All Building articles in 20 January 2012
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NewsBuild Up launched for career development
University of Westminster offers short career courses to help construction professionals further their careers
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CommentThe Green Deal: We're not getting insulation pre-assessments right
Insulation pre-assessments are key to the success of the Green Deal - but most are being carried out using completely the wrong method, warns sustainable building expert Neil May
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NewsRetail gloom leaves ISG facing £100m shortfall
Firm blames disappointing Christmas retail market for shortfall in projected revenue
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NewsRICS boss Sean Tompkins bags £98,700 bonus
Bonus took Tompkins’ remuneration to £308,700 in the year ended 31 July 2011
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NewsKeepmoat and Apollo merger to go ahead 'within a few weeks'
Incoming chief executive says basic plan for integration will be ready soon
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NewsMajor electrical firms line up to leave the ECA
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services among firms intending to terminate ECA membership amid dispute
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NewsArchitects’ body attacks RMJM for late pay to staff
RIAS says practice should treat staff properly as new redundancies are announced at Scottish office
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NewsGreen Deal could kill insulation industry ‘overnight’
Senior figures warn Green Deal could have ‘dramatic’ effect on insulation industry
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NewsSolar industry split over feed-in tariff legal battle
Solar firms call for High Court case to be dropped to end uncertainty around rates for customers
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NewsReview to look at green development incentives
Figures from inside and outside construction will look at how to improve sustainability in the industry
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NewsOcado sues Carillion for £1.2m in High Court
Firm claims that Carillion was liable for defects on its distribution centre
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NewsAFR open to acquisitions despite £1.2m pre-tax loss
Chief executive says firm would consider buying another architectural practice despite loss
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NewsWates goes top with 18 wins
Contracts worth £280m saw firm take the lead in December, when overall work dropped in value
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence Q3 2011
Against all expectations, construction output seems to have grown in 2011. Which means that it’s this year that the public spending cuts are really going to start hurting … Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesTop European contractors and housebuilders 2012: The multimillion euro question
Building introduces this year’s Top European contractors and housebuilders league tables by finding out why even the most successful firms need to be preparing for the worst
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FeaturesAndrew McNaughton: A Brit abroad
As chief operating officer of the biggest UK-based European contractor with a £15bn order book and profit north of £300m, Balfour Beatty’s Andrew McNaughton has more reason than most to be bullish. But, as he tells Building, there’s work out there for smaller firms too - if they know where ...
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FeaturesMoD work: Private sector-led plan of attack
The Ministry of Defence’s announcement that it won’t let any new construction contracts this year has left bidders in limbo, but could the imminent appointment of a private sector partner boost morale in the ranks?
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CommentRetail index: Contract awards fall sharply from November high
CPA forecasts 3% growth in 2012 despite weakening consumer spending