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Birmingham Curzon HS2 Draft Masterplan
Posted on: 5 March 2014
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The Birmingham Curzon HS2 Draft Masterplan presents the proposed HS2 railway as a once in a century opportunity to radically enhance the City’s national rail connectivity and accelerate its economic growth potential. The new line and terminus will provide a catalyst to transform areas of the City Centre and unlock major regeneration sites. The Draft Masterplan covers over 140ha of the Eastside and Digbeth quarters and the eastern fringe of the City Centre Core, providing a detailed framework and principles to guide development, regeneration and connectivity to ensure that the City can capitalise upon the arrival of the HS2 railway. It also builds on the policies originally proposed in the Eastside Masterplan. Comments are requested by 24 April 2014.
Modus
Posted on: 5 March 2014
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The March 2014 issue of this journal from the RICS contains articles on: the temporary use of unoccupied spaces; the creeping privatization of the public realm; the burgeoning self-storage sector; how the interior of a building can affect its occupants.
Retrofit for purpose: Low energy renewal of non-domestic buildings
Posted on: 4 March 2014
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This book explores the art and science of bringing energy efficiency to existing buildings; one of the biggest challenges facing the industry today. The essays and case studies included here explore the main issues, offer practical solutions and provide a clarion-call to architects and clients for better, smarter retrofit.
Flooding and property values
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This report, first published in June 2009, analyses the impact of flooding on the value of property, a matter of great concern not only to home owners but also mortgage lenders and valuation professionals. It is the first research in the UK to use actual transaction data, and complements previous studies by estimating the impact of flooding on the price of transacted properties. It concentrates on multiple sites across the UK with varying flood histories and risk.
The Building Controls and Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) Good Practice Guide
Posted on: 4 March 2014
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This is the latest in a series of new and improved guides to support standards and professionalism in facilities management (FM). The guide defines what building energy management system is, how FMs can get the most out of it, evaluate existing systems and the effectiveness of current controls as well as defining control strategies. The report is free to members of the British Institute of Facilities Management.
Home truths: 12 steps to solving London’s housing crisis
Posted on: 4 March 2014
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This report, by business group London First’s Housing Task Force, makes a series of recommendations aimed at boosting the capital’s housing supply.
Transport Works
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This aims to be the number one website for the evidence and the arguments for investing in urban transport. It also aims to provide this information in a way that meets the needs of different audiences from the general public and journalists through to academics and economists. It does this through quick pdf and web-based briefings, as well as through a comprehensive capsule thematic ‘evidence base’ library.
Transport works for growth and jobs: Why urban transport drives successful economies
Posted on: 4 March 2014
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A new report from pteg argues that it is time to let transport work harder for jobs and long term economic growth through stepping up investment in urban transport in the city regions.
European tourism in 2013: Trends and prospects
Posted on: 4 March 2014
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The latest quarterly report from the European Travel Commission suggests confidence is growing in the sector, as some of the factors underlying growth will persist into the next year. The ETC expects international tourism to grow between 3% and 4% in 2014. Growth spread across virtually all European destinations and accelerated as the year progressed, mainly due to strong summer travel demand from large outbound markets, such as Spain and the UK.
The future high street: Perspectives on living, learning and livelihoods in our communities
Posted on: 4 March 2014
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The Future Spaces Foundation, the independent panel of thinkers behind this report, provides a forum for new and diverse perspectives to be developed about creating social and economic opportunity through transforming spaces. Comprised of experts drawn from backgrounds including retail, economics, academia, community groups, arts and culture, psychology and transport, the Foundation aims to explore the different factors that affect the way we live and work and the impact they have on the spaces around us. While acknowledging the plight of retail, the Foundation aims to look beyond retail, being bold and exploring more holistic and medium term, 5–10 year alternatives, to overcome this identity crisis and ultimately help to revive the high street.
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