All Building articles in 16 August 2013 - Tablet Edition
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NewsAmey and Lagan win £415m Scottish roads job
Contractors to deliver upgrade to M8, M73 and M74 over the next four years
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NewsGovernment shows 'no conviction' in tackling late payment
Chair of cross-party inquiry blasts government for lack of urgency in dealing with the problem
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NewsSubbie failures cost Renew £2.9m
But cost of unpaid contracts offset by exceptional gains elsewhere
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NewsAdmiralty Arch luxury hotel wins planning
Luxury hotel approved despite no uplift in social housing money
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NewsFears over plan to scrap Code for Sustainable Homes
Government proposals raise concerns that vital areas of sustainability will not be covered by fresh standards
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NewsNumber of signed Green Deals tops 100
Latest official figures show number of signed Green Deal plans hit 132, with one plan now ‘live’
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NewsStricken Sidell Gibson owes £2.5m
Firm enters liquidation after mounting debts and problem jobs
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NewsLiverpool convention centre granted planning
Design by Denton Corker Marshall includes a 216-room hotel
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NewsKnock-on costs of HS2 total £80bn
Study by the Institute of Economic Affairs argues scheme is poor value for money
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FeaturesPleasure piers: The test of time
Six of the best UK seaside piers that have survived adversity
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FeaturesMy Olympic legacy
Six leading figures who worked on the London Olympics explain how the experience is shaping the work they do now
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FeaturesHalcyon days of yore
Hansom remembers some of the best industry gossip over the last five decades including a Bovis party in 1975, a parachute-jumping QS and a fervent timeshare pitch
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CommentDays gone by
This August, we’re taking a trip back through summer months of the past and celebrating the industry’s heritage
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FeaturesGrand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #6
Geoffrey Bawa’s house in Sri Lanka is chosen as the last destination for our grand tour of the world’s most sustainable buildings
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FeaturesGrand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #5
Why the Visitor Centre at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens deserves a place on the grand tour of sustainable buildings
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FeaturesGrand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #4
A grand tour of the world’s most sustainable buildings leads us to the Co-op HQ in Manchester
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FeaturesGrand Tour: Breakthroughs in sustainability #3
Bournville Village in Birmingham is chosen for the grand tour of sustainble buildings for its basis in community needs
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CommentLip service not enough
Sustainability is more than just carbon or energy - it’s about the whole life cycle of a building, for both new build and retrofit