All Building articles in 2008 Issue 4 – Page 3
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NewsFor the love of windows
This man clearly thinks window cleaning requires walking along a perilous parapet three storeys up
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Bahrain workers strike over pay
About 750 workers on £81 a month go on strike to demand pay increase
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Barratt and E.ON in low carbon homes push
The homebuilder and the German power firm, E.ON, are teaming up to provide renewable energy schemes for 10 housing projects.
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NewsSheppard Robson to design £100m Hammersmith scheme
Grainger/Helical Bar scheme beats off stiff competition for King Street site in West London
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NewsRental sector could solve housing crisis, says BPF
British Property Federation says demand for rental homes is 25% higher than for home ownership
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NewsCorus to spend £60m cutting carbon at Welsh plant
Steelmaker will adopt same technologies used in its plants in Scunthorpe and Holland
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NewsSiteserv set to buy Deborah Services for up to £48m
Deborah Services' directors recommend proposed takeover by Dublin-based Siteserv
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NewsConstruction growth slows to 16 month low
Growth slows in January but survey says there is still a solid increase in building activity
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Architecture students told to design torture device
Student at the University of Kent complains after being given assignment to design torture implement
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NewsNew-age house made of wool and straw
Affordable TM' design incorporates solar panels, wood-burning stove and recycles sewage
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NewsLego land container community unveiled for Leith Docks
Forth Ports submits planning permit to build two eco-villages using recycled shipping containers stacked like Lego
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NewsBritish Land set to reveal £1.3bn fall in portfolio
Property giant is expected to reveal a 10% fall in assets when it reveals results on Thursday
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NewsHSE launches occuptional health website
Construction occupational health management site covers issues such as asbestos, dermatitis, hand-arm vibration and stress
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News'Secret' HSE is putting lives in danger, says union
A culture of secrecy and misinformation at the HSE is putting workers at risk says Ucatt general secretary Alan Ritchie
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NewsOMA reveals design for 'vertical village' in Singapore
Office of Metropolitan Architecture has designed 1000 apartments for the 8ha site
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NewsJCT pushes for more sustainable guidance in contracts
New industry consultation setup to comment on a stronger eco-stance and guidance in building contracts
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NewsNorthern Ireland under fire for u-turn on renewables plan
Executive finance chief criticised following his decision to reverse ealier policy to make on-site renewables compulsory for new build
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'Largest ever' PFI project cut by a third
MoD scraps one of two proposed training centres at the £15bn military academy in St Athan, Wales
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NewsCIC members pledge support for Climate Change Bill
Construction leaders offer support to Gordon Brown for his commitment to tackling climate change