All Building articles in 2008 Issue 15 – Page 4
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NewsBRE gains UKAS for the microgeneration scheme
Accreditation given for certification of installers, heat pumps, solar heating collectors, micro wind turbines and non-roof integrated photo voltaic products
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FeaturesEnergy certification of Non-Domestic Buildings
Fulcrum have produced a white paper explaining the requirements for non domestic Energy Performance Certificates (EPC's) which will now be affecting all new buildings and existing buildings for sale or rent.
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NewsOnly nine firms benefited from bid rigging
Senior industry source says payments were paid to bid 'losers' on only 12 occasions
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Paper round: 'damning day for industry'
Paper round: what the nationals have written about the OFT inquiry
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NewsIs the new housing agency ready for super Bob?
Sir Bob Kerslake's inaugural address met with plenty of applause but the role of the Homes and Communities Agency is still a mystery
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Borrowing set to fall further, say mortgage lenders
Slight monthly rise in March bucks overall downward trend of mortgage lending
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Profits warning knocks Taylor Wimpey shares
Shares lose 5% of value after housebuilder warns deepening market crisis will hit profits
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End cover pricing now, says CIOB
Chief executive Chris Blythe says industry must improve ethical practice
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NewsNB Real Estate: Striving for environmental best
Best practice guide to implementing and maintaining an ISO14001 compliant environmental management system, by Clive Johnson, quality and environmental manager at NB Real Estate
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NewsCounting the cost of the bid-rigging scandal
How heavily hit can the firms accused by the OFT– or indeed the industry – expect to be?
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Leeds housebuilder goes into administration
Credit crunch and lack of consumer confidence is blamed by administrator KPMG
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News'It’s too late for leniency now'
Following the OFT's explosive allegations of bid rigging deputy director of cartels Deborah Jones tells Dan Stewart what will happen next
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NewsSend in the clowns
Thanks to building surveyor John-Paul Last for our latest example of real life circus skills. John-Paul writes, tersely yet accurately, “No real need to list the errors on this one…”
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NewsPFI schools: Marks out of 10
A new study by accountancy firm KPMG says pupils in schools built through PFI do better than those in conventionally funded schools. But what do those at the frontline think? Emily Wright spoke to two headmasters with rather different ideas on the best way to build our schools. Now ...
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Students to be studied
The government has launched a review of the construction and management of homes in multiple occupation, after concerns over the housing of students in university towns.
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CommentA sackload of trouble
Can a party to an adjudication introduce evidence that wasn’t previously disclosed if it fundamentally alters the original claim? The answer used to be no, but a recent judgment may have reversed this
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NewsView from the rooftop
Donald Daw of Mitsubishi Electric dispels the myth that air-conditioning is the only way for the UK’s 26 million households to combat rising temperatures
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CommentWhat a relief
It may look like fiddling while Rome burns but the tax measures in last month’s Budget may actually get our industry to become a bit more eco-conscious
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Structure Tone raises profit in UK and turnover worldwide
Refurbishment and fit-out specialist Structure Tone unveiled increased full-year net profit of £908,000 for the financial year 2006/07 on the back of a £66m turnover.