All Building articles in 2006 issue 22 – Page 3
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Pension provider warns on occupational health
The government will have to invest significantly in occupational health schemes if the construction industry is to comply with proposals to raise the state retirement age, a leading pensions provider has said.
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Green Londoners may get tax incentives
Londoners who have an eco-friendly home and recycle a certain proportion of their household waste could pay less council tax, according to green incentive schemes being developed by London mayor Ken Livingstone.
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UK looks to Finnish nuclear finance model
The UK could look to a private finance scheme being used in Finland as a model for funding a new wave of nuclear power stations
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CommentWe're going as fast as we can
Green energy has come a long way since the 1970s. More accurately, it has travelled the 120 miles that separate the hills of Snowdonia and the Palace of Westminster.
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CommentEvery little helps
There are a million tiny things that we can do to safeguard the future of our planet - so don't dismiss them just because you might not be around to care
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Hone joins exodus from English Partnerships
Dennis Hone, English Partnerships' chief operating officer, is quitting the organisation to join his old boss David Higgins at the Olympic Delivery Authority, barely a month after he was appointed.
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Deal struck over Wembley electrical works
Wembley contractor Multiplex and M&E firm Phoenix Electrical have struck a deal to complete crucial electrical works on the site, ending a pay row that had jeopardised the final stages of the project.
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World Cup set to slow house price growth
THE World Cup and possible interest rate rises will slow house price growth in the second half of the year, according to housing information service Hometrack.
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NewsClients slam London mayor's ‘over-ambitious' energy plan
Plan to double the amount of on-site renewable energy to 20% criticised by both clients and green lobby
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O'Rourke calls for modern sites
Ray O'Rourke, the chairman of Laing O'Rourke, has called for the "grunt" to be taken out of construction by modernising working practices.
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Pilot estate brings sustainability to the suburbs
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley has designed a scheme that could provide a model for a new generation of sustainable suburban housing estates.
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NewsA lotta bottle
Architect HawkinsBrown has won planning permission for this redevelopment of the former Watney Mann brewery site in Stockwell, south London.
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Slow boats from China
Is it just me who is appalled by the rank hypocrisy shown by Bill Dunster ("Dunster set to build 1000 eco homes a year in London", 19 May, page 13)?
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CommentWonders & blunders
Architecture critic Peter Murray draws a comparison between a bridge that ties London together and a street that splits it apart
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BBC names three contractors on framework
The BBC has completed the line-up of its revamped framework by announcing the names of three contractors signed up for building works and services deals.
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NewsBarratt: Give us cheap land and we'll build green houses
David Pretty calls on the government to cut cost of its sites by 25% to pay for eco-friendly technologies in homes
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CommentThe balance of terror
Thanks to Trevor Harrison of MDA Consulting for this photograph of how they do things in Istanbul.
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CommentPut the big stick away
Deadlines are essential to ensure that the project team produces information at the right time. But fear of financial penalties can be counter-productive