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Archive TitlesEd Miliband appointed to new Department for Energy and Climate Change
Cabinet office minister Ed Miliband has been appointed the secretary of state for the newly-created Department for Energy and Climate Change.
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Government to appoint new construction ‘champion’
The Government is to consult on a potential new ‘champion’ role for the construction industry.
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The Sustainable Building Services Awards 2008
Friday 7th November 2008, LuncheonThe shortlist for the 2009 Sustainable Building Services Awards has been announced.
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Europe "lagging behind" in energy efficiency as EPCs come into force in UK
As EPCs come into effect in the UK, a poll by legal firm LG suggests that European countries are not taking energy efficiency seriously.
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CarbonBuzz update: online platform workshop kicks off at RIBA
The first of three CarbonBuzz workshops was held this morning at RIBA HQ.
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BSjonline holds first webinar
BSjonline has held its first webinar, called How to Design for Schools.
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Poor leadership and management skills inhibit m&e productivity
Report highlights management and renewables skills as problem areas
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Government extends EPC deadline
Energy Performance Certificates for commercial properties put back until January 2009
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Worst set of job figures in a decade
'Avalanche of redundancies' in prospect, with construction sector one of the hardest hit
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Exodus of Polish sparkies threatens Olympics projects
Fast-track training scheme set up to raise Britons' skills to match those of departing Poles
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Inflation for small m&e contractors rises to 11.1%
True cost of inflation soaring for building services firms
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Gleeson’s m&e arm ups profits
Powerminster Gleeson Services boosts profits as parent makes £20m loss
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Ductwork organisations sign up to excellence
Trade bodies to collaborate on key issues
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Ropemaker development celebrates topping off ceremony
The Arup-designed, 586,000 sq ft Ropemaker office development in London has had its topping off ceremony.
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Silcock Leedham design lighting solution for Hull Uni Logistics Institute
Silcock Leedham has designed a lighting solution for Hull Uni Logistics Institute.
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Ups and downs on the Olympic rollercoaster
Mega-consultancy Atkins is understood to be the first construction company to sign up as an official commercial sponsor of the 2012 Olympics. Under the proposed move, reported in this week’s New Civil Engineer, Atkins would provide the Olympic Delivery Authority with engineering services at no cost. In return, it would ...
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Government could buy cut-price land for housing
The government is considering buying up land for housing development at bargain prices during the credit crunch, in order to ensure there is a development pipeline of new housing once demand from housebuyers picks up. The plan was revealed by housing minister Caroline Flint’s at a fringe meeting at the ...
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Archive TitlesBuilding hopes for the future
A Partnerships for Schools conference last week led to a flurry of stories on the delivery of new schools and academies, all suggesting the government is anxious to keep the £45 bn Building Schools for the Future programme on track in the credit crunch.Construction News reports that Partnerships UK, ...
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Silverburn M&S 'green' store scores highest retail BREEAM rating
Marks & Spencer’s Silverburn branch in Glasgow has achieved a BREEAM rating of ‘excellent’, claiming to be the highest BREEAM Retail fit-out rating to date in the UK.
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Photovoltaic crime wave sweeps California
Thieves are turning their attentions to renewable technologies as energy costs soars across the world.