All Building articles in 06 September 2013
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CommentHousing news worth celebrating
Put the champagne on ice until we see a return to a sustainable level of housing supply and affordable prices
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NewsTransport secretary defends HS2
Patrick McLoughlin uses his Conservative party conference speech to launch defence of the £43bn high-speed rail project
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CommentThe CIOB moves into the future
The CIOB is in the process of modernising - and the industry also needs to step into the future
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NewsLabour warned against 'tearing up' Green Deal
Industry says Labour’s proposed ‘overhaul’ of the Green Deal must be about improving existing scheme rather than starting from scratch
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NewsBalfour Beatty and Kier set up new payment schemes
Contractors have become the latest to set up supply chain finance schemes designed to help the cash flow of their subbies
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CommentWhy are sustainbility standards invisible?
We’ve had standards on assessing the sustainability of products for decades - why do so many people fail to acknowledge them?
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NewsLabour would scrap 'failing' Green Deal
Labour would replace Green Deal and Energy Companies Obligation with an alternative ‘Energy Save’ retrofit scheme
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CommentLabour would put housing and construction centre stage
A Labour government would put housing and construction at the heart of economic recovery, write shadow ministers Jack Dromey and Iain Wright
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NewsLabour pledges 'continuity' on housing policy
Shadow housing minister says party would continue with many of coalition’s reforms on housing and planning policy to ensure continuity
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CommentArchitects and engineering firms's growth spurt
Turnover for architectural and engineering firms in the three months to July was 13.8% higher than a year earlier
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CommentThe growing case for cautious optimism
Construction needs a recovery in the general economy to take strong hold before the economic drugs injected into the system start to wear off
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NewsLabour promises blacklisting inquiry
Labour has pledged to hold a full inquiry into blacklisting in the construction industry
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NewsBalls casts doubt over future of HS2
Ed Balls has warned that a future Labour government could scrap the proposed high-speed rail line to the north of England
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NewsWates appoints new chief executive
Wates has announced that Andrew Davies, of BAE Systems, will take over as chief executive of the firm
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NewsLabour wants construction to pay workers more
Ed Miliband appoints deputy chair of KPMG to examine ways to strengthen minimum wage and boost pay in certain sectors including construction
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NewsMorgan Sindall starts work on Richard III centre
Contractor starts work on new exhibition centre about Richard III at the site where the king’s grave was discovered
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NewsGreen light for £50m housing scheme in Blackpool
A £50m housing development has been approved by Blackpool council