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AECOM design M&E for new Marine Skills Centre
Work has started on site at the new Marine Skills Centre in Glasgow.
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ECA survey finds 79% of contractors are being paid late
Action needed on Mandelson's ten-day payment pledge, says ECA
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EAL reports massive growth in vocational qualifications
Awarding body posts 50% rise in building services certification
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Philips Dynalite outlines growth plans
More funding from Philips for sustainable lighting solutions
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KPIs for m&e contractors - results for 2009
KPI results for 2009 show m&e contractors moving in the right direction but o&m manuals still a problem area
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Sainsbury's uses shoppers to create green energy
Sainsbury’s has harnessed energy from passing vehicles to power the checkouts at its new “green” branch in Gloucester.
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Construction Products Association issues warning over government cuts
The Construction Products Association has warned that the UK’s economic recovery will stall if the government cuts back on its capital investment programme after the next election.
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Costs are down but so is demand, warns insurers
The cost of running small contracting businesses has fallen, but so has demand according to latest figures.
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CPA calls for continued government investment
Association argues that proposed cutbacks will hurt economic prosperity
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Thinking thin
Sir Jonathon Porritt, chairman of the Sustainable Development Commission, has declared that the world’s one billion overweight people are responsible for an extra one billion tons of CO2 emissions a year
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Zero hour
The official definition of what constitutes a zero carbon building is eagerly awaited by developers and designers alike
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Zero foresight
The topline findings from the Zero-Carbon Hub Consultation make alarming reading and suggest an industry which is shortsighted in its outlook
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Best energy strategy: just use less
Many strategy documents still rely too heavily on improving energy efficiency as opposed to carbon reduction
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Tackle substance abuse
According to the Health and Safety Executive, construction workers are six times more likely to be killed at work than employees in other industries, because of the large number of high-risk and safety-sensitive positions
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Industry poised for Building Services Awards 2009
The Building Services Awards 2009 is to go ahead this Wednesday at the London Hilton, Park Lane.
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Skerritt wins £3.8m contract for The Becket School
Nottingham school part of extensive programme in education sector
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£900m to be saved by smarter product design
Defra launches consultation on improving energy use from products
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More public sector opportunities for engineers
Engineers stand to benefit from more public sector work following the announcement of an extra £50 million in energy efficiency loans.
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Drayson made minister for innovation
Lord Drayson has been made minister for science and innovation in Lord Mandelson’s shake up at the department for business innovation and skills.
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University to install anaerobic digester
Harper Adams University College will install an anaerobic digester at its Shropshire campus which it claims will offset its carbon emissions more than three times over.