Underground, overground, CO2-free

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The Hockerton Housing Project near Newark, England, is made up of five small terraced houses. The development aims to allow residents to produce their own clean energy, recycle waste materials and obtain their own water while creating no pollution or carbon dioxide emissions. High levels of energy efficiency have been achieved by using 500 tonnes of earth to cover the top, sides and rear of the terrace to ensure maximum heat retention in the rear two-thirds of the living space. The homes have conservatory frontages.

Analysis, Architecture and energy conservation, Energy efficient buildings

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Floor show

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The United Kingdom housebuilder Cala Homes is using waterproofed double-glazed floor panels to provide views of a stream in mill apartment rooms. The company is installing a 1900 times 900 millimeter transparent floor into each of seven homes in an 18th-century mill at Millers Quay development in Staffordshire, England. A cross section of the floor design is shown. The floor feature will add value to each apartment, according to company representatives.

Buildings and facilities, Floors, Cala Homes

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30 m2 room at the top

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The Total Roof product developed by Redland Roofing Systems has been selected for an innovative scheme being developed by Riverside Housing Association and the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. Total Roof offers loft living space, with panels supplied pre-battened and felted. They are fitted with rooflights and finished internally with plywood. The system will be tested further before it is launched commercially.

Product development, Building materials industry, Roofing, Redland Roofing Systems

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