All Building articles in 10 January 2014 – Page 5
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News
Ryder launches fresh research push
Architect launches range of new research initiatives to build on its 60th celebration
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Comment
Andrew Warren
Andrew Warren is honorary president of the Association for the Conservation of Energy
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Comment
Can our politicians set a carbon saving example to the world?
Cutting our carbon emissions is not just a matter of technical measures, it requires a dramatic cultural change and real political will
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Comment
If the hair shirt fits...
Star architects seem to care more about aesthetics and brand than they do about the planet
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News
UK construction braced for surge in migrant workers
As restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian workers are lifted, industry is divided over immigration
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News
Stratford's International Quarter: Living in glass houses
More than 300 homes go on sale in residential development near Olympic park
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Features
Country focus: The Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of Europe’s great trading nations but the slowdown in the eurozone has hit the economy hard. Ted Peek of Arcadis and Magda Skalska-Burgess of EC Harris review prospects for the Dutch construction market
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News
Electrical firm bosses call for safety certifying overhaul
Department for Communities and Local Government now investigating implementation of the competent person schemes
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Comment
Walkie Scorchie: Warming up
Right to light cases are traditionally fairly straightforward, but could the ‘Walkie Scorchie’ effect change all that? Richard Manyon considers some of the issues
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Features
Center Parcs: The place beyond the pines
Center Parcs’ £250m resort will cater for 4,000 visitors in a forest in the green belt just outside Milton Keynes. So how do you build a self-sufficient small town in the middle of a wood? And get permission to do it?
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Features
Predictions for construction in 2014
Set after set of positive data means construction may finally dare to be optimistic. We look to the skies to predict what 2014 may have in store
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News
Boris warns over Allowable Solution plans
Mayor of London urges the government to require London housebuilders to keep the energy projects that they will have to undertake to meet carbon standards from 2016 in the capital
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News
Industry leaders urge action on flood resilience
ICE and Riba call for changes to building regulations and planning guidance to improve the flood resilience of future developments
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Features
What to specify: Roofing products
The sky’s the limit for ingenious roofing solutions, whether it be for use on grade II-listed buildings or shopping centres in Milton Keynes
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Comment
2014 predictions: Wishful thinking
Ann Minogue offers some hopes and predictions for 2014, and has a bone to pick with the construction industry’s fairy godmother …
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Comment
Construction Act: Super size me
When parliament served up adjudication in the Construction Act, it intended it to be a fast, cheap way of sorting out a dispute. But it’s turned into something much bigger than that.
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