Tag: plan
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Is Your Open-Concept Floor Plan Not Working For You Anymore? Here Are 4 Ways On How to Fix It
Don’t want an open floor plan, but not exactly sold on closing off all your rooms from each other? Well, welcome to your happy medium: Putting back up a wall (with interior windows) or an architectural room divider. I think it was only a matter of time before those vast, open-concept homes with no distinct…
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Urgent plan aims to make flood resilience standard in homes
The number of homes at risk of flooding in the UK has reached a record high, with the Environment Agency warning that more than 6.3 million properties could already be exposed. Experts say this figure could climb to one in four homes by 2050 as climate pressures intensify. Now, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)…
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Palm Beach County, Florida, approves $1.5B plan for second incinerator
Dive Brief: Members of the solid waste authority board in Palm Beach County, Florida, unanimously approved on Wednesday a $1.5 billion plan to build a new incineration facility by 2034. The county already has an additional mass burn combustion facility that opened in 2015, but officials say they need to replace a neighboring refuse-derived fuel…
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Kemi Badenoch unveils plan to scrap stamp duty
At the 2025 Conservative Party Conference, Kemi Badenoch announced that the next Conservative government would abolish stamp duty on primary residences. The tax, which currently generates around £8.6 billion a year for the Treasury, would remain for second homes, corporate buyers, and non-UK residents. Badenoch framed the move as a way to make homeownership more…
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What to Check Before Upgrading Your Internet Plan
Upgrading your internet plan might sound like the easiest way to fix a slow or unreliable connection. But before you commit to a higher monthly bill, it’s important to understand whether the upgrade will actually solve your problem. Many people rush into comparing internet providers without first checking for issues that can be fixed at…
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Home Builders Federation unveils latest skills plan
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HBF welcomed the announcement, urging government to prioritise long-term investment in skills and training. This includes increased and more flexible funding for further education, ensuring that the growth and skills levy works for all employers, and clearer, more accessible pathways for new entrants and career changers. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Trump releases AI action plan targeting regulatory ‘red tape’
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The White House on Wednesday released a long-awaited artificial intelligence action plan that called for removing regulations that could hinder innovation in the emerging space, among other steps. The plan, which stems from a January executive order,…
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A One Month Living Room Makeover – Here’s The Design Plan + A BIG Media Center DIY
Welcome to my living room!! This is my 1950s apartment in Los Feliz, and I moved here because it’s A. Super affordable B. In a fantastic location and C. Has a ton of charm and potential. At its current state, this living room is underwhelming at best, but we’re going to make it so sick,…
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Boost Visual Appeal with Floor Plan Conversions in Real Estate
Floor plan scale conversion means changing drawing measurements to real-life sizes or a different scale. It helps you understand and use floor plans correctly for building or designing. Stay with us! We’ll soon share more easy tips and guides about Floor Plan Scale Conversion to help you plan and build better. What Is a Floor…
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120ft mast plan accused of using ‘sneaky’ approval route
A towering 120-foot phone mast is set to rise near homes in Norfolk, and critics say it is being rushed through without proper planning checks. Local politicians warn the potentially massive structure, planned near Wootton Road in a play area, is too big to slip through the permitted development process and should require planning permission…