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architect eugene florin, whose company is designing the floor plans, is fielding a lot more calls about conversions from across the country. they've been around for a long time. they're just getting a lot of attention right now because it's become such a national, almost kind of emergency. what are the economics? it sometimes can be even more expensive than a brand—new building. so there is this kind of careful economic factor where we have to be very smart about how we modify the buildings so it's actually, you know, cost effective to work. what's stopping it in a lot of parts of the country is economics completely. from permits to making sure you have the right structure to begin with, it's hard to make the numbers work, but vacancy rates are at an all—time high, and as landlords struggle to find tenants, they're being forced to think outside the box. michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. they will be converting this place into flats before along! in other news... mortgage rates in the us have hit their highest level in two decades.

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Asia Business Report

this is going to be someone�s living room. this roughly one million square foot tower undergoing a transformation from office cubicle to someone�s home where once was enclosure to a mechanical cooling tower will now be enclosed and made into a residential amenity room where an outdoor pool and all kinds of great spaces for the residents of the building to use. and it's notjust a new york thing. architect eugene florin, whose company centre ruddy is designing the floor plans, is fielding a lot more calls about conversions from across the country. they've been around for a long time. they're just getting a lot of attention right now because it's become such a national, almost kind of emergency. what are the economics? it sometimes can be even more expensive than a brand new building. so there is this kind of careful economic factor where we have to be very smart about how we modify the buildings. so it's actually, you know, cost effective to work. what's stopping it in a lot of part of the country is economics completely.

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we're having a fire on average once every two days. jazz converts bikes for £700. a bike has a battery and a motor added. his conversions are safe. the big problem, he says, are poorly made batteries and people using the wrong charges. if the battery has any physical damage or particularly penetration injury, then that battery should be scrapped immediately. the second thing is to make sure that you're using the original charger that has the same voltage rating as the battery. sofia lost her life in a battery fire. a bike, not hers. caught fire in the hallway and she couldn't escape. herfriends now want much more to be done. at the moment, there's little regulation. so they have to stop that completely. completely. for me, the e—bikes that are adopted should not should not be accepted. it should completely be banned. the latest data from the london fire brigade shows faulty e—bike conversion kits carry

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a higher risk of fire. nearly 40% of fires this year are from conversions, although it could be much higher. and they also found many of the e—bikes and scooters being charged in homes blocked escape routes. batteries on e—scooters can also ignite. this is one on fire being thrown from a tube train. most operators have now banned them. what we can see is the battery pack has failed and you've had a really rapid fire that's literally burnt through the metal there, melted it away. the london fire brigade is being called out to a battery fire every two days, 110 this year, and it's increasing rapidly. they want much tougher regulation, whether you're online or in the high street. buy from a reputable seller. that's absolutely essential. if you buy from an online marketplace or auction house, you could be buying something from the other side of the world that does not meet safety standards. as e—scooters and e—bikes

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Moinian Group – 40 years later with much more to come…

The Moinian Group discusses their success with development and conversions in New York City despite economic challenges.

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NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt

space. old offices turned into classssrooms and biotech labs. >> nobody wants to have a city backdrop that has unoccupied buildings that are decrepit and generally not attractive to their city, and so this is somewhat of a watershed moment to make sure that our cities can reinvent themselves. >> reporter: reinventing isn't easy. zoning laws and the cost of conversion are already obstacles. one study estimates only 15% of office buildings are convertible. back in kansas city at sky on main, the uniformed shape of the building allows for a copy and paste approach. >> every one of the floors that we're doing here is just exact same layout all the way up. >> reporter: the finished units an example of what could be when the conditions are just right. do you expect to see more buildings downtown make conversions like this one? >> i do expect that. >> why? >> well, once they've seen that we've been successful. >> reporter: even though this office isn't a house, proof

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Supreme Court questions locus of NCPCR in Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act case against archbishop, nun

The Madhya Pradesh government and the NCPCR have moved the Supreme Court challenging the grant of anticipatory bail to an archbishop and a nun booked for the religious conversion of children in a shelter home.

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to say to the world, i suppose. to say to all of the people that loved and admired him.— say to all of the people that loved and admired him. some wonderful tributes there _ and admired him. some wonderful tributes there to _ and admired him. some wonderful tributes there to george _ and admired him. some wonderful tributes there to george alagiah. i tributes there to george alagiah. more tributes throughout the course of a rarefied live over the next two or three hours. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. the housing secretary, mouth great mcmichael graf has announced his intention to relax the housing system. this will allow more homes extensions and conversions of shops and houses. the government has insisted that it will meet its manifesto commitment to build a million new homes by 202a. the radical islamist preacher and ram choudhury has appeared in court charged with directing and being a member of the banned group which the prosecution said is known as the islamic thinker society. choudhury has also been charged with

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The Context

analogy must be turkey or iran. people tend to forget that israel, according to foreign sources, have a substantial nuclear arsenal, the implications for world peace can be quite severe. i think it is time to wake up and help those who try to resist the current government and support democracy, all the help they can give. support democracy, all the help they can rive. . ~ support democracy, all the help they can rive. ., ,, around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some stories making news across the uk. the housing secretary michael gove has announced his intentions to relax planning rules in england to create more homes in towns and cities. the plans aim to address the country's housing crisis by allowing more home extensions and conversions of shops into houses.

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BBC News at Six

boosting housing supply. it's important — boosting housing supply. it�*s important we do that in the right way, and that means building houses on the right places with the help of local communities, not concreting over the countryside, so we are making it easierfor over the countryside, so we are making it easier for people to expand homes upwards and outwards, we are making it easier to build on brownfield sites with more investment, and we are investing in the planning system. this investment, and we are investing in the planning system.— the planning system. this woman is 38 and living _ the planning system. this woman is 38 and living with _ the planning system. this woman is 38 and living with her _ the planning system. this woman is 38 and living with her parents, - 38 and living with her parents, hoping one day to rent or even own her own place. i am looking to buy a property, but unfortunately, there is not much available — unfortunately, there is not much available i— unfortunately, there is not much available. i would love to kind of purchase — available. i would love to kind of purchase within birmingham, but like i purchase within birmingham, but like i said. _ purchase within birmingham, but like i said. it _ purchase within birmingham, but like i said. it is _ purchase within birmingham, but like i said, it is quite difficult at the moment, — i said, it is quite difficult at the moment, because a lot of properties, you are _ moment, because a lot of properties, you are able _ moment, because a lot of properties, you are able to rent, but it's not affordable _ affordable. ministers want to make it easier affordable. — ministers want to make it easier to convert empty shops into flats and houses. they are reviewing rules on home extensions and conversions and providing funding to help clear a backlog of planned projects. in 2019, the conservatives pledged to build at least1 million more homes

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