All Building articles in 2008 Issue 18 – Page 4
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NewsFunding dries up for housing associations
Banks reluctance to lend is casting doubts over the affordable sector's ability to hit housing targets
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Government announces £10m package for struggling homeowners
Measures include free legal representation and more advice for those with debts
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Six-month delay for final Hips roll-out
The turbulence in the housing market is thought to be behind Caroline Flint's decision to delay Hips implementation
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NewsPoor housing sales sees Oakdene raise £9.75m in share issue
South east housebuilder Oakdene sees pre-tax profit fall 33% to £5.5m after "difficult market situation"
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NewsBenn to offer low-cost home energy loans
Hilary Benn reveals strategy to tackle existing domestic stock at Think and hints at feed-in tariffs to boost renewables sector
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CommentWeb watch - Twitter on
Now that spring is finally here we can enjoy the magnificent sound of a million Twitterers tweeting away on the world according to them. Phil Clark looks at the rise of yet another global internet phenomenon
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FeaturesRotunda redux
Glenn Howells used advanced technology to convert a famous Birmingham landmark into flats – and secure a piece of modern heritage in the process
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Put the shark in there…
The Orchid House, designed by Sarah Featherstone for the Lower Mill Estate near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, has been sold for £7.2m.
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Tidal power project
A consortium led by US engineer Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed by the government to carry out a strategic environmental assessment on a proposed tidal energy generator in the Severn Estuary.
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CommentParadise postponed
You don’t hear much about Sir John Egan these days. Integrated teams, lean construction, innovation … all the great doctrines he set out in Rethinking Construction back in 1998 have faded with the years. It’s not hard to see why.
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Thinkers of our time
Paul King, chief executive of the UK Green Building Council, told the Think08 conference on Wednesday about the difficulties of achieving a zero-carbon future.
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NI stadium scrapped
Plans for a £140m national sports stadium in Northern Ireland have been scrapped.
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Sharewatch - There’s trouble at t’ rumour mill
It was Bovis Homes’ turn to play the harbinger of doom this week, a role it fulfilled by announcing a 30% fall in reservations since January.
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Make mows a meadow
Make Architects’ Meadow Gateway scheme in Nottingham has gone in for planning.
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Wren makes loss
Retirement housebuilder Wren has announced a £393,970 loss in the six months to 31 January 2007 after failing to sell a house.
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CommentAre you listening?
Put four fabulous speakers in a room and get some of the country’s top adjudicators to sit down in front of them. The result is a fascinating conference we can all learn from
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Small sites may be let off zero-carbon rule
Housebuilders could be allowed to avoid reaching the highest environmental standards by paying a levy to offset carbon savings under plans to be unveiled next week, writes Joey Gardiner.
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Small sites may be let off zero-carbon rule
Housebuilders could be allowed to avoid reaching the highest environmental standards by paying a levy to offset carbon savings under plans to be unveiled next week, writes Joey Gardiner.
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MDA wins London job
The London Area Procurement Network, a procurement club for Almos, has appointed MDA Consulting to its procurement register for quantity surveying, employers agent and partnering advice services.
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Hospital site plans
Architect John Thompson & Partners has been appointed to work on plans for the latest of the former hospital sites being brought to market by English Partnerships.