All Building articles in 2007 Issue 15 – Page 2
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NewsJune date for UK's first top level sustainable house
Zero carbon home from Sheppard Robson, Arup and Kingspan features PVs, biomass and a 'wind catcher'
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Only 4% of parents want child to become site manager
Gap in parents knowledge of the construction industry stands in the way of skills shortage
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Massive shake up for Cabe's design review panel
Fourteen new members appointed to replace the 12 who left in 2006
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FeaturesWould you install a wormery in your home?
Housebuilders can gain valuable ecopoints if they feature composting in their homes but would you welcome worms into your life?
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Opening a can of worms
The unfortunate demise of the contents of his first wormery has caused Reverend Green to consider the value of this method of composting
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NewsBuilders' tea hits the shelves of Asda
A percentage of profits from Make Mine a Builders tea will go towards a new charity foundation formed by the FMB
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Paper Round: Crossrail deal could be struck within months
A round up of the weekend's papers including a look at the perils of a warmer world and the cowboy builder banned for life
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NewsConstruction industry drives Northern Ireland economy
Backlogs of work signal employment growth
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NewsFancy foot work
Anybody wading through cement bare footed risks both lime burns and dermatitis. Not recommended.
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Building materials firm CRH buys Paver Systems
CRH exercises option to buy remaining stake in concrete paving manufacturer
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NewsKeller completes £8.5m acquisition of Systems Geotechnique
Restricted access piling firm has annual sales of £17m
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NewsErinaceous confirm takeover bid
Property consultant Erinaceous confirms takeover approaches following rumours of 3i interest
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NewsWhy Blackpool needs Arnie
Blackpool did not have got a supercasino but it may get Arnold Schwarzenegger if he turns up at the Conservative party conference
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Dangerous dust ignored by workers
Workers are ignoring the dangers inhaling work-related dust according to a new survey
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NewsAspirational ISG buys Cathedral for £11.8m
Acqusition of Kent-based Cathedral Contracts will double the size of ISG's retail fit-out operation
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NewsFire report throws future of timber-frame into doubt
As flames engulf another timber development, fire agencies publish Colindale blaze findings
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CIS suffers computer glitch in first week
Contractors unable to use system after computers at the HM Revenue and Customs were turned off because air conditioning was not working