All Building articles in 30 August 2013 – Page 2
-
News
Galliford Try wins £35m prison job
Galliford Try has won a £35m job to build the second phase of a young offenders prison in Bridgend, South Wales
-
News
HS2 costs under fire, again
Influential public accounts committee slams HS2 business case and questions if project is the best way to spend £50m on rail investment
-
Comment
Construction is transforming for good
Technological advances are without doubt positive for the industry but we must educate our workforce so we can all keep up
-
Comment
Are we smart enough for smart meters?
Smart meters have to be part of the answer to cutting energy consumption in UK homes but we need to train occupiers in how to use them properly
-
Comment
Allowable solutions are the only way to reach carbon reduction targets
In order to have zero carbon domestic buildings by 2016 and non-domestic by 2019 the CLG will have to work out the price of carbon per tonne under the framework
-
News
Broadway Malyan to design Singapore healthcare hub
Architect Broadway Malyan has revealed plans for integrated healthcare hub, to be built around Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore
-
Comment
The property crash did wonders for women
As in wartime, crises allow women to rise to top roles – and excel there
-
Comment
Good riddance to the Code for Sustainable Homes
If we rush into mass retrofit without proper research, we will make the same old mistakes with the UK’s housing
-
News
Laing O'Rourke's European profit plummets
Firm posts 46% drop in profit in Europe, but Australian business bounces back into the black after two years of losses
-
News
Pocket to press ahead with London homes plans
Mayor of London awards affordable homes developer Pocket £22m in loaning funding
-
News
Fury at regulator’s plan to wrap retrofit work in red tape
Industry figures slam Ofgem’s plan to require two surveyors to sign off some retrofit work
-
Comment
The new Asian tigers: Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines
Asian economies will form the world’s most dominant construction market by 2025