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FeaturesLearning on the job: how Wales is leading the way with net zero schools
The Vale of Glamorgan council and ISG have spent the past 10 years refining and monitoring their standardised school solution and have now gone from gas guzzlers to carbon negative, Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesIt鈥檚 M&S鈥檚 Oxford Street neighbour 鈥� and it鈥檚 being refurbished, not demolished
The former House of Fraser store is just half a mile from the M&S flagship which the retailer controversially wants to knock down and rebuild. Thomas Lane meets the team to find out how they are making the refurbishment work聽
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FeaturesFashion statement 鈥� London college becomes first to make its new home on the waterfront
The London College of Fashion has brought its six separate sites under one roof for the first time in more than 100 years. Tom Lane reports
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FeaturesVictoria House: from life insurance to the sciences of life
The grand former headquarters of the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society is being converted into a state-of-the-art life sciences laboratory.聽 Thomas Lane reports on an unlikely reinvention
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Features鈥楢 nightclub on a massive scale鈥�: touring Populous鈥� 拢365m Co-op Live arena
Soon to be the UK鈥檚 biggest indoor music venue when it opens in April, the 23,500-seat Manchester behemoth is an impressive site. Tom Lowe has a look around
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FeaturesFaster, better and less disruptive: the next chapter in Mace鈥檚 manufacturing journey
The contractor wants to bring DfMA discipline to high-rise residential projects for the same cost as traditional build.聽
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FeaturesDoes the Bristol Beacon shine brightly for the city?
The South-west鈥檚 biggest music venue has cost nearly three times the original budget and opened three years late. Thomas Lane visits to find out why 鈥� and whether it was worth it
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FeaturesSalford鈥檚 Eden project 鈥� not your common-or-garden eco office
CiA new office building incorporating Europe鈥檚 largest green wall is also one of the UK鈥檚 most sustainable. Thomas Lane looks at how the team managed it
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NewsLondon mayor rejects plans to build controversial Las Vegas-style Sphere music venue
Communities secretary Michael Gove to have final say on 90m-tall building
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FeaturesA new model for later living: Appleby Blue in Southwark
This modern take on the traditional almshouse is intended to reduce loneliness and isolation by bringing community groups into the building and promoting interaction between residents. Could it tempt older people out of their family homes?聽
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NewsThinktank urges government to focus on urban planning
Influential think tank says new Housing and Planning Bill should be used to 鈥榬egain initiative鈥� from Labour
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FeaturesThe education centre built from reclaimed beach timber
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council has built an education centre from timber groynes reclaimed from the beach. Thomas聽Lane looks at the project, which has been shortlisted for the net zero award聽at this year鈥檚 微密圈 Awards
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FeaturesGoing with the Flow: a railway footbridge fit for the future
Network Rail wants to replace rural level crossings with bridges. A team has come up with an alternative to steel that is 40% cheaper to build with less embodied carbon
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FeaturesSheerness Dockyard Church: from fire damaged ruin to thriving community hub
Historic grade II* listed building reborn in 拢9.5m project as a multi-purpose facility for local residents
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FeaturesMighty oaks: inside Royal Marsden鈥檚 new state-of-the-art research centre
The Oak Cancer Centre at the Royal Marsden鈥檚 Sutton site is a state-of-the-art research and treatment facility. Thomas Lane finds out more
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FeaturesStepping back: the story of 8 Bishopsgate
Like its neighbour the Cheesegrater, the latest addition to the City skyline 鈥� Wilkinson Eyre鈥檚 8 Bishopsgate 鈥� had to avoid impinging on views of St Paul鈥檚
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FeaturesHolbein Gardens: A positive step on the net zero office refurbishment journey
Armed with new net zero carbon targets, developer Grosvenor tested these out on a tired 1980s office building near Sloane Square
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FeaturesLandsec鈥檚 new London development: Threading a building through the eye of a needle
The ground below the developer鈥檚 n2 office in Victoria was so congested by tunnels, it is supported in just four places. Thomas Lane looks at the pinpoint accuracy of the building鈥檚 fit
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FeaturesWhy build with concrete when you can build with stone?
Stone is typically stronger than concrete with one third of the carbon impact. Engineer Webb Yates is reinventing an ancient material for the modern age
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FeaturesThe longest job: 微密圈 the Colne Valley viaduct
A sensitive landscape and stiff local opposition presented the team building Britain鈥檚 longest railway bridge with a major challenge. Thomas Lane reports on how they got on