All Building articles in 27 November 2009
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NewsDubai companies labelled “junk” by credit agency
Standard & Poor’s assigned rating lower than investment grade to Emaar and five other companies, and four Dubai banks
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NewsTesco plans £160m superstore scheme in east London
Scheme designed by ColladoCollins will include 400 residential units, shops, cafes, a library and hotel
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NewsLondon mayor will miss affordable homes target for 2011
Recession is blamed for delay in creating 50,000 affordable homes
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Birmingham may need two stations for high-speed line
Proposals for a high-speed network could mean the city gains two more train stations
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NewsMcLaren wins first job under £300m Royal Mail framework
Contractor to start work on £1.5m refurbishment of a sorting office in Cheshire later this month
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NewsCement industry must do more to cut CO2 emissions, says report
International Energy Agency calls for more use of alternative fuels and development of carbon capture technologies
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NewsBritish Library boasts one of UK's most airtight buildings
The £26m Additional Storage Building in West Yorkshire also features high-tech storage and fire prevention systems
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NewsBarratt unveils plans for £250m Kincardineshire development
Housebuilder and Drum Property Group reveal 1,500-home scheme for coastal town of Stonehaven
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NewsAll homes to be fitted with smart meters
Government unveils long-awaited plan to help households cut their energy bills and carbon emissions
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NewsLeeds given more power over regeneration
Pilot programme brings together 11 councils, regional partners and central government to create devolved housing and regeneration board
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NewsKing's Cross opens its new ticket hall
Capacity is doubled to ease congestion at one of London's busiest underground stations
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NewsDubai on the edge of a precipice
Stephen Fidler on how the emirate got into the current mess and how it might claw its way out
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News2012 carbon report: Beijing's Water Cube trumps Aquatic centre
Report on carbon footprint finds centrepiece of Beijing Olympics used quarter of the materials needed for Zaha Hadid landmark
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NewsCouncils receive £135m for green homes
Housing and Planning Delivery Grant means 375 councils will receive about £350k each
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NewsUAE hosts national day celebrations despite financial gloom
UAE's 38th anniversary is mired by Dubai's debt crisis and news opening date for Burj Dubai tower has been pushed back again
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NewsShine a light!
Traffic warning devices are conspicuously absent during this maintenance operation on London's roads
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NewsGovernment to outlaw worker blacklisting
Lord Young reveals plan to stamp out 'despicable practice' of barring trade union activists from employment
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NewsCrossrail names Martin Rowark as new procurement head
Previous deputy head of Olympic procurement and Davis Langdon railways chief takes over from Steve Rowsell
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NewsNew orders rise in November but activity heads on down
Marginal rise is first for 21 months but sector activity continues to decline
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NewsViñoly's Vdara hotel opens at Las Vegas' CityCenter
Other elements by Foster, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Pelli Clarke Pelli, Daniel Libeskind and Helmut Jahn also to open shortly