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Thu, 27 September 07
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24dash.com
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WORLD'S TOP ARCHITECTS INVITED TO DESIGN BRITIAN'S ECO-TOWNSThe world's top architects and designers were today invited to enter a competition to design Britain's ten new eco-towns. The move was unveiled by Housing Minister Yvette Cooper... |
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Mon, 24 September 07
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24dash.com
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MORE GREEN SPACES 'CAN BOOST ECO-TOWN PLANNING'
More green spaces and medium density housing is required in order to combat climate change in Britain's towns and cities, according to a new report from the Town and Country Planning Association... |
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Mon, 24 September 07
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BBC News
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'ECO-TOWNS' TARGET DOUBLED BY PM
Gordon Brown has promised to double the number of "eco-towns" to be built across the UK from five to 10. The prime minister told the Labour conference in Bournemouth that a positive response... |
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Fri, 21 September 07
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The Times
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NEW-BUILD HOMES AWARDED QUALITY STATUS
Leave mediocrity behind and pick a new-build winner, says Judith Heywood. IT IS the best of times, and the worst of times, for new homes. The millions struggling to afford a property that fits their needs will have... |
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Tue, 18 September 07
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Building Magazine
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COUNCILS OFFERED GRANTS IN EXCHANGE FOR CHEAPER LAND
The Housing Corporation is to offer councils a slice of its expanded development budget if they sell sites at a discount. In a move to free up more land for housebuilding, Steve Douglas, acting chief executive... |
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Thu, 13 September 07
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politics.co.uk
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GOVT 'DOING TOO LITTLE' TO HELP GREEN SWITCH
The government is failing to back up rhetoric on green principles with action, MPs have said. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee reported today the government is doing "too little" to help people adopt... |
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Wed, 12 September 07
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The Guardian
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TORIES PROMISE TO SAVE VILLAGES FROM BEING PRESERVE OF THE MIDDLE CLASSIncentives to landowners to provide land for locals. Gummer proposes denser housing for inner cities. The Conservatives are promising to act to stop rural villages becoming preserves of the middle class... |
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Tue, 11 September 07
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Building Magazine
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FOUR-BED HOUSES AVERAGE 'E' ENERGY RATINGFirst figures released on performance of houses as part of new Home Information Packs. The average four-bedroom house is getting an E energy rating, according to a survey following the introduction... |
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Fri, 7 September 07
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Guardian Unlimited
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GREEN GROUPS WARN MINISTER AGAINST ENERGY U-TURNThe government's proposed U-turn on the rule requiring new property developments to source at least 10% of their energy from renewable sources may be in breach of the law, according to green energy groups... |
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Thu, 6 September 07
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Hampshire Chronicle News
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PRESSURE ON TO TAKE YET MORE HOUSING
FOUR thousand new homes have been built in the Winchester district in the past six years - but more than three times that amount should be built over the next 20 years. That's what a Government panel has... |
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