All Building articles in 29 November 2013
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NewsPrince's charity to launch heritage regeneration training scheme
The Prince’s Regeneration Trust has been awarded a grant to help start a training scheme for people interested in heritage site regeneration
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NewsHeathrow to consult public on runway proposals
Airport seeks to determine which of two proposals to expand Heathrow’s capacity shortlisted by the Davies Commission has the most public support
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Information - Building
COPY: UK GCIP Map
UK Government Construction and Infrastructure Pipeline - The Breakdown
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CommentWonders and blunders with Rob Russell
Rob Russell wonders at the world’s largest unreinforced concrete roof, on Rome’s Pantheon, but despairs at Victor Emmanuel’s overbearing altar to egotism
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CommentLet's spread construction's outstanding successes
Failing to shout about and share good practice is as big a problem as lack of investment in R D
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CommentWomen consultants strenghten client relationships
Teams drawn from both sexes are more likely to go down well with clients
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CommentThe skills shortage may drag construction down
This week’s OECD international league table on education reminds us in the UK that we can take nothing for granted - and that’s true too of construction
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NewsDamien Hirst's housing scheme submitted for planning
The 750-home development, to be built over a 10-15 year schedule, will generate 100 construction jobs every year.
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NewsIndustry hails boost for renewable heat
Government plans to sure up ailing scheme receive industry leader’s approval
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CommentBuilding regs is the right place for housing standards
The government’s review may have been long winded, but it looks like it could deliver a better system
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CommentWe shouldn't work on projects where workers suffer
Visiting Qatar last month, I was struck by the segregation between rich and poor
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NewsGovernment to clamp down on bogus self employment
Autumn Statement: Drive to stamp out bogus self employment part of fresh crackdown on tax avoidance
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NewsOsborne pledges £30m for Heatherwick's garden bridge
Chancellor effectively agrees to write off the VAT on the London project
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NewsGovernment sets out raft of fresh planning reforms
Autumn Statement: A series of tweaks to the planning system have been announced in a bid to speed up development
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NewsCouncils get housebuilding boost
Autumn Statement: Borrowing limits for councils to fund housebuilding to be increased, with £1bn also made available to unlock large housing schemes
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NewsBrazil World Cup stadiums to miss deadline
Every stadium still under construction for the 2014 Brazil World Cup will miss Fifa’s original deadline of 31 December
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NewsNew commercial work in London doubles in two years
Contractor survey finds rapid turnaround in the capital with cost inflation new concern
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NewsHorizon appoints nuclear engineers
Atkins, Amec and Cavendish win support roles to new Wylfa nuclear project for the next three years