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NewsDeciphering the Code: Part three
In the last of our Q&A sessions on the Code for Sustainable Homes Simon Jones, a senior consultant at BRE, answers your queries on HLPs airtightness and sustainable materials
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NewsCabe proposes Gateway 'design pact'
Developers, councils and government bodies are to be asked to sign up to a “design pact” to ensure high standards of design within the Thames Gateway, it was announced last week.Cabe published a consultation on a design pact which would commit developers to adhere to certain design principles on issues ...
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Amusement park owners fined over site death
Maintenance accident could have been avoided, says HSE Inspector
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NewsGillette Corner regeneration project approved
Multi million pound conversion project has green light
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NewsBrown launches sustainability institute
Prime minister pledges to work with other Governments on new green standards at today’s Thames Gateway Forum
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NewsWYG appoints new managing director for new division
Consultant restructures firm to include three new divisions to join new management services
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NewsLiving the dream
How many people know exactly what they want to do when they leave school, askes the EC Harris QS
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Gleeds advises the Helix on £25m lottery win
Consultant cost advisor to the bid for the Big Lottery Fund’s Living Landmark programme
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NewsBrown reveals £9bn plans for Thames Gateway
Prime minister reveals plans to create 225,000 jobs by 2016 at Thames Gateway Forum
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NewsThree Davis Langdon projects shortlisted for £50m lottery fund
Public vote sees three schemes including Eden Project's the Edge reach final shortlist
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NewsFaithful + Gould scouts for QS talent in schools
Consultant organises interactive student workshop in Nottingham to offer a taste of the profession
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NewsRedeploy frontline QSs to win construction battle
A shortage of QSs is holding up the upgrade of the Ministry of Defence's £18bn estate. The chairman of Rider Levett Bucknall says a smarter deployment of QS resource could ease the problem
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NewsHealth and safety from the Tudor days
No sign of any protective equipment whatsoever, and one of them is getting ready to go higher
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NewsNelson's new neighbour in Trafalgar Square
The London Mayor has built a two-bedroom house in Trafalgar Square to showcase energy saving devices
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NewsShortage of QSs throws Defence Estates into chaos
UK’s biggest client needs to double number of QSs to cope with upgrade of 18bn estate
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NewsOlympic builders need more green targets
Sustainable watchdog says there must be more green construction targets for Games
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £150m Cumbria road contract
Connect CNDR subsidiary is named preferred bidder on 30-year contract
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Cluttons promotes two to partner
Consultant promotes two at the project and building consultancy department
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NewsDamning research on micro-renewable performance
First major study on PV, wind and CHP finds that the systems only generate less than a tenth of their potential capacity and value of energy export is low