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The need for disabled housing is increasing in the UK but production is decreasing. There are about 6.5 million disabled people in the UK. The Access Committee for England is lobbying the government to include universal accessible housing into the Building Regulations. They argue that if all new houses are built to be accessible then the demand for special needs housing would diminish. The Access Committee believes that all houses should have level access, wide door frames, adequate circulation space in halls and passages, and a downstairs toilet. The major problem is cost.
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The design of Norway's new international airport outside Oslo, had to be change 16 months into design development, after the government persuaded the aviation authority that homegrown timber should be used for the roof, and not tubular steel. Aviaplan's original design, incorporating the tubular steel undulating roof had won an international competition for the terminal. The recently constructed roof is one of the largest ever built.
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The canopy at Ashford international railway station was created from aluminium panels which were press-formed with a double curvature. The curved panels run around the station and above the six platforms. Installation was undertaken user a laser system to ensure precision in setting out.
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