under budget, progress in securing new trains and letting a new franchise to run the route has been much less encouraging. The Committee also expresses concerns about the Department’s skills and capacity to complete Thameslink by 2018, alongside its ambitious wider portfolio of programmes and projects.
The management of asbestos containing materials in the retail sector
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Along with other major retail groups including Asda and Boots, M&S joined the Retail Asbestos Working Group (RAWG), set up by specialist remediation contractor Silverdell, to publish new guidance, designed to promote best-practice and provide guidance to retailers regarding their duties under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR) 2012.
BIM4FM: Overview of survey results
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RICS and other institutes and trade associations representing the built environment, have joined together to form the BIM4FM group, supported by the Cabinet Office Government Property Unit. Working in collaboration, the group’s purpose is to champion facilities management’s involvement with Building Information Modelling (BIM) projects. The BIM4FM group carried out a survey in early summer 2013 to establish the current levels of awareness on BIM among end users, owners and occupiers.
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