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Press Releases 2006
| Building Blocks | Apr 2006 |
| When selecting a construction method there are always a number of key considerations that affect a housebuilder's choice, and now with MMC and Part L the stakes are even higher |
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| Emission statement | Jul 2006 |
| Manufacturers and suppliers are keen to trumpet their product's sustainable credentials, but who should we believe? |
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| Frame academy | Jun 2006 |
| Timber and steel frame suppliers are raising their game in line with the modern methods of construction agenda. |
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| From prototype to plot | Jul 2006 |
| Any search for a sustainable community has to start with the Beddington zero-energy development in South London, better known as BedZed. |
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| In the frame | Jun 2006 |
| Alternatives to brick and block construction are becoming increasingly used during the building process, SHG argues the case for steel framed homes. |
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| MMC steels the show | Nov 2006 |
| There is increasing evidence that the public is becoming less concerned about the prospect of living in homes build using MMC. |
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| Modern methods: The future of educational buildings | Apr 2006 |
| Through Building Schools for the future, the Government has initiated one of the largest school building and refurbishment programmes ever undertaken |
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| Putting steel in the frame | May 2006 |
| At a time when first time buyers and young families are continuously priced out of the UK housing market, the Barker Report highlights the need for between 70,000 and 120,000 additional homes to be built each year |
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| Putting steel in the frame | Jun 2006 |
| As the construction of sustainable homes tops the industry's agenda, could steel frame building provide a green alternative? |
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| Steel comes of age | Mar 2006 |
| MMC has been hailed as the blueprint for delivering both affordable and sustainable developments, pulling the steel framed house building systems out of the shadows and in to the picture |
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| The mother of invention | Jun 2006 |
| SHG argues that the London 2012 Olympics could be an important milestone in the quest to provide affordable, quality homes, only if local authorities and government make the most of the opportunitiy |
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| Waste prevention is better than cure | Mar 2006 |
| Rather than just expanding our capacity to recycle, we should reduce the amount of waste the construction industry produces in the first place |
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