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Combined heat and power for the home - 637 days ago

Baxi are talking up their new micro-CHP boiler:“The combined heat and power (CHP) unit generates 1kW of electricity per hour using a Free Piston Stirling Engine. Any extra electricity needed can be supplemented from the National Grid. In...
Topics: Energy, House Building

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Improving our housing - 943 days ago

The UK house building regulations have been such a disappointment for so many years when it comes to energy efficiency. They have been written with that classic British trait of pandering to the lowest common denominator so as to make house building as...
Topics: Design & Architecture, Energy, House Building, Policy

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Rail services ‘88% over capacity’ - 972 days ago

The 0718 Cambridge to London figures in this report at 85% over capacity.BBC NEWS | England | Rail services ‘88% over capacity’:Rail passengers often have to stand on their daily commuteSome train routes in England and Wales are...
Topics: Transport

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The ‘Digital’ House - 979 days ago

The Digital House is the result of two and a half years work by architects Bell Travers Willson who hope to encourage traditional house builders to adopt new technologies to speed up house building and also give more flexibility in design. Using CAD/CAM..
Topics: Design & Architecture

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Lee Valley Caravan Park to close - 990 days ago

Dobbs Weir Caravan Park is to close in preparation for redevelopment for the 2012 Olympics. The white-water canoe slalom course is to be built nearby and the caravan site is to be incorporated into the new scheme. Not surprisingly this hasn’t gone..
Topics: News, Olympics 2012

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