Global Logistics Sentiment Survey: Spring 2014

Posted on: 28 March 2014
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This survey from JLL suggests that global logistics demand remains strong.

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First Time Buyer Opinion Barometer

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LSL Property Services has published what it describes as the most advanced monitor of first-time buyer activity available.

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European recommendations on the stabilization of steel structures

Posted on: 27 March 2014
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This document introduces the evaluation of rotational- and shear stiffness provided by individual sandwich panels that are installed in a wall or roof of a building.

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Sustainable Human(e) Settlements: The urban challenge. Johannesburg, 17-21 September 2012

Posted on: 27 March 2014
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This conference provided an international forum for researchers and practitioners from developed and developing countries to address fundamental problems, solutions and constraints that affect Sustainable Human(e) Settlements. Proceedings are available online.

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Architectural Technology

Posted on: 27 March 2014
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The Spring 2014 issue of this journal from the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists contains articles on 3 D printing; building integrated transparent photovoltaic cells; mechanical ventilation with heat recovery; and membership news.

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Designing Buildings Wiki

Posted on: 27 March 2014
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The Designing Building Wiki aims to “put all construction industry knowledge in one place and make it available to everyone for free.”

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The impact of climate change on development efforts

Posted on: 27 March 2014
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Climate change could damage development progress on food, water, health and more. How should the international community respond after 2015? The Overseas Development Institute has prepared a video, report, together with  visual facts and infographics on this issue.

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How to grow a city

Posted on: 27 March 2014
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A new documentary produced by Euronews looks at the challenges of promoting sustainable economic growth in Europe’s large and mid-sized cities. Martin Powell, head of urban development at Siemens, explains how investing in innovative transport and energy infrastructure now will help cities to prepare for the challenges of the future.

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Challenging times, changing lives: Phase 3

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In the summer of 2012, Riverside, one of the leading registered providers of social housing in the UK, began a three-year longitudinal study tracking the lives and experiences of 20 tenants in three areas: Carlisle, Wirral and south London. The objective is to understand in detail how tenants, mainly on lower incomes, respond to financial change through a period of austerity and major welfare benefits reform. The study considers how their lives are affected, what drives the choices they make, what this implies for social landlords, and the wider implications for housing and welfare policy. This summary report is the third in a series of six-monthly updates.

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Housing London: A mid-rise solution

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This report from the Prince’s Trust seeks to place the question of urban form and housing typology at the centre of the housing debate that is currently taking place. The report seeks to explore the terms of the debate about London’s housing: to establish clearly the nature of the housing problem facing the city and in response, to explore the viable contribution that mid-rise housing has to make to the needs of London’s residents, present and future.

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