All Building articles in 20 June 2008
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NewsThe top 5 American green buildings
The founder of green website Jetson Green picks his five best completed projects in America, from housing schemes to a hotel and an office
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Developer pulls out of £100m Croydon scheme
Credit crunch forces Hyde Housing Association to withdraw from project to build 500 homes and a pool
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NewsFoster + Partners could be flown in to save Euro 2012
British architect one of two finalists for revamp of Ukraine’s largest stadium
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NewsGovernment puts wind power at heart of energy strategy
John Hutton announces plans for 4000 onshore wind turbines as part of renewable energy strategy
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NewsThe rotating tower block is dreadful – but Brits are to blame
We can knock Vinoly's London eco-chimney, but UK developers and architects are being equally gaudy and ungracious in Dubai
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NewsGovernment favours positive discrimination
Equalities Bill lets firms favour female or ethnic-minority job applicants over equally able white males
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NewsReport warns of 'eco-slums'
Local Government Association attacks the way eco-towns programme is bypassing the planning system
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NewsPlanning Bill survives rebel attack
Bill survives Commons vote after key concessions given to pacify rebel MPs
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NewsSeeing trees for the wood
Government’s eco-report shows it's serious, but what difference could a biomass fuel economy make to the way we heat our homes?
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CIOB appoints architect as president
Keith Pickavance becomes only the second architect to be appointed president of the Chartered Institute of Building
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NewsCarillion wins contracts worth £1.3bn in Middle East
Work includes £200m infrastructure win on Emaar's Burj and a £200m contract for a new F1 hotel
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NewsCouncils increase use of temporary stop notices
Incidents of local authorities halting work on construction sites rises 131% in past year
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NewsFour contract wins on the Shard
Works packages for London Bridge scheme agreed for piling, facades, steel and lifts
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NewsWorld's first revolving tower set for Dubai - images
Each floor of the 80-storey skyscraper will spin around a central core
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NewsSMC reports robust trading and restructures debt
Listed architect reports “substantial growth” in Asia, with potential to expand in Middle East
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NewsIsraeli philanthropist saves Cutty Sark
Donation by shipping magnate enables completion of conservation work and gallery construction
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NewsEco-towns: creating a legacy
Eco-towns are an opportunity to embed vital lessons on community development and must not become a veiled attempt to boost housebuilding
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NewsWalking the plank
These chaps may be sure-footed but they could do with some clamps and harnesses just in case
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NewsLaing O’Rourke starts work on Liverpool stadium
Enabling commences on £350m, 60,000-seater stadium designed by Ryder HKS
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NewsGovernment agrees £133m training deal with Constructionskills
Funds for training body will go towards new apprenticeships and bursaries over a three-year period