All Building articles in 18 September 2009 – Page 6
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EU complaint delays water regs by six months
The implementation of water-saving regulations has been delayed for six months after a last-minute EU intervention
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Trailblazing UK Passivhaus set to hit only code level three
Research shows Denby Dale home would reach only level three of the Code for Sustainable Homes despite high fuel savings
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Charity must justify prince’s role
The Charity Commission has asked the Prince’s Foundation to explain its relationship with Prince Charles, after a complaint from the anti-monarchy group, Republic.
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Part L changes could increase emissions
Planned changes include software glitches that penalise homes using recognised low-carbon technologies such as biomass boilers
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Errors and surprises: Part L changes
Hoare Lea’s study into the changes in the software used to calculate compliance with Part L
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Unlimited liability time on cards
Contractors could be left with huge bills and no insurance, if a proposed law is passed
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Comment
Westfield fit-out dispute: An everyday story of building folk
This shopfitting dispute sounds hair-raising, but it is really nothing out of the ordinary. That’s because people who work in construction are like everyone else: they mess up
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Comment
Carbon-ready building
Given the importance – and extraordinary difficulty – of tackling climate change, we need to come up with some pretty spectacular solutions
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Carillion boss calls for BSF sample schemes to be scrapped
The chief executive of Carillion has said that up to a quarter of the cost of the government’s Building Schools for the Future programme could be saved by scrapping sample schemes and reducing build costs
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Comment
What Bordon really wants
As the meeting secretary of BAAG – the Bordon Area Action Group – I am writing to correct the impression that everything in Bordon is lovely (11 September, page 46)
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BRE to help out trade body
BRE has signed a deal with Constructing Excellence to take on a significant portion of the trade body’s overheads
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Comment
Wonders & Blunders with Sandy Nairne
Sandy Nairne chooses two art galleries: one in Germany that set a new standard for art and architecture, and another in London that, unfortunately, did much the same
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Olympic bosses fight over shock maintenance bill
ODA and Locog lock horns over ‘£90m’ cost of running facilities between completion and Games
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University ‘inundated’ by framework bids
Manchester university is struggling to put together a £22m-a-year framework after being swamped with about 600 applications
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Foster + Partners in bid to build in outer space
Practice joins European consortium interested in investigating idea of settlements on the Moon
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Features
Media City, Salford: This is the BBC
Developer Peel Holdings and Bovis Lend Lease enjoy a high level of trust – which is just as well, because when they took on the Beeb’s new studios at MediaCity in Salford, there was a fair degree of risk involved – and getting the project in before the pips was ...
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Barclays proposes colleges fund
Barclays is to write to colleges left without funding by the Learning and Skills Council debacle, setting out details of a possible lending model.
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Comment
A balanced scoresheet
We read with interest your article (28 August, page 10) concerning the appointment of Turner & Townsend for the Hoe Valley scheme in Woking
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First edition? Inventor attempts to ‘print’ building
Pavilion near Pisa is first building to be constructed using Enrico Dini’s ‘structural ink’ technology