All Building articles in 18 July 2008 – Page 2
-
News
Arup to put £4.5bn Heathrow rail plan to minister
Engineer proposes private finance model for extended high-speed rail network linking airport to Continent and regions
-
News
Michelmersh warns of escalating costs as brick demand falls
Brick manufacturer says rising costs of energy and raw materials remain major issue for industry
-
News
Government sets criteria for selecting nuclear sites
Sites will be ruled out if they are near heavily populated locations or in areas of seismic risk
-
News
APC Trainer on... real estate strategy (T079 Strategic Real Estate Consultancy)
You'll need to consider all the angles if you're going to impress the assessors on this one...
-
News
Amec buys Slovak nuclear services firm
Engineer acquires AllDeco for £11.1m as part of strategy to expand international nuclear business
-
News
Park hopes for sweet success in world-breaking attempt
Office workers use 250,000 Smarties to create largest ever mural depicting London landmarks
-
News
Zero-carbon houses cost up to £47,000 more to build
First government Code level six figures show varied extra budgets to achieve zero carbon for different housing types
-
News
At last a draft Construction Bill, but at what cost?
The government has revealed amendments to the Construction Act, but its flawed consultation process could undermine the proposals
-
News
London Festival of Architecture attracts 250,000 people
Month long festival includes more than 600 events to become 'world's largest celebration of architecture'
-
News
Housing growth points: can we build our way out of a crisis?
Several areas tackling low housing demand are now getting money to build extra homes, but can they juggle the two tasks?
-
News
London architect reveals bamboo building in Taiwan
Bamboo screen that enables natural ventilation without compromising security could provide local model for sustainable housing
-
News
Westminster Academy bookies’ favourite for Stirling
AHMM school is named as 3/1 front-runner for architectural prize
-
News
Makin wins approval for Manchester's first zero-carbon flats
Moylan Homes' sustainable city-centre housing development will be green in more ways than one
-
News
Boris Johnson slams Grainger scheme in north London
Mayor of London criticises ‘unacceptable’ redevelopment of Ward’s Corner
-
News
Scotland to build Europe's largest onshore wind farm
South Lanarkshire scheme will let Scotland hit its renewables target
-
News
Downturn leads Wolseley to cut senior UK jobs
UK managing director and HR director leave as company continues to slash costs
-
News
Close dirty coal-fired power stations, says environment committee
Government must set deadline for coal-fired power stations to use 'clean coal'
-
News
London wind turbine underperforms according to study
Elephant & Castle Proven unit produce just over a half of predicted energy during trial amounting to 150 tonnes of CO2