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Need to know: PM launches plan for greener buildings, energy, travel and jobs
Boris Johnson's green plan includes backing for energy efficient homes and public buildings and a neighbourhood trialling hydrogen for heating and cooking.
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Case Studies
Case study: Adding homes to the fringe of a London estate
The 1950s-built Frampton Park estate in Hackney is being brought up to date with injections of contemporary urbanism, Josephine Smit finds.
Case study: Regenerating a historic city quarter
Manchester's NOMA is regenerating character and community as part of its redevelopment of an 8 hectare city site, Josephine Smit writes.
Case study: Developing homes in a conservation area
Storey Homes' De Montfort Place provides new homes that are sympathetic to their Bedford setting and reinstate the streetscape, Josephine Smit finds.
Case study: Creating a pedestrian link between city buildings
A new walkway in Melbourne, Australia, improves access and provides a more engaging and flexible form of urban infrastructure, Josephine Smit finds.
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Opinion: The master developer model is still not for the fainthearted
The sale of Urban&Civic has illustrated the potential of the master developer model, but don't expect many others to rush to follow its lead, writes Joey Gardiner.
Opinion: Shift the focus to the non-financial outcomes of development
The challenge is to find consensus policies that tip the playing field towards those who want to invest in, and deliver, a better world, writes Chris Brown.
Opinion: We need to inject emotional meaning into buildings
Too often corporate development focuses on designing buildings no-one will dislike, rather than buildings most people would love, writes John Marx.
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