All Building articles in 2008 Issue 12 – Page 2
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WSP buys Charterhouse Building Services for £2.4m
Consultant agrees acquisition of building services firm based in the South-east
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Closer to God
Workers on this church roof in Budapest seem to be at risk of prematurely entering the after life
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Brown speaks up for migrants
Prime minister strongly rejects Lords' view that foreign workers do not benefit Britain
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Green housing policy leaves older homes out in the cold
Committee of MPs says focus on new-build homes has led to lack of action on energy efficiency of existing housing stock
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'Wee Willie Walsh' stars in T5 game
Software developer with a satirical eye posts T5 baggage retrieval game on web. Play it here
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Are government green tax cuts enough?
Head of Gleeds Financial Services asks if the tax incentives are enough to encourage true eco-initiatives and returns for property occupiers and investors
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Nick Raynsford wins Personality of the Year Award
Last night's Building Awards 2008 ceremony honours former construction minister
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Sustainability TV: Jones Lang LaSalle interview part 2
Boss of global property outfit discusses what his firm is offering to clients to reduce their environmental impact
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HSC and HSE merge into one regulatory body
Health and Safety minister announces merger creating one organisation overseeing health and safety at work
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Ministers blame Metronet for its collapse
Government says Metronet was a corporate failure and that structural weaknesses led to its downfall.
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Tunnel planned to link Baltic capitals
Mayors seek EU funding for feasibility study for tunnel between Estonia and Finland
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T5 still struggling under baggage mountain
Government criticises BA for “unacceptable” situation
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Lords reject economic benefits of immigration
Government measure of effects of immigration is 'preposterous and irrelevant', says committee chair
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Office of Fair Trading pledges greater transparency
Annual report also promises revised priorities and an evaluation of the body's effectiveness
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A parade of blunders
Submitted by Colin Brennan. "The man is fitting a light above a glass canopy, on a ladder, on pallets, on a fork loft truck. I wouldn’t have looked twice only for the lack of cones on the pavement!"
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Livingstone has doubled low-cost homebuilding
Mayor plans further boost for affordable homes alongside restrictions on luxury housebuilding
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Jamie Oliver plans giant food museum
Chef hopes to involve other celebrity cooks in lottery-funded national venture
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World’s tallest tower to have ‘gravity-free’ terrace
Plans to build 5780m Dubai skyscraper so visitors can experience weightlessness
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Empty rates reforms go ahead despite industry warnings
Property industry warns that new commercial developments will be threatened by the tax which comes into force today
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Lord Foster confirmed for BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing
Sprightly 72 year old elder statesmen of British architecture confirms that he will appear in next series of reality dance-offs