All Building articles in 6 June 2008 – Page 2
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Breaking the code
Have changes to the code for sustainable homes guidlines ended the confusion?
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Everton wins approval for new football stadium
Local council gives assent but public inquiry could yet be called on £400m Kirkby scheme featuring Tesco and 50,000-seater stadium
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Housebuilders' shares plummet
Taylor Wimpey records biggest fall with 21% drop in share price, while Persimmon prepares to exit the FTSE 100
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Seeking a miracle
St Matthew's estate in Brixton was drab and crime ridden until architects PRP gave it a makeover. They tell us how they made it a little more divine
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Government sets targets to improve construction
Goals to tackle skills shortage, climate change and health and safety
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Commercial activity falls for seventh month
Three times as many commercial developers reported a fall in activity in May compared with those signalling a rise
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Solar hot water
Velux launches a solar hot water system that provides up to 70% of homes’ hot water requirements
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Major expansion of rented housing required, says report
BPF says planners should count private rented homes as affordable
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TV celebrity joins march against Sussex eco-town
Ben Fogle among objectors to proposal for site near Arundel, in the latest of a series of eco-town protests
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Government releases another £1m for biomass producers
Streamlined process to help UK reach 6% electricity from biomass target
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London Festival of Architecture builds Foster design in a day
Public to put together architect’s exclusive design as part of London Festival of Architecture
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House sales hit 30-year low
RICS reports sales per surveyor are less than half 2002 peak, but market sentiment is slightly up on last month
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CIOB backs anti-cowboy powers for councils
Institute supports government plan to empower local authorities to halt illegal or dangerous building work
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Skills shortage still hurting contractors
Industry is not doing enough to address contractors' concerns over growing skills crisis according to report
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Top marks for university eco-residences
Lancaster University sees its partnership with a private sector property provider pay dividends as its latest phase of student residences are awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating
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Solar powered ventilation
Monodraught lauches a solar powered natural ventilation system for use in dwellings