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NHBC New Homes Statistics Review: 3rd quarter 2012
Posted on: 26 October 2012
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House building registration figures for the third quarter of 2012 show that overall levels decreased by 6%, compared with the three months July to September in 2011, according to the latest statistics from the National House Building Council.
A guide to heritage protection in England
Posted on: 26 October 2012
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Law, policy and guidance exists to protect our historic areas, sites, buildings and monuments in England. This guide to heritage protection in England is an introduction to these topics for owners, developers, local authority decision-makers and all those with an interest in heritage conservation in England.
Draft National Aviation Policy Framework consultation
Posted on: 26 October 2012
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In their response to the Government’s draft Aviation Policy Framework consultation, the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation say the long term choice is not whether to build a third runway, or a new hub airport, but whether Heathrow can realistically be expanded beyond three runways. If not, plans for an alternative hub airport in South East England must be developed quickly. These organizations have also published a separate vision for aviation capacity, UK Aviation Strategy: Time to choose, looks at the value of aviation to the UK economy and the options available to maintain a strong aviation sector in the UK
Buying sustainable timber: A guide for public purchasers in Europe
Posted on: 26 October 2012
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The new Sustainable Timber Action (STA) project guide for European Public authorities provides procurement guidelines and support on sourcing timber sustainably and socially responsibly. It contains text and criteria for legally sound tenders for a variety of timber products which can be directly used. The guide covers the basics of sustainable timber procurement but also offers help for procurers who want to address social and ethical issues along the supply chain more strongly. A straightforward procurement model is also offered in the guide, with text which can be directly inserted into tendering documents.
The value of rural amenities
Posted on: 26 October 2012
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This research investigates the complexity of rural housing markets and the impact of rural amenities on rural house prices.
How to implement and adopt BIM into your practice
Posted on: 25 October 2012
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Stephan Langella, BIM Manager at Rice Daubney shares his thoughts about the specific challenges his company has faced when implementing BIM and the solutions needed to overcome these challenges to develop effective alignment with internal and external business processes.
IPD Pan-European Logistics Performance Report
Posted on: 25 October 2012
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The first IPD Pan-European Logistics Performance Report monitors and analyses the performance of logistics across Europe. This report provides the basis of a benchmarking service that will enable investors to understand the true performance of the sector compared to the rest of the property market.
European Logistics Market: 2nd quarter 2012
Posted on: 25 October 2012
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The latest statistics from BNP Paribas suggests that the logistics market in Europe is losing momentum.
Encouraging innovation in infrastructure
Posted on: 25 October 2012
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Forum for the Future has launched a set of tools to drive innovation in infrastructure and long term sustainable investment. The toolkit is the result of a year-long project to understand what inhibits innovation in infrastructure projects in order to support sustainable city operation. It has been developed and produced in collaboration with six key organisations that have a significant role in delivering the UK’s infrastructure. The toolkit is made up of four elements:
SpacedIn: A guide on getting the most out of your workspace. Can be used to demonstrate to facilities departments, budget holders and senior executives that improving the design of the working environment can enable innovation.
How to engage remote staff: A guide offering practical tips for engaging the large number of remote workers in the infrastructure sector.
Innovation tools: A set of easy-to-use tools based around key elements of the innovation process, from initiating a project to the dissemination of learning outcomes, to promote creative thinking in any organisation.
The little book of innovation: An outline of the key findings of the toolkit project and why these outputs are useful for any organisation in the infrastructure sector and beyond.
Refurbishment and Development Activity Report
Posted on: 25 October 2012
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This report from BNP Paribas, dated September 2012, looks at the level of development activity in London.
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