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H+H receives BSEN 16001 accreditation for reducing energy use
Aircrete manufacturer H+H has received BSEN 16001 accreditation for reducing energy use. The company had to demonstrate year on year reductions of at least 2.5% but it achieved a 7.5% reduction for 2009-10 compared to the preceding two years.
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Kingspan publishes Part L guides
Kingspan Insulation has published four guides to meeting the four sections of Part L of the Building Regulations. The guides detail the effect the new energy regulations will have on the methods of insulating walls, floor and roofs and the thicknesses needed to meet the new requirements.
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Flexicon publishes conduit specification guide
Flexible conduit maker, Flexicon, has published a conduit specification and selection guide. The 100-page publication helps specifiers choose the appropriate conduit for specific applications and includes technical advice on ingress protection, low fire hazard performance, assembly and resistance to different chemicals.
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British Land reveals London plans as rent market soars 20%
UK firm taking advantage of thriving London office sector
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Maude aims for OJEU change
Cabinet Office minister tries to increase threshold by “at least double”
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NewsGensler designs London snow resort
Acer Snowmec, ASL Developments and Gensler Architects have put forward plans to build Europe’s first indoor snow resort by converting the Olympic park media centre.
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Construction output for 2010 not as bleak as first estimated
The ONS revises its fourth quarter figures for 2010
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BSF analysis: a hollow victory?
On 11 February, Mr Justice Holman seemingly handed down a victory for six “brave” local authorities that had challenged the legitimacy of Michael Gove’s decision to scrap the BSF programme and cancel funding for schools projects in their areas.The Department for Education has taken comfort from the fact that the ...
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BSF analysis: the future’s clearer – sort of
The two major developments in education over the past week - the outcome of the judicial review into the scrapping of BSF and news of how £800m of academies funding will be distributed - have solved some of the questions over the future of the nation’s school building programme.The judicial ...
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NewsDefence Estates savings to result in 2,500 job losses
New streamlined organisation to oversee management of military estates
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NewsLend Lease profits up as revenue falls
Lend Lease said its profits increased 17% as its revenue dropped a fifth in the first half of its financial year.
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NewsMorgan Sindall seals £500m Bournemouth PPP
Morgan Sindall has reached financial close on a Bournemouth town centre PPP project will run over 20 years
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NewsWestminster council paves way for Cucumber tower
Designs for controversial Paddington skyscraper approved
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NewsDesign for London may survive government cuts
Speculation mounts that GLA will absorb DfL into their structure
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NewsHousebuilding at lowest level for 88 years
Government figures reveal completions at lowest level since 1923
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NewsTesco unveils huge Midland’s hospital redevelopment
Retail giant proposes 139,800 sq ft mixed-use scheme for Wolverhampton’s Royal Hospital
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NewsRICS calls for VAT cut in Budget
RICS says Chancellor should cut VAT on home refurbishments to help residential sector
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NewsGerman solar panel giant to enter UK market
Solarwatt says it plans to supply domestic and commercial photovoltaics into ’lagging’ UK market
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NewsRedrow buoyed by £8.5m half year profit
Housebuilder reports rising turnover and average selling prices as market recovers from winter freeze
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NewsConstruction redundancies rise 28%
Data released today shows an increase in redundancies from 18,000 to 23,000 for the three months to December 2010