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Community Self-Build Group Gets Approval To Develop South London Homes

A community self-build group, the Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS), which aims to provide homes for those priced out of the housing market, has been approved to deliver up to 33 self-build units on an old school site in Lewisham, after being named the preferred bidder by Lewisham Council. The Lewisham-based ... 

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Work completes on the UEA Enterprise Centre

The Enterprise Centre at the University of East Anglia is open for business following the completion of work on the highly innovative building, setting a new benchmark for sustainability. The building forms a new gateway to the University and has achieved record-breaking sustainability credentials as one of the ... 

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International Passivhaus Conference 2015

After Dresden (2010) and Innsbruck (2011), this year’s trip to Leipzig was my third visit to the International Passivhaus Conference organised by iPHA. It is clear that the passivhaus movement has come a long way since my first visit. In recent years, more EU cities and municipalities have encouraged and adopted ... 

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Green Sky Thinking Week: Passivhaus Uncovered

A seminar and networking event hosted by Architype at University of Westminster, Marylebone Road, 6pm, Thursday 23rd April 2015 Architype invite you to join us for an evening of candid discussion and networking, which will uncover the realities of designing, building and occupying Passivhaus. Invited ... 

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East Anglia’s material palette showcased in the UEA Enterprise Centre

As the UEA Enterprise Centre nears completion and the ambitious objectives which make this building so unique come into focus, we take a closer look at one of the most interesting aspects of this project; the stand-out material specification. The function of this campus building is to provide incubation space for ... 

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A preview of The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er1X4RS0WSA&feature=youtu.be Commissioned by the Adapt Low Carbon Group/University of East Anglia, designed by Architype and constructed by Morgan Sindall, The Enterprise Centre is a remarkable exemplar of collaboration to realise an extraordinary vision of delivering ... 

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