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Climate change irreversible, says NOAA
The effects of climate change are ‘largely irreversible’, according to a new scientific study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Low cost LEDs to slash electric bills
Household lighting bills are set to be reduced by up to 75% after scientists claim to have developed a new way of making LEDs.
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Ainsworth introduces private members’ energy bill
Conservative MP Peter Ainsworth has introduced a private members’ bill to parliament aimed at defining and promoting green energy by cutting red tape for small scale renewable energy production.
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Mandelson unveils financial aid measures for SMEs
Small and medium-sized businesses could benefit from a new package of measures designed to ‘address the cash flow, credit and investment needs of businesses’ by securing bank lending in order to reduce perceived risk.
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Obama to invest $150bn in green measures
US President Barack Obama is to help create five million new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion in green measures over the next ten years.
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Industry suffers but worse still to come
P45s for a quarter of staff at Foster & Partners, coalition urges Government to tackle job crisis, industry must prepare for ‘crunch month’ in June
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Health and safety in the headlines
High asbestos levels delay Savoy reopening, mother’s anger at accidental death verdict
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Archive TitlesBSF needs extra £1bn a year, says NAO
Unrealistic targets, design costs and inflation blamed for funding shortfall
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Government heat strategy paves the way for zero carbon homes
Proposals revealed at heat and energy consultation
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UK firms advised not to miss out on government contract website
Small firms in the UK are being advised that they could be missing out on the government contracts available on the Supply2.gov.uk website.
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Construction orders suffer big falls
Housing orders hit but infrastructure defies recession
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Construction redundancy figures hit 48 000 in three months
Job loss in final quarter of 2008 rose 50% on previous period
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ECA president calls for end to public sector retentions
Littler urges government to end draconian practice
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BSDlive.co.uk holds first webinar
BSDlive.co.uk has held its first webinar, Plastics Piping Systems.
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Renewables conference aims to tackle 2020 targets
BSD Conferences is to hold a one day event aimed at discussing the challenges of meeting the EU target of delivering 20% energy from renewable sources by 2020.
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Tender prices set to fall 10% by 2010
Contractors forced to keep tenders low as new orders dry up
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Archive TitlesSpotlight on... The North East
This month we look at how the ECA and its members operating in the North East are coping during these hard recessionary times
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SPIE Matthew Hall goes mobile
M&E contractor expands facilities management division through mobile support service
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Campaign demands action to ease building industry crisis
MPs and trade bodies back 10-point manifesto as part of Get Britain Building campaign