City leaders are in love with density but most city dwellers disagree

Posted on: 19 September 2013
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This article from New Geography considers whether measures to increase urban density are accepted by the local population.

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Monitoring and evaluation of Nature Improvement Areas year 1 (2012-13)

Posted on: 19 September 2013
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Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs), which seek to enhance the environment on a landscape scale, are making ‘real progress’ in delivering their objectives according to the first NIA evaluation report.

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Natural History Museum: design competition

Posted on: 19 September 2013
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A major design competition has been launched to ‘re-imagine’ the grounds around London’s Grade I-listed Natural History Museum.

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Access to transport for people with disabilities

Posted on: 19 September 2013
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The Government must work harder to improve accessibility for disabled people across the nation’s transport networks, warns the House of Commons Transport Committee in the findings of its recent inquiry.

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Access to and use of buildings – dwellings

Posted on: 19 September 2013
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Parts M and K to the Building Regulations require that people, regardless of disability, age or gender are able to gain access to buildings and use their facilities, both as visitors and people who live or work in them. This guide is intended to provide practical advice to National House Building Council customers on how to achieve compliance with the functional requirements of the regulations and give further guidance on the options offered in the Approved Documents.

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BIM and the infrastructure challenge

Posted on: 18 September 2013
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The New Civil Engineer is to hold a web seminar at 1.pm on Tuesday 5 November 2013. The seminar will discuss some of the challenges for BIM in infrastructure and some of the potential solutions, processes, workflows and software from design, through construction and into asset management. You can register for the event online.

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Housing with care matters

Posted on: 18 September 2013
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The latest newsletter from the Housing Learning and Improvement Network.

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What should we be assessing in BIM Education?

Posted on: 18 September 2013
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The author aims to stimulate a discussion on what we should be looking to assess in regards to BIM in education today.

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The housing crisis: Thousands of affordable homes axed

Posted on: 18 September 2013
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Housebuilders and councils in Britain’s biggest cities are failing to comply with affordable housing targets, and even ripping up legal commitments to build cheaper homes, according to a three-month study by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. The study found that 60% of the biggest housing developments currently in the planning system are falling short of local affordable housing targets, preventing thousands of cheaper homes being built.

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European Architectural Barometer: Index and Trends (2nd quarter 2013)

Posted on: 18 September 2013
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This quarterly report presents details of research among 1,600 architects in eight European countries. European architects act as a leading indicator for the construction activity.

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