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A UK ‘dash’ for smart gas
Posted on: 19 March 2013
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Unconventional gas sources such as shale gas could have a role to play in helping to decarbonise the UK energy sector, according to a new report published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. The report suggests that natural gas, including from unconventional sources, has an important role to play in the transition to low-carbon electricity generation. Replacing coal power stations with gas over the short term would help to reduce UK carbon emissions, as gas emits less than half the carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour of coal. However in the long term emissions from gas-fired power stations would prevent us from meeting the UK’s carbon targets, “unless it is accompanied by the widespread introduction of carbon capture and storage technology”.
Communicating EU research and innovation: a guide for project participants
Posted on: 19 March 2013
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This brochure, published by the European Commission, aims to provide a tool to better communicate about project(s) and achieved results. This short guide gives some examples of successful communication activities, offers a word of warning about commercial organisations seeking to sell their dissemination services and provides an elaborate checklist to develop a sound strategy for communication about the work. Moreover it informs about legal requirements and expectations starting at the negotiation phase right up to the end of the project and how the European Commission, can help coordinators increase their outreach, for example by publicising events and results via the European Commission websites.
Historic cities and development: keys for understanding and action
Posted on: 18 March 2013
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This report from UNESCO presents a number of case studies on the conservation and management of historic cities.
Countryside promises: Planning realities
Posted on: 18 March 2013
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The Campaign to Protect Rural England has published a report which warns that the national planning policy framework launched nearly a year ago has led to less local control and more greenfield development. The report has examined major housing planning applications and reports from 20 local plan examinations.
A right to build: Local homes for local people
Posted on: 18 March 2013
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The Policy Exchange has published a report which argues that councils that fail to hit their own housing targets should have to release land to local people who want to design their own homes. The government could use this self-build model to ensure that councils hit their housebuilding targets, doubling the amount of new homes to over 200,000 by 2014 and giving the construction sector a much needed shot in the arm.
Design coding: Diffusion of practice in England
Posted on: 18 March 2013
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This report summarises a short project that, six years after the completion of the national design coding pilot programme in England, revisits the subject to evaluate the diffusion of design coding as a tool in the planning and development process. A video relating to the background of this project is available here.
Smart phone apps for urban design and urban life
Posted on: 18 March 2013
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Lists some useful applications for smart phones with regard to urban design and urban living.
Water-sensitive urban design in the UK
Posted on: 18 March 2013
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This document provides an overview that sets out the drivers, benefits and vision for Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) in the UK and is based on findings from a collaborative project that included extensive consultation and a literature review to understand the role of WSUD in the UK.
Re-think! Parking on the high street
Posted on: 18 March 2013
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This report, published by the British Parking Association, examines car parking in town centres, argues that high streets shows no conclusive evidence that parking tariffs are influencing decline in locations across the UK, and suggests that further research is needed.
Implementing Lean in construction: Lean construction and BIM (C725)
Posted on: 18 March 2013
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In this guide, academic and professional knowledge regarding the joint application of Lean and BIM has been compiled for the first time. The information is based on up-to-date experiences and knowledge regarding the topic, gained by pioneering organisations in different countries. The guide contains a clear description on the links between Lean and BIM, and how these can be marshalled to provide a range of benefits in an incremental manner. It provides specific advice for different parties of a construction project and for different project stages, as well as references to the wider literature.
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