All Building articles in 25 September 2009 – Page 4
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NewsWaitrose plans to double number of stores
Supermarket looks to open up to 300 convenience stores as its food range is introduced into Boots stores
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NewsUS firm unveils low-energy brick
Calstar Products' bricks use up to 90% less energy to make and generate 85% less carbon dioxide
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NewsCIOB publishes book on Chinese construction
Institute profiles own president in celebration of personalities behind building boom
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NewsView from my office: Stephen Fidler
The director of Exacta Consulting looks over Dubai’s Old Town where construction is slow, but happening
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NewsWasted: Landfill waste as useful products
Exhibition examines how un-recycled waste can be re-engineered to create useful objects
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NewsHousing associations forced to employ apprentices
Housing minister announces plan to provide work for local labour and trainees on government-funded schemes
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NewsWithout the aid of a net
Our thanks to John Tarling for this one, taken from his office window in Southampton. Who needs safety equipment when you have the courage of a lion and the wisdom of a sardine?
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Comment
Wasted training
As a student involved in the construction industry your article certainly struck a chord
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Wasted trainers
The loss of Train to Gain funding to help keep workers skilled in the UK goes completely against the government pledge. Apart from the lost skills, there is a hidden impact on both colleges and training providers who have had to lay off staff, and in some cases training providers ...
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Comment
Wasted talent
I have just read and re-read the article in this week’s Building magazine outlining the bleak situation that graduates are finding themselves in. It has left me feeling numb and disheartened by the current job market
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Comment
Unoriginal sin
Robert Adam (11 September, page 28) has been tempted by the apple of resentment to deride those who don’t agree with his way of thinking
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CommentWasted opportunity
As I read your piece about the plight of graduates seeking employment (11 September, page 34), it reminded me of my own horror story during the last recession, when it took me more than 200 job applications and two interviews before I secured the job I wanted
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NewsMarina's needle
Aedas’ 516m-high Pentominium in Dubai Marina is set to be the tallest residential building in the world
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FeaturesInternational markets: Welcome to Iraq
Emily Wright reports on nation-building in the world's most dangerous country
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Features'India is on the move'
And the good news is that UK companies are uniquely placed to capitalise on the South Asian powerhouse’s £344bn infrastructure boom – as an increasing number of firms are discovering
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HCA to lure institutional investors to social housing
Housing agency to set up system that will allow private backers to build and manage schemes
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CommentHansom: How predictable
We have an informative and educational selection of items this week, from stripped pine in the Gulf to Libyan seafood … although I expect you’ll go straight to the one about bear wrestling with Sarah Beeny
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NewsGreen Gorton
This development of 530 units in West Gorton, east Manchester, designed by Hamiltons Architects for housebuilder Braidwater, is set to restart in the autumn following a pick up in demand