Five million London trees in danger from insurance fear

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Insurers are facing higher subsidence claims in London and they are insisting on rigidly following guidelines produced by Kew Gardens to minimize their exposure. Buildings in London are especially susceptible to subsidence and insurers are using the maximum root spread data, but trees are not as serious a problem in subsidence as insurers believe, according to a spokesman for London's tree officers, who believes more research is needed.

Building, Developing, and General Contracting, GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS, Building Construction, United Kingdom, Construction industry, Buildings, Protection and preservation, Tree felling

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Sustaining the Finnish forest: Finland's alternative system of certification allows myriad owners of small forests to conserve en masse

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The Finnish Forest Industries Federation has developed an alternative certification system for networks of small producers showing that their timber is produced in a sustainable way. The scheme is to be submitted for approval to the Pan European Forest Certification system. Under the scheme, Finland's numerous smallholdings are formed into 260 forest management associations.

Finland, Associations, Agricultural policy, Forests and forestry, Forests

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Refurbishment: acoustic changes to a listed interior

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The BBC Radio Theatre has a listed interior and the internal appearance had to be maintained while changing the acoustics. Architects brought the walls in and lowered the ceiling and installed acoustically selected materials. A control room has also been introduced and lighting was improved using copies of original 1930s wall lights.

Household audio and video equipment, Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing, Theater Sound Equip, Remodeling and renovation, Theaters, Theater sound equipment

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