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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.
Architectural Technology
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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.
Designing Buildings Wiki
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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.”
The impact of climate change on development efforts
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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.
How to grow a city
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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.
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.
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.
Breaking boundaries: empowering city growth through cross-border collaboration
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This report from the Centre for Cities looks at the challenges and benefits of councils working together to support economic growth, argues that the benefits need to outweigh the costs if the UK is to make the most of its cities and their surrounding areas.
Core renters in London’s new-build market and the future of the London economy
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A new report by Get Living London, the private rental company and owners of East Village, the former London 2012 Athletes’ Village, has revealed that the failure to provide quality housing for the core group of renters that drive the capital’s growth could reduce the economic output of London by £1 billion per year, a cumulative cost of £85 billion by 2025.
Proposals for skyscrapers of the future
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Architecture magazine eVolo takes readers into the future with its annual skyscraper competition, which rewards innovative ideas for vertical living. For its ninth annual competition, the magazine received 525 projects from 43 countries on all continents. Three winners and 20 honorable mentions were selected by a jury of leaders in the fields of architecture and design.
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