All Building articles in 02 October 2015 – Page 4
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Features1 million homes: Hitting the mark
Housing minister Brandon Lewis has publicly stated that he wants to see over one million homes built in the next five years. But can the sector meet this challenge?
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NewsWates closes landmark Shepherd deal
Firm set to increase turnover by £300m with acquisition of Shepherd’s engineering and facilities management arms this week
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Building intelligence: Q2 2015
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output remained flat over the quarter, but registered above levels recorded for the same period last year. Experian Economics reports
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CommentWe need answers
World events rumble on and we must focus on the problems we can fix. Jeremy Corbyn is right that radical action is needed to resolve the housing crisis, but his plan to print money will drag us back to the 1970s
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CommentA 10 year stretch
Those working in the Middle East should be aware of ‘decennial liability’, which makes you liable for problems with a building for up to a decade after completion
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FeaturesTracker: August 2015
After last month’s positive movement, the construction activity indicator falls into negative territory for the month, while employment prospects take a nervy dip
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NewsHousing association secures £250m bond
Metropolitan becomes first association since Budget to issue bond for new housebuilding
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NewsBam appoints South east regional director
Adam Harding to be firm’s regional director for South East
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NewsSweett Group wins roles on projects worth £100m
Firm appointed by Amec Foster Wheeler and WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff for three projects in Westminster
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CommentWater–forecasting a riskier investment climate
Flooding and water shortages could increase if confidence in weather and climate forecasting drops, despite the evidence for climate change
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FeaturesBirmingham: New Street cred
It was never going to take a lot to improve on the squalid eyesore of the 1960s incarnation of Birmingham New Street Station. Shame though about the whiff of fakery
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NewsCathedral kicks off £200m Brighton scheme
Work starts on regeneration of old municipal market building in city centre
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NewsEngland 'needs 11,000 primary school classrooms'
Scape research report estimates school pupil population to rise by 336,000 in next nine years
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NewsLabour to go on 'attack' on housing
Shadow housing team begin to outline Labour’s approach to housing, including proposal to build 100,000 council homes a year
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NewsDrax pulls out of £1bn carbon capture scheme
Energy firm blames move on government decision to remove renewables from exemption to Climate Change Levy
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