Rental stalemate restricts growth

Article Abstract:

The north Hertfordshire town of Watford is currently suffering from an excess of office buildings. There is a lot of secondhand space which will have to be upgraded before it is let, and some observers now believe that redevelopment may be a better option. In the retail sector, the Harlequin shopping centre is having a negative impact on the High Street, which will no longer be seen as an attractive secondary retail pitch. There are very few sites available for industrial development.

Manufacturing and Industrial Building Construction, Industrial Buildings, Economic aspects, Real estate industry, Industrial construction, Watford, England

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Pushing development to the limits

Article Abstract:

The office market in the centre of Birmingham, England, is expected to be impacted by new competition from the Colmore Circus and Brindleyplace office developments on the city boundaries. The Brindleyplace scheme, comprising over 1 million square feet of office area, is expected by some to be the most popular scheme, primarily because it is already being built. Others believe the Colmore Circus scheme will be more popular because it is at the core of prospective future development.

Planning, Birmingham, England

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Air care choice

Article Abstract:

Traditional air-conditioning systems can be extremely expensive to run. Office building occupiers may wish to consider alternatives, including displacement ventilation, which is often perfectly adequate, and chilled ceilings. However, it is unlikely that office property developers will promote alternative approaches to air-conditioning unless the government imposes tough penalties on users of large amounts of energy.

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing, Refrigeration and heating equipment, Nonresidential construction, not elsewhere classified, Air Conditioning Equipment, Environmental aspects, Design and construction, Air conditioning

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