All Building articles in 23 March 2012
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NewsShuttleworth slams Shard as 'unsustainable'
Architect Ken Shuttleworth has labelled the Shard an unsustainable “greenhouse”
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NewsConstruction left waiting after Budget
Osborne fails to launch NPPF or provide practical measures on infrastructure push
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NewsArchitects put off by cost of public procurement
RIBA research finds almost two-thirds shun process
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NewsStunell: Performance of UK homes is a ‘joke’
Minister compares design-specification failures to motor industry of old
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NewsZero carbon targets for 2019 ‘won’t be met’
Developers tell Ecobuild session that CRC scheme will not incentivise energy efficiency improvements
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CommentCollaboration is the key to our green ambitions
Ecobuild speaker Dan Labbad explains why he accepted an invitation to join the Green Construction Board
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NewsPrisk’s green board on target
But Green Construction Board co-chair warns of tougher times ahead
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NewsLove arts: Culture in store for Southampton
Former department store site to become new arts complex
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NewsCost control meetings on RHI spark industry concern
Government already looking at measures to contain costs despite low take-up
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NewsDevelopers snub Green Deal as ‘complicated and risky’
Building’s Sustainability White Paper finds no developers currently banking on using the funding
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NewsKingston University's one-stop eco material site
University creates on-line materials library for construction professionals to search 1200 products
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RMJM Hong Kong hit with £100k staff claim
Workers ask for unpaid wages, expenses, and other missing payments
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NewsF+G completes £51m Northumberland academy
QS is consultant on the Northumberland Church of England Academy
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Movers and makers 23 March 2012: Flooring
A round up of the latest news from flooring manufacturers
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Comment
Inbox: 23 March 2012
This week one reader wonders why SMEs are treated so badly; others are confused over the state of the housing market… and the Construction Act; while the railways get a passenger scratching his head
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CommentThe TCC and standard final accounts disputes
High Court judges are rebelling and want to send standard final accounts disputes to the county courts. All very well, but it would be a lot quicker to get adjudicators to hear them
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Anti-static flooring
Sika supplied 13,500m2 of Sikafloor 262 AS Thixo for the assembly hall at the Mini plant in Oxford
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NewsFrench firm Artelia buys QS Appleyards
Company looks to expand into hospitality, retail and rail sectors
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CommentHansom: Use your assets
This week, a high-vis clothing firm enlists the help of a former Ecuador president, an architecture boss hopes animal behaviour will help her win The Apprentice, and the Energy Saving Trust generates heat