All Building articles in 18 December 2009
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FeaturesFirst impressions: BIG's Faroe Islands education centre
Students from the Royal College of Art and Nottingham Trent University comment on the Torshavn scheme
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NewsConstruction sites under blanket of snow
Images sent in by Building readers show how severe weather has affected building work across the country this week
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NewsBSRIA appointed to insulation and retrofit trial role
Energy Saving Trust project will monitor energy and record data on solid wall insulation and retrofit in 200 homes
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NewsBank of England keeps interest rate at 0.5%
Housebuilders welcome continuing freeze but want lenders to relax borrowing criteria for mortgages
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NewsApollo Group buys Goldhall Electrical
Purchase of south-west based firm is further step toward national coverage for group
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NewsSME register proposed to combat cowboys
Federation of Master Builders proposal aims to prove builder competency to homeowners
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NewsContractors set to suspend work on Dubai metro
Row over $10bn owed by client could delay opening of metro's green line
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NewsAllied vs Paradigm Housing: Was the dispute crystallised?
Our legal expert discussed a dispute over payment between a housebuilder and contractor
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NewsQatar plans to build $1bn solar power plant
Middle East identified as 'boom centre' for solar energy
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News
Woman sues for £1m after partner is crushed to death
Contractor Harris Calnan accused of negligence after crane topples and kills carpenter on site in north London
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NewsBuilding the Burj
Building interviews the structural engineer who worked on the Burj Dubai in the week it officially opened
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NewsCompletion date scrapped for Masdar eco-city
Developer says delays to 'world's first carbon-neutral city' in Abu Dhabi desert due to technological challenges
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NewsBuilding and RICS join up for election hustings
Sign up to grill experts on property, housing and construction from the three main political parties
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NewsConstruction of Tate Modern extension starts
Herzog & de Meuron's £215m project is due to be completed in 2012
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NewsKickstart funding boosts Persimmons foward sales 40%
Housebuilder says it has received extra £50m under government scheme to support construction of new homes
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NewsCostain boasts order book of £2.6bn
Trading update says company increased order book for 2009 by 30% and secured £850m of work for 2010
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NewsStalled Silken hotel bought by main creditor
Subsidiary of bank that put Foster-designed scheme into administration scoops it up after Middle Eastern bidder pulls out
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NewsExperts warn recession may cause on-site danger
“Drastic reduction” in health and safety budgets and rise in site managers’ responsibilities could increase number of injuries
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NewsA lesson in igloo-building
Pair of builders spend seven hours and use 1,000 ice blocks on snow structure
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NewsSnow holds up work on 2012 aquatics centre
Safety issues resulting from bad weather affect activity across London's Olympic park