All Building articles in 02 December 2011 – Page 3
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NewsOxford Street works cause road closures amid crush fears
Westminster council closed parts of the London shopping street on Saturday and Sunday
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NewsOne retrofit needed every minute to meet 2050 green targets
Report criticised performance gap between effectiveness of energy efficiency measures and designed performance
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NewsChris Huhne plans 32,000 wind turbine push
Internal report proposes huge expansion in wind power
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NewsScottish government to unveil 80-project pipeline
Infrastructure secretary Alex Neil will set out £60bn programme this week
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NewsCarillion JV bags £395m contract in Qatar
Contractor will lead construction of 31 hectare mixed-use scheme
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NewsHS2 plans tunnel under the Chilterns
Government finds extra £500m for the proposal, reports suggest
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CommentRainy Sky vs Kookmin Bank: Common sense prevails
Be reassured that commercial agreements you make will be upheld in a common sense way by the courts, as demonstrated by the Supreme Court’s recent decision on this case
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NewsHousebuilding increases for first time in six months
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply warns rise in housing activity is not a “new dawn” for the sector
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NewsOlympic boss joins Berkeley Group
John Armitt appointment unveiled as housebuilder posts strong results
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FeaturesHydropower: Water works
With all the controversy over solar, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that hydropower produces a thousand times more electricity. Building investigates a power source that could light up the industry
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NewsSquire and Partners to redevelop listed hospital
Firm will work with City & Country Group to restore 1906 building in West Sussex
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CommentThat rare thing: Hope
The government has proven that it recognises the crucial part construction can play in economic recovery
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NewsHalf of health and safety laws to go in three years
Employment minister promises to ‘put common sense back at the heart of health and safety’
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NewsTimber frame industry tackles fire safety
UK Timber Frame Association and HSE have joined forces to promote more fire resistant time frame systems
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NewsPlanning submitted for 'eco-mosque'
Marks Barfield Architects has submitted a planning application for “Britain’s first eco-mosque” in Cambridge
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CommentMy Digital Life…John Marriott
There’s no going halfway for this project manager - everything is done quickly and in large volumes!
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CommentDeeds: Signed, sealed, delivered
Deeds hark back to the time of Dickens and used to be delivered by hand. But how do they work in the 21st century? A recent case reveals the answer
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CommentGreen Deal proposals: Deal or no deal?
The government wants to reduce our utility bills and cut emissions at no cost to itself. Its answer is the Green Deal, published last week: get private investors to offer loans to pay for insulation. So what kind of reaction have the proposals received?