All Building articles in 16 March 2012 – Page 2
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Five bold steps that would kick start UK infrastructure investment and growth
Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s UK head of building, infrastructure and construction on the government’s infrastructure push
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Greater Manchester to 'earn back' up to £30m a year of tax
City region agrees deal with Whitehall that includes recouping proportion of national tax take to invest in growth
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Mitie launches new integrated fit-out business
Strategic outsourcing and energy-services firm creates £240m Built Environment unit
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Ecobuild gets into gear
Delegates toy with Danish construction techniques as world’s biggest sustainability event hots up
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Olympics boss calls for relaxation of marketing rules
ODA chair says strict rules restricting construction firms from promoting their Olympics work should be relaxed
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Barker scraps 'one size fits all' Green Deal warranties
Government scraps plans for life time warranties on every Green Deal measure
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Sustainability white paper out now
Building’s Sustainability White Paper is a perfect primer for green building and is being launched at Ecobuild today
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Homeowners 'compromising effectiveness' of loft insulation
Research claims just one in 10 homes gets the full benefit of loft insulation
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Top BREEAM award goes to the dogs
Latest sustainability roll of honour unveiled at Ecobuild conference
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Modular building specialists chosen for £200m framework
Twelve specialists chosen to help deliver government’s drive to build more standardised public buildings
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UBM announces Ecobuild India
World’s largest sustainable construction event will launch in Mumbai next year
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TClarke profit down despite increased revenue
Building services contractor sees operating profit margin squeezed to 2.6%
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Balfour Beatty and Autodesk strike £7.5m BIM deal
Agreement, the largest of its type in construction, will see contractor rapidly adopting BIM technology
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Severfield-Rowen looks to India as profit dips
Structural steel group reports preliminary pre-tax profit of £6.8m, down from £11.1m in 2010
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Galliford Try bags £56m in London work
Contract wins include health and social care centre and three affordable housing schemes
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'Super sewer' could create 9,000 construction jobs
Report backed by TUC and London First calls on government to proceed with £4bn Thames Tunnel scheme
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Mears reports 9% growth in pre-tax profits
Social housing and care services group says 2011 pre-tax profit was £31.5m on total group revenue of £589m
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Poor planning and design contributed to riots, report finds
Leading architect Irena Baumann says regeneration of city centres has created a visable wealth gap
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Volker and Colas net £65m Birmingham contracts
Contractors named preferred bidders for A45 transport-corridor work and Birmingham Airport runway extension
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Cameron promises 'controversial' airport plans
Prime minister says aviation strategy will detail ‘pros and cons’ of new Thames estuary airport