All Building articles in 20 June 2008 – Page 2
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NewsTo all those green naysayers...
Carbon coach Dave Hampton passionately argues why we have to maintain sustainability despite the difficulties of economic conditions
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NewsMiddle East boosts Atkins profit by 30%
Substantial growth in the Gulf sees yearly pre-tax profit jump to £91.9m
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NewsTougher flooding regulations required for new homes
Homes being built without flood resistance is "scandalous" says author of report into 2007 floods
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NewsDemolition video: Geordies lose their bottle as brewery makes way for students
Newcastle Brown Ale bottling plant is demolished by Sir Bobby Robson to make way for Downing college development
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Capita Symonds to control noise at Glastonbury
Firm to monitor noise levels at music festival to comply with new regulations
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NewsConstruction fails to match Egan's vision
Survey shows that not enough progress has been made to meet targets set by Sir John Egan 10 years ago
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NewsMay house sales down 37% as lending falls 56%
UK house sales collapse as credit crunch drives down mortgage lending
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NewsGovernment faces legal challenge over Hertfordshire housing targets
Hertfordshire council is challenging East of England Plan to build over 80,000 homes in the county
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NewsNew benchmark rewards genuine carbon cuts
Carbon Trust standard will encourage firms to make genuine improvements rather than use carbon offsetting
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Steel prices set to rocket
Forecast 40% rise in steel price this year on the back of iron ore inflation will hit construction costs hard
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NewsImages: Construction of Make's sculpture in Nottingham
Ken Shuttleworth attends the completion of UK's tallest freestanding piece of public art
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NewsScaffolding boss receives prison sentence
Rotherham scaffolder sentenced to three months after 6m fall seriously injures untrained employee
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NewsStyles & Wood issues second profit warning
Retail fit-out firm says it has been hit by 'significant project deferrals'
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Fitzpatrick Contractors wins Olympic Park highways job
ODA awards Fitzpatrick three-year contract to carry out maintenance and construction work on internal roads
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NewsIndustry’s green leaders to be revealed
Sustainability Now show to highlight list of 40 top Green Gurus
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Boost to offshore wind power
Government plans 30-fold increase in offshore wind power as part of its renewable energy strategy
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NewsReport says eco-town developers must try harder
Eco-town Challenge Panel is critical of many schemes' efforts to reduce carbon emissions, and gives them a month to improve
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NewsVinoly explains his vision for Battersea Power Station
Architect Rafael Vinoly explains why his Thameside skyscraper is the perfect complement for the redeveloped Battersea Power Station
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NewsGovernment speeds up school rebuilding programme
School projects worth £625m to be accelerated by at least six months to tackle delays to BSF programme