All Building articles in 06 September 2013 – Page 2
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Is it time for a radical rethink of Building Regulations?
Making developers liable for a building’s performance would benefit both customer and industry
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AFC Wimbledon eyes new stadium
AFC Wimbledon launches bid to return to new stadium at its traditional home in Wimbledon
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Government to tweak failing Green Deal cashback scheme
Greg Barker tells Green Deal providers that he is looking at ways to prevent £125m incentive scheme from being used almost entirely for boiler replacements
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Comment
Is there a business case for green buildings?
The industry needs to create a competitive supply chain capable of delivering high standards of sustainability, writes Shaun McCarthy
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Number of completed Green Deals rises to 12
There are now 12 ‘live’ Green Deal plans, while a further 372 plans have been signed by the customer the latest figures show
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Ministers exploring ways to extend Green Deal to vacant properties
Don Foster says he is working with Ed Davey to ensure private landlords can use Green Deal to retrofit vacant properties
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Galliford Try posts 17% rise in profit
Improved margin in housebuilding business and steady performance in construction helps firm to post profit of £74m
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Clegg wins argument over economy
Update: Lib Dems back motion supporting deficit reduction strategy and support greater flexibilities for councils to borrow to build more homes
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Comment
Cut red tape, not green development
Scrapping the Code for Sustainable Homes risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater
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Developer expects four month delay to Shell Centre revamp
Canary Wharf Group ‘disappointed’ at government’s decision to call in massive development on London’s South Bank
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Sappers repair critical bridge in Helmand
Sappers from Tidworth-based 22 Engineer Regiment have repaired a key bridge in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan
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Green buildings are simply better for people
We spend more than 80% of our lives in buildings, so let’s make them good places to be
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Developer eyes 'low-cost' fix for 'Walkie Scorchie' heat ray
Canary Wharf Group says cost of solution for solar glare problem on City tower likey to be in the “low single digit millions”
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UK firms sought for £1.7bn West Kowloon development
Boss dismisses concerns following rebooting of park design competition
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Kier and Wates mull new supply chain payment systems
Both Kier and Wates are considering introducing a ‘reverse factoring’ payment facility for subcontractors
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Balfour Beatty wins £40m helicopter base contract
Balfour Beatty has won a £40m job to build support facilities for Bristow Helicopters’ search and rescue service
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Prisk launches fresh £400m private-rented fund
The government has announced the opening of a competition for a £400m second round of the £1bn Build to Rent fund