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NewsBREEAM grows in European esteem
Developer Codic Group wins Belgium's first BREEAM certification for office scheme
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NewsShow me the money: filling the Construction Confederation’s £20m pensions gap
The Construction Confederation has gone bust owing its pension fund £20m. The trustees, including tax expert Liz Bridge (above), are now frantically trying to fill it before they retire
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Tender of the day: £30m Sussex University halls of residence
Tender for new-build student accommodation, construction starting in January 2010
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NewsGovernment reveals £4bn academies framework
Fifteen contractors make Partnerships for Schools list but Galliford Try and Morgan Ashurst miss out
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins US contracts worth £273m
Series of contract wins from US military clients boosts contractor's workload
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NewsSash windows can be green, says English Heritage
Research finds that simple improvements to traditional 1880s windows can bring most up to modern standards
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NewsMortgage lending up in September
Council of Mortgage Lenders figures show loans up 2% on August but still less than half pre-credit crunch levels
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NewsBuilding collapse in Kenya kills at least one person
One fatality and dozens trapped after a building under construction collapsed in Nairobi
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NewsWhat should the zero-carbon home standard be?
Government is consulting the industry on the definition of a zero-carbon home, and to add your views there is an official online survey here
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Flat decorated in style of Palace of Versailles
DIY buff spent 20 years redecorating tower block flat with ceiling paintings and wood carvings
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NewsPassivhaus diaries, part 12: Making the roof windtight and minimising thermal bypass
Air movement around insulation reduces its performance, but there are now good methods and materials to tackle the problem
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NewsRogers may sue Qatari Diar over Chelsea barracks
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners could take legal action over £2m in unpaid fees against client that sacked it from controversial scheme
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NewsTerrorism Act may stop worker protesting at power station
Scottish and Southern Energy is seeking an injunction arguing the picketing over worker's dismissal is a threat to UK energy supply
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NewsFSA to tighten rules on mortgage lending
City watchdog clamps down on self-certified mortgages to foster age of 'responsible lending'
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NewsLow & Bonar expects better second half results
Materials group says cost-cutting has improved performance although still behind last year's figures
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NewsNuclear power stations may receive public subsidies
Guardian newspaper says government plans to pay for new wave of power plants with carbon levy on electricity consumers
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NewsViñoly's Battersea power station design goes for planning
Wandsworth council receive planning application for £5.5bn revamp of London landmark
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NewsMaggie's cancer centre scoops Stirling Prize
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners beats off competition from BDP and Eric Parry to win prestigious award for the second time
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NewsAsking prices for London homes soar
'Severe' shortage of housing stock behind record asking prices, but experts warn of property market's 'fundamental weakness'