All Building articles in 2007 Issue 08
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Black hole of Cricklewood
Prospective buyers of this North London home risk life and limb negotiating the garden path
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WWF veteran to head UK Green Buildings Council
Paul King has been appointed chief executive of the new sustainability group
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Lord calls for more land for gypsies
Lord Avebury says 'hysterical' local opposition is preventing councils from providing sites for gypsies
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More dangerous stunts found on YouTube
More video clips of construction workers misbehaving on site have been unearthed on YouTube
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The thin blue line
Not as dangerous as it looks - these two are tethered to the chimney by a piece of blue string
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Images: AHMM's new Liverpool landmark reaches completion
The mixed-use Unity building designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris features 27 and 16-storey towers
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British workers fiddle expenses by £1bn a year
Twenty two perecent of workers admitted making false claims on their expense accounts
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Barratt builds on higher selling prices to increase profit by 10%
An increase in completions and more cost efficiencies help push half year profit at housebuilder to £180.2m
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Sunderland regeneration boss Tom McCartney steps down
Chief executive is leaving Sunderland Arc to take charge of the North Staffordshire city development company
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Cutting carbon in existing homes to cost billions
Expert claims £13.5bn-a-year spend needed to reduce carbon footprint of completed stock
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Yes to draught proofing, no to red tape
The Better Regulation Commission calls government plans for domestic energy rating unnecessary gold plating. Building's sustainability expert disagrees
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Pochin profit falls 40%
Deferral of construction projects hits half year results but £81m forward book gives regional contractor confidence for 2007
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Purvis steps down at WYG as profit grows 28%
White Young Green said organic growth and acquisitions contributed to healthy half-year results
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Galliford Try/Morrison team selected for £25m NHS contract
Galliford Try’s Morrison Consortium is preferred bidder on PPP contract at the Community Hospital and Health Centre in St Andrews, Fife
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Better regs body urges delay of energy ratings
The Better Regulation Commission calls on ministers to delay implementation of home energy performance certificates
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Guildhouse wins South East Midlands LIFT scheme
The developer wins £100m contract to oversee programme of health services in Befordshire, Milton Keynes and North Herts
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Faulty points blamed for train crash
Network Rail offer unreserved apology after bolts are found to be missing on points in Cumbria
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Paper round: MPs may force Manchester casino review
Plus: Ken's secret plan to turn Centrepoint into a hotel and Tories to blame Brown for Olympic budget
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How did they paint that?
No unsafe practice here until you realise this flat was painted eight storeys up with no scaffolding