All Building articles in 10 July 2009
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NewsConstruction blacklist boss fined just £5k
Private detective who traded details of 3,213 workers for profit given 'wholly inadequate' penalty
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NewsFour sites chosen for eco-towns
Sites in Hampshire, Cornwall, Norfolk and Oxfordshire will go forward for full public consultation and local planning approval
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NewsStep-by-step safety
So the first stepladder leads up to the mobile platform, then you have your second stepladder on top of that – clever!
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NewsThe eco-towns saga: how not to win friends
Just how did the clever idea of a showcase for building green communities turn into a policy exercise of such embarrassment?
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NewsZero-carbon homes target puts UK among world leaders
Britain stands out for its impressive ambitions on construction of green housing, says international report
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NewsTop five reader comments: 16 July
Damned lies and statistics on builders in distress; the M25 and the LDA get a hammering; and who does Kevin McCloud think he is?
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NewsFunding rethink threatens £135m extension at British Museum
Other London cultural projects also in doubt as the government reviews its funding pledges
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NewsBalfour Beatty JV seals £176m PPP deal for Cumbrian roads
Connect CNDR will build and operate new single carriageway near Carlisle and manage 150km of other roads
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NewsHousebuilder Abbey nets €54m loss
Dividend to be scrapped after preliminary results show Anglo-Irish firm plunging into the red
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FeaturesLovells wins £24m housing refurbishment contract
Morgan Sindall division wins deal to revamp 2,200 homes for Three Oaks Housing in Wiltshire
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NewsDisappointment at government onsite renewables plan
Feed-in tariff for onsite renewable energy could triple small-scale generation if set higher, says green power group
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NewsEnvironment secretary reveals raft of green policies
Government plans include £120m boost for off-shore wind energy, but carbon capture will not be introduced in this parliamentary session
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NewsSouth African World Cup workers end strike
Labourers on stadiums for 2010 event have settled for 12% pay rise and will return to work tomorrow
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NewsSix more councils get BSF approval
Schools secretary says another six local authorities will join scheme in three month's time
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NewsNew planning regime to fast-track major projects
Energy and transport schemes can apply from March under new system that will save £300m a year
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NewsBuilders in distress double in a year
But latest quarterly data shows fewer construction firms in financial crisis over the past three months
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NewsTop five reader comments: 15 July
Frustration with health and safety bureaucracy, and fears for the future of both starchitects and surveying students
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron wins Lubetkin prize for Beijing Bird's Nest
Architect's 2008 Olympic stadium beats Foster's Beijing airport terminal and Arup's Water Cube to scoop RIBA non-EU prize
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NewsConnaught makes £13.3m bid to boost environmental services
Services provider also reports two other planned acquisitions and predicts 'strong' second-half performance in social housing
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NewsThink tank calls for locally based planning system
Bow Group says flexible system based around neighbourhoods would deliver homes more efficiently than regional plans