All Building articles in 15 August 2008 – Page 8
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Dave Hampton on green gurus part 2
The Carbon Coach runs through numbers four to ten in our list of the most important green building figures
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Redhall reshuffles board after profit doubles
Enginnering firm apppoints new chief operating officer and chief finance officer as it posts £1.9m interim profit
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Readymix slashes workforce by 15%
Concrete supplier reports £9.6m first loss after demand for pre-cast concrete products falls 25.7%
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Berkeley wins planning for 500-home Sevenoaks scheme
Secretary of State rejects local council's ojbection to mixed-use scheme on edge of nature reserve
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Tesco caught up in Turkish bribery case
Developer who sold site to Tesco has been accused of bribing a Turkish politician to speed through planning permission
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We need political will for the existing stock
The answers are there to reduce emissions from UK housing. Once the UKGBC wraps up its consultation - the 18th piece of work in this policy area since 2000 - it's time for Whitehall to finally act, says David Strong
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Human error caused Liverpool Street rail bridge collapse
Report concludes subcontractor error in positioning Teflon plate caused bridge accident that led to rail rush-hour chaos
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Beijing volunteers raise the bar for London 2012
The London organising committee will have a hard job emulating Beijing if everything is scrutinised to the nth degree
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Construction's cyclists pay homage to Herne Hill Velodrome
Teams from Hopkins and the ODA are among those riding in the tyre tracks of Bradley Wiggins and Reg Harris
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Bill Dunster plans luxury log cabins for eco-tourists
£50k holiday homes would not need a connection to electricity, gas or sewerage utilities
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Olympic media centre ‘up to £90m over budget’
Sources also put funding gap at Lend Lease’s £1bn Olympic village project at £400m
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Government spends £16m to bail out eco-home scheme
English Partnerships hands over site for £1 to save flagship Peterborough scheme from credit crunch
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ISG dropped from £130m Make development
Contractor ISG has been dropped from the £130m final phase of a mixed-use development in south London after failing to agree a price for the scheme.
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Regeneration slump
Investors in commercial property in regeneration areas have seen their returns slump compared to the general market, a new survey has found.
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WSP wins Trinidad rail project
WSP has been appointed programme manager on a 100km rail extension in Trinidad.
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Saddam payments
Bridge builder Mabey & Johnson has said in its annual results that it “may” have made two payments to Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2002 in breach of UN sanctions.
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Throw us a lifeline, not more red tape
Small construction businesses are one of the few sectors that can save the economy from sinking without trace. So why, asks Colin Harding, is HM Revenue and Customs doing its utmost to make sure they go down with the ship?
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Lending support
While my interests are different to those of David Strong (20 June, page 43), I am glad to lend my support to his criticisms of the current unsatisfactory state of “building control” in England and Wales.
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I want to be a lawn
When it comes to green roofs, there are two points that are often understated. First, microclimate and second, the protection to the material elements of a building.
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Letter of intent
The CaseThe Defendant wished to have refurbishment and regeneration works carried out to a number of houses and flats on the Clapham Park Estate. The Claimant tendered for these works and a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) was sent to the Claimant in June 2007 recording the Defendant’s intention to enter ...