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Energy companies lobby to block roll-out of smart meter displays
Energy companies are trying to block a government proposal to install energy display monitors in every home. The displays would be linked to a smart meter to tell people how much their energy is costing them.
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Yorkshire-based m&e contractor goes into administration
More than 130 jobs have been axed at Keighley-based m&e contractor SIAS Building Services. The firm has gone into administration after experiencing "contract problems" following a period of rapid growth.
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SIAS Building Services in administration
136 jobs lost at Yorkshire-based m&e contractor
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No deal struck over 2010 wage hike
Unite union refuses to renegotiate electricians’ 5% wage increase due in January
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Report highlights BSF programme running “considerably behind schedule”
Schools programme failing to deliver
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Electricians feel the pain of poor quality hand tools
Report claims electricians should take more care of themselves
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Customers squeeze trades to breaking point in recession
Two-fifths of firms do not expect to see out the year
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M&S project marks first contract since formation of BBES
M&E contractor wins job at Aberdeen store
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Live and learn
Progress in sustainability depends on getting the details right. Optimistic designs full of red and blue arrows will not save a single gram of carbon. Advances will only come if our buildings are properly designed, built and monitored. That is why the next iteration of Part L will be concerned ...
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Global focus: Kenya
More than 350 wind turbines are to be installed in the desert around Lake Turkana in Kenya by a consortium of Kenyan and Dutch companies
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News in brief: September 2009
An initiative that began as a full-scale model of a “green” terraced house is reappearing in shrunken form
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Report highlights BSF programme running “considerably behind schedule”
The government’s Building Schools for the Future programme is running “considerably behind schedule” according to a new report from AMA Research.
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Government faces court over Part L U-turn
The government could be taken to court over decision to axe improvements to the consequential improvements element of Part L of the Building Regulations.
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Australian carbon trading plan rejected
The Australian government’s plan for a carbon trading scheme has been rejected by an alliance of opposition greens and pro-business senators in the parliament’s upper house.
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M&E contractor pledges to publish annual sustainability performance
Contractor NG Bailey has committed to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which means the company will now publically disclose its economic, environmental and social performance on an annual basis.
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British Gas Business signs up to Prompt Payment Code
Company promises speedy payment to small firms
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University to assess impact of Code for Sustainable Homes on housebuilders
The University of Reading has won funding to study the impact of the Code for Sustainable Homes on innovation and profitability in the housing sector.
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NG Bailey commits to Global Reporting Initiative
M&E firm to report on economic, environmental and social performance
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Open House seeks green experts
Open House is looking for built environment and sustainability experts to take part in Summer Eco City Architecture Academy.