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Beyond Eco-towns
13-Oct-08 19:21
Today’s current economic crisis provides an ideal opportunity to re-evaluate and identify new and better procurement methods essential for restarting the UK’s struggling house building market in the UK – a key conclusion drawn by PRP, URBED and Design for Homes at the launch of their research paper, Beyond Eco-towns, Applying the Lessons from Europe. The research, sponsored...
A Home 4 Life design competition
25-Aug-08 19:27
PRP unveils concepts from its ‘A HOME 4 LIFE’ design competition as architects are challenged to apply inclusive and sustainable design principles to all new housing. 25 September 2008: Space standards will become a central issue if architects are to comply with Government policy, which aims to extend ‘inclusive’ and ‘sustainable’ design principles ...
Successful European Eco-town research
04-Jun-08 22:32
NEW RESEARCH REVEALS SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN MODELS HOLD THE KEY TO UK ECO-TOWN DEVELOPMENT Research group identifies 4 overriding principles to facilitate success of eco-towns European exemplar schemes all demonstrate 6 critical success factors under broad themes relating to connectivity, community, climate change, character, cash flow and collaboration Research group identifies 29 steps...
Concerted action unveiled to cut carbon
03-Jun-08 22:33
A new coalition – The Existing Homes Alliance – sets out the action required to put the UK housing stock on the road to deep cuts in carbon emissions and energy bills. Up to half a million homes must be refurbished every year, starting now, if we are to cut UK carbon emissions by the necessary 80 per cent by 2050. The Existing Homes Alliance, a newly formed coalition of disting...
First 100% affordable housing scheme
29-May-08 22:31
Thursday, 29 May 2008: PRP has submitted an application for detailed planning consent for what will be the first 100% affordable housing scheme in the Highgate area for Hill Homes and One Housing Group. The development, known as Trees, takes its name from the many mature and protected trees which are present on the site. It will provide 40 dwellings, comprising 1 and 2 bedroom extra care apa...
PFI Project of the year
02-Apr-08 22:36
Grove Village, the UK's first housing PFI project, won PFI Project of the Year at yesterday evening's Building Awards event. The project transformed the council estate in Ardwick into a sustainable, mixed-tenure urban village....
