All Building articles in 2008 Issue 19
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Old terraces in Staffordshire become green icons
Winner of the Building 99% Campaign Award for refurbishment this is an inspiring example of how to turn a humble Victorian house into an eco terrace
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The zero-carbon tightrope
Paul King argues that it's not a cop out to say we need to strike a balance between off-site and on-site renewables
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Green defence dining scheme complete
New Fareham facility opens which receives excellent rating for sustainable defence projects
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Sustainability TV: Think property forum part 2
Watch the second extract from a forum on greening the property industry at the Think event earlier this month
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Line-up for sustainable webinars revealed
Speakers confirmed for two free online seminars in July on the cost of the code and EPCs to take place at the Sustainability Now show
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Renewables and feed-in tariff masterclass
We offer a powerpoint presentation on how a community-led renewable scheme has proved such a success in Austria and how it was made to work
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Building conference to crack codes for non-domestic buildings
One-day event to tackle upcoming environmental legislation and guidance for new buildings. Speakers to include Bovis Lend Leas green boss Toyne and case studies presented include Heelis building and Brighton's Jubilee Library
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Sustainability TV: Think Property Forum part 1
Watch the first extract from a forum on greening the property industry at the Think event earlier this month
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Walking the plank
Workers solve the tricky problem of accessing the roof valley without a ladder by using next door's bay window
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ConstructionSkills appoints new chief executive
Mark Farrar to take over from Peter Lobban as chief executive this summer
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Rogers: eco towns not sustainable
Labour peer says eco-town plans 'one of the biggest mistakes government could make'
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Strike called by construction workers in Scotland
Building maintenance and housing workers employed by councils to protest at below inflation pay rises
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Work on Olympic stadium starts three months early
Prime minister and mayor meet building workers in site visit to Olympic Park
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Balfour Beatty wins Texas toll road job
Joint venture awarded £167m design and build contract in USA
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Builder jailed for manslaughter after botched work caused death
Carbon monoxide death after botched chimney work blocked gas flue leads to three-and-half-year jail term
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Credit crunch prompts wave of Wolseley job cuts
European job losses to follow US cuts as part of materials group's restructuring as profit falls 30%
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Turner & Townsend to project-manage the Shard
Consultant drafted in to strengthen team as Mace tries to work out how much tower will cost
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Egan slams housebuilders for 'not trying'
Author of Rethinking Construction says that housebuilders did not try to improve their businesses during the 'nice decade'
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Egan: I’d give construction about four out of 10
Sir John Egan on how the industry responded to Rethinking Construction: full transcript of speech at Commons reception marking 10th anniversary of report
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Legal threat over display certificates, experts warn
Thousands of individual legal cases could be launched into the definition of the word 'public' unless clear Government guidance given