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Innovation Review
Posted on: 27 February 2013
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CIC Start Online Innovation Review is published quarterly. It provides: articles and interviews regarding expertise available and research undertaken/planned at the partners` institutions on sustainable building design and refurbishment; case studies of testing in laboratories at the partners` institutions; articles on collaboration with construction industry in research, development and testing of innovations; brief reports on feasibility studies undertaken and academic consultancy provided through the project; articles by practitioners involved in sustainable building design, construction and refurbishment; and information on products and processes developed in Scotland for sustainable built environment. The most recent issue, February 2013, contains articles on: Embedding post occupation evaluation into practice; Driving measurable change for sustainability; Developing robust solutions for roof upgrades; and Overcoming the challenges and barriers for innovation in construction.
ADES: Airports as Drivers of Economic Success in Peripheral Regions
Posted on: 27 February 2013
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The project aims at providing a better understanding of the opportunities and perspectives of regional airport investments in peripheral areas from a European and National perspective, as well as its contribution to regional economic development. The main aim is to provide inputs to policymakers on future options for infrastructure investment in peripheral regions in Europe. Outputs from the project, which ran from February 2011 until January 2013, are available online.
Cairo Sharm El Sheikh: Before and after
Posted on: 27 February 2013
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This article examines the period between 2011 and 2012 when the hospitality sector in Egypt endured the backlash and the repercussions of the Arab Spring, with the hotel sector being one of the hardest hit.
Local Infrastructure Fund: Prospectus
Posted on: 27 February 2013
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The Local Infrastructure Fund prospectus formally invites organisations to come forward with land and property schemes that meet the fund criteria and which government can invest in, on a recoverable basis, to deliver economic growth. The Local Infrastructure Fund’s main objective is to provide an immediate economic boost, mobilising long-term private finance while providing a longer-term return on investment to the taxpayer.
Forgotten Spaces 2013
Posted on: 22 February 2013
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RIBA’s Forgotten Spaces contest calls for architects and architecture students to dream up new designs for under-used spaces. There are cash prizes from an £8,000 fund for the best schemes, with £5,000, £2,000 and £1,000 earmarked for the first, second and third-placed respectively. The 2013 competition will give entrants the option to select their own forgotten space, or consider specific sites put forward by London boroughs that have been earmarked for redevelopment and improvement.
European Architectural Barometer
Posted on: 22 February 2013
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In 2009 Arch-Vision launched the European Architectural Barometer. The European Architectural Barometer presents a view on the construction market (future buildings volumes and major building tends) for France, Germany, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, the UK, Belgium and Poland. 1.600 architects are interviewed every quarter, and based on this information, a building volume prediction model has been developed which describes the construction outlooks for the current and the coming 2 years. Each quarter also focuses on a specific building trends or main marketing topic like sustainability, information sources, building information modeling, technology trends, design trends, etc. This information helps to identify opportunities and is useful by the determination of the marketing strategy. Full results are only available on subscription, but press releases provide a summary of the findings.
To control floods, The Dutch turn to nature for inspiration
Posted on: 22 February 2013
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The Netherlands’ system of dikes and sea gates has long been the best in the world. This articles describes how, as the country confronts the challenges of climate change, it is increasingly relying on techniques that mimic natural systems and harness nature’s power to hold back the sea.
House building statistics: October-December 2012
Posted on: 22 February 2013
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The latest national statistics on house building in England are available online. Statistics in this release present figures on new-build housing starts and completions in England. Figures for the UK and constituent countries are also available in the accompanying tables. The latest statistics report on the period October to December 2012.
Is regeneration dead or alive? CIH Scotland 2012 survey on prospects housing-based regeneration in the current climate
Posted on: 21 February 2013
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The Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland has published the findings of a survey whose main aim was to gain a sense of how councils and registered social landlords saw the future prospects for housing’s contribution to regeneration in the current economic climate.
Shaping neighbourhoods: Character and context
Posted on: 21 February 2013
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The Mayor has published for public consultation draft Supplementary Planning Guidance to help with the implementation of policies in Chapter 7 of the 2011 London Plan, particularly Policies 7.4 on Local Character and 7.1 on Building London’s Neighbourhoods and Communities. The draft document sets out an approach and process to help understand the character and context of a place so that its results can inform the planning and design process, and guide change in way which is responsive to individual places and locations. A non-technical summary sets out the main messages of the main SPG. Comments on the draft SPG are requested by 12 May 2013.
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