All Building articles in 2008 Issue 20
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NewsRefurb half a million homes by 2013, new group proposes
Coalition calls the Existing Homes Alliance calls for radical action to tackle old stock
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NewsNHS carbon footprint revealed
Buildings account for less than a quarter of health emissions according to new report. Sub metering recommended to reduce footprint
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NewsFalling house prices rock shares
Taylor Wimpey is biggest casuality among housebuilders with 7% drop in share price
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Engineers await deployment in Burma
Specialists in shelter and water sanitation likely to be first engineers to help victims of typhoon
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NewsImages: Grosvenor opens £1bn Liverpool One today
Developer unveils UK's largest city centre regeneration project in the heart of Liverpool
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NewsHave you been drinking, sir?
Or perhaps there is another explanation for scaling the roof of a pub in such a reckless fashion
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NewsOil fears boost Brown's nuclear ambitions
Prime minister says need to diversify energy supply means replacing existing nuclear power plants will not be enough
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Digger driver dies in 21m plunge
Digger falls onto main Bristol commuter route after coming off steep road when bucket lowered suddenly
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Barratt names Bob Lawson as non-exec chairman
Housebuilder hires “amiable” recruitment firm boss to replace retiring incumbent Charles Toner
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NewsMay house prices fall 2.8%
The average price of a home has fallen 4.4% over the last 12 months according to Nationwide report
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NewsRail bridge debris halts services into Liverpool Street - images
Commuter chaos after work to move an East London Line extension bridge damages main line tracks
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Commercial rents set to fall
RICS survey predicts credit crunch will dampen tenant demand in the commercial sector
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NewsAHMM wins RIBA London Building of the Year award
Westminster Academy by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris emerges as early frontrunner for Stirling Prize
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NewsQueen opens Royal Institution after Farrell refurb
Official unveiling of £22m upgrade of Grade I listed building
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NewsThe Weekly Green Gauge 27 May 2008
Earth works, wasps and the Greedy West in the weekly round up.
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Construction firms shop around for legal advice
Survey shows majority of UK firms regularly switch legal advisers, valuing quality above price
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NewsDavid McLean cuts 30 housing jobs
Developer cuts workforce by 10% as it reveals 2007 pre-tax loss of £3.9m
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NewsPlanning rules to toughen up on World Heritage sites
Government seeks to increase constraints on developments near World Heritage sites such as Stonehenge
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Telford Homes hit by sales slowdown
Housebuilder says sales have dropped since March due to lack of confidence in the housing market
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NewsKeltbray demolition: making way for the Walkie Talkie
Watch the uncoventional method Keltbray used to demolish a 25-storey building standing in the way of Rafael Vinoly's City skyscraper