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Did you know the average British person spends 22 hours a day inside? That’s around 90% of their overall day. The reasons cited for this are many, from adverse weather conditions to work commitments. Developing technology is partly to blame, with TV’s, smart devices and consoles proving too addictive for many to peel themselves away […]
Considering all of the water in the oceans of the Earth, it’s no surprise that researchers the world over are hammering away at the challenge of extracting renewable energy from the sea. Now a team based in Australia has come up with a solution that leverages osmotic pressure to do the trick. In an odd […]
Global OTEC Resources has announced that islands in the Maldives can apply to be off-takers of its first OTEC demonstration barge which is set for launch next year. Applications are now open until January 31, 2020, to buy energy produced by an England-based clean energy systems developer. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is an application […]
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced new measures which go faster and further to improve building safety and in particular with regard to the removal of the combustible cladding that still surrounds many buildings. Mr Jenrick’s announcement is set to name and shame companies who have not begun the removal of the unsafe cladding from […]
The pipeline of social housing new-build projects entering the planning system boomed last year according to exclusive market research from Glenigan. There was a 14% rise in the number of detailed planning applications to build new homes by registered social landlords last year. Those 527 applications contained plans for 28,489 new social homes, which is […]
Researchers have developed a nondestructive and noninvasive optical technique that can determine the setting times for various types of cement paste, which is used to bind new and old concrete surfaces. The new method could aid in the development of optimized types of cement with less impact on the environment. “Our noninvasive optical method characterizes […]
With Christmas behind us and another year being added to the number of years of failure in housing policy, it would be all too easy to let the January blues creep in. The once common concept of home ownership is now an impossible dream for many, and untold numbers of people are being pushed into […]
Sheffield’s £40m fire safety bill in wake of Grenfell tower disaster Sheffield Council bosses are lobbying the government for fire safety funding following the Grenfell tower blaze. The council says it has always taken fire safety seriously but there are new national recommendations following the tragedy in 2017. Officers have warned these will cost […]
NORTHERN IRELAND and England could be linked by two tunnels rather than a bridge, according to the latest updates. Last year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson put forward the suggestion of linking Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK by building a bridge over the Irish Sea. The plans would see a 28-mile bridge between […]
Despite the result being the world-class public transport system we enjoy today, the history of the London Underground is much a story of failure as it is success. The evidence of one such failure can be seen on the London Underground map – the station Mill Hill East. This Northern Line stop sits on its […]
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