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Good architecture for the fringes

Most of us now live in urban or semi urban areas. For decades the fringes of our cities have been sprawling out into industrial estates characterised by functional, often cheap and ‘one way’ architecture. The transportation of goods and the use of cars have been the key denominators in the development of these areas: accessibility [...]

Suddenly fashion seems rather old fashioned

The sale is still on … New year, New you. Out goes last season’s collection, in comes the latest fashion. Trousers have to be skinny, the length of the skirts goes up, primary colours are so this year, black stays the new black and the heels are even higher this season. Shopping, shopping, shopping. We [...]

Energy Efficiency in Tyres

About 20% of the CO2 emissions in the EU are generated by road transport. Passenger cars are responsible for around 12% of CO2 emissions. From 2012 new cars will have to have emissions of 120mg/km or lower. In the same year a labelling system for fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise performance will [...]