All Building articles in 30 January 2009 – Page 6
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Confusion over Scottish EPCs
The introduction of energy performance certificates in Scotland has been thrown into confusion after it emerged that separate government-backed energy rating software can produce radically different results for the same building
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Parental concern
Nick Raynsford (16 January, page 30) you says he is upset with “misleading and pejorative media coverage”. I suspect that most of the upset is with “media coverage” of any kind. The John Roan proposition is flawed and coverage simply exposes the things that you (my MP) and Greenwich council ...
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NewsEco-town plans press on as public legal challenge fails
Protest groups consider further legal action after claim of ‘unlawful’ consultation is overruled
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Galliford Try and Croudace circle Oakdene’s carcass
Private equity and investment funds are also linked to sale of collapsed housebuilders’ sites
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FeaturesVince Cable: 'This industry could collapse'
When the person who says this is Vince Cable, a man with a gift for eerily accurate economic predictions, you know things are serious
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Cable searches for housing remedies
Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat’s Treasury spokesperson, will be meeting senior executives from volume housebuilders over the next two weeks to devise alternatives to the government’s rescue package for the industry
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Cabe explores dedicated design review panel for London
Cabe is considering setting up a dedicated regional design review panel for London
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Comment
Building buys a pint … for Structure Tone
It’s a tentative start to the evening. The downstairs bar in Smiths of Smithfield is mysteriously shut. There’s an organic beer tasting event upstairs but by the looks on everyone’s faces that’s a non-starter
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NewsHSE buckles to demands for crane safety register
Victory for Building campaign as safety body agrees to keep list of checks on tower cranes
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Comment
Forever bursting bubbles
I was interested to read Gideon Amos’ latest defence of the government’s eco-towns programme (16 January, page 30). However, I fear history will view this initiative as being merely the froth on the top of the last housing market bubble: not amounting to much now that the bubble has burst
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Boot fears a kicking
Developer and construction group Henry Boot has warned writedowns on its property portfolio in 2008 hit the company harder than expected
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NewsChester zoo: A little bit wild
Plans to build the largest conservation attraction in Europe were launched this week at Chester zoo
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FeaturesBilbao's boat-inspired visitor centre: images
Mikel Landa liked the kayak he made so much that he decided to use the same form of construction when he built a visitor centre for the Añana salt valley in northern Spain
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NewsBSF schools bid for emergency EU cash
Four of the UK’s largest schools projects could be among those to receive emergency European funding as the government struggles to keep public sector projects on track
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Banks ‘highly confident’ Barratt will not breach covenants
Sources close to the refinancing talks between Barratt and its lenders have dismissed speculation that covenants will need to be retested because of accounting rules
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CityWatch: A bad week to be in Barratt’s boots
This was the week that Barratt went into administration – the shoe shop, that is.
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NewsMouchel and Halcrow axe Dubai jobs
Mouchel has begun a consultation about redundancies with its staff in the Middle East, with as many as 200 jobs under threat
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CommentThe audacity of Hansom
Inspired by inaugural events across the pond, we indulge in some gentle globetrotting and encounter a failed QS in China, a cement protest in Greece and a lone Hungarian in the Middle East
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NewsMcColl oozes optimism with new architectural venture
Former SMC boss refuses to rule out acquisitions despite starting new firm with no funding
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CommentThe passiv approach
There is always so much we can achieve by “doing the simple things well” – it’s a widely used sentiment and it’s nearly always true