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Archive TitlesDuckworth retires after 20 years at NHF
Stephen Duckworth has retired as project director at the National Housing Federation.
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Nine out of 10 English councils fail ‘fit for purpose’ rating
Many of those who failed will have to redo their housing strategies and business plans
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£1.8m debt dispute threatens to derail Borders transfer
Council and Scottish Executive lock horns over who is to pay loan redemption charges
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Can you tell me ...
If you're not sure, you're not alone. Here are just some of the questions Saleem Akram received this month
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Archive TitlesA twist in the tail
Roof stories: SAGGY, rotten old timbers and precise to-the-millimetre measurements don't mix, as Peter Kernan reports
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Archive TitlesRaising the roof
Stronger, swifter, safer: advances in ROOFING that will improve your buildings.
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Outlook: Sunny
Some isolated showers and a cold front for corporates, but Kristina Smith finds that the forecast for 2003 is surprisingly good
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Archive TitlesOut on their own
It's boom time for contract site managers, with rising rates, benefits and top perks for the "temps".
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New Year revolutions
Last year looks set to be the second hottest since records began, after the heatwave of 1998.
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Archive TitlesWhat’s new
Construction manager’s choice of the best new offerings from roofing suppliers
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Archive TitlesMonth in numbers
5The number of key areas which Peter Rogers, the head of the Strategic Forum and director of developer Stanhope, thinks will change the industry. Rogers, who took over from Sir John Egan in September, is responding to complaints of initiative fatigue coming from around the industry. Accelerating Change - ...
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Archive TitlesTaking measure
Metering energy use in new non-domestic buildingsAction EnergyFreeMetering energy use in new non-domestic buildings (General information leaflet 65) is available free through Action Energy by calling 0800 585794 or by visiting their website: www.actionenergy.org.ukAction Energy, has published Metering energy use in new non-domestic buildings. The guide aims to help designers ...
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Archive TitlesProject management
Code of practice for project management for construction and development, third editionBlackwell Publishing£39.50ISBN 1 4051 0309 4Copies are available by calling Construction Books Direct on 01344 630810 or visiting www.constructionbooksdirect.comThe Chartered Institute of Building has launched the third edition of the Code of practice for project management. The book is ...
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Archive TitlesLight & Lighting
Generation RTX Zumtobel Staff has launched the RTX II lighting system. Available as both an individual luminaire and a continuous row system the unit is suitable for a range of applications from offices to classrooms. The luminare's angular extruded aluminium section is complimented by a one-piece reflector optic made of ...
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Archive TitlesLight in the night
The vast increase in exterior lighting in recent years has spawned both good and bad designs. We consider some of the issues surrounding this area of lighting.
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Archive TitlesTravelling light
Increased waiting times, passive advertising and retail opportunities are just some of the factors influencing lighting design within airports. We finds out more.
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Archive TitlesLeft leaning
Changing times. Skanska appoints a union steward convener at the Swiss Re site. mischief-maker or morale booster?
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Mack the knife
In 1978 Alan Mack ran away to the Middle East. Since graduating (CIOB past-president John Bale was one of his tutors), he circled in the rising management thermal current until a three-bed semi in Durham loomed in his sights. "It frightened the hell out of me," he says, and ...