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NewsNetwork of wind turbines shut down after design flaw found
Quiet Revolution’s helical machines hit by moisture leak and critical report from Southwark council
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NewsTraining body reviews grants after £10m loss
ConstructionSkills set to cut training grants to firms as multimillion-pound loss announced for the second year in a row
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NewsOlympic park legacy company still to clarify remit
New chief executive admits large parts of the body's budget and remit are still being negotiated
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NewsHCA funding cut puts paid to Greenwich school plans
Hopes that agency would fund removal of gasometer abandoned after £70m cut to its budget
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NewsConstruction Bill amendment frees up PFI lending
Last-minute amendment as bill passed by Commons will reduce investment risk for PFI consortiums
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NewsGreen experts attack adviser’s role
Government’s brief for chief construction adviser role criticised for too little focus on sustainability
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NewsGreen light for 50MW biomass plant in Tees Valley
Aker Solution will develop £200m green power station to supply 80,000 homes with energy
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NewsThe nesting instinct
Charles Bosher spotted this creative contraption somewhere west of Reading
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Ventilation systems
Vent-Axia has expanded its Lo-Carbon series of energy-efficient ventilation products with the launch of a range of low-energy DC residential fans
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Solar hot water heating
Viridian Solar has developed Cirrus, a solar heating system suitable for installing in tall residential blocks
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Stormwater management
Wavin has enhanced its AquaCell stormwater management systems with the introduction of the AquaCell Plus. The unit is designed for use in extra deep installations or in conjunction with AquaCell Core and Lite to make it easy to inspect the installation with CCTV cameras
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Complete building envelopes
An integrated external building envelope, delivered by ICF-Tech walls, Sheerframe windows and Masterdor doorsets, is being used on 12 Code for Sustainable Homes level five dwellings for Woking Borough Homes
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Solar shading
Renson Sunprotection Screens has introduced Fixscreen, an external screening device for controlling light and thermal gains into both domestic and commercial properties
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NewsGreen roof systems
Building membranes specialist Icopal has launched the EasyGreen modular roofing system, which the company claims will improve stormwater management and easy inspection of underlying roof waterproofing membranes
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NewsMechanical ventilation
Ventilation company Vortice has launched three new products. The Vort Notus is a decentralised continuous mechanical axial extract fan particularly useful for refurbishments and for social housing applications
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NewsCombined heat pump
Atmos Heating Systems’ Combinair hot water boiler combines a conventional boiler with an air source heat pump and heat recovery in a single unit, and is now covered by a new section in SAP Appendix Q. This means its energy saving potential can be taken into account when carrying out ...
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NewsCrossrail spend £3bn by next election
Scale of expenditure by next election makes cancelling Crossrail less attractive to an incoming government
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NewsShow and sell
The world’s largest Audi showroom, designed by Wilkinson Eyre, opened this week in Brentford
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Latest construction appointments - 16 October 2009
Mott MacDonald has appointed Richard Krasenberg sub-divisional manager in its renewable generation and environment team in Brighton
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NewsZero carbon agenda could destory SMEs: Ways and means
If the government is really serious about reducing overall carbon emissions, it doesn’t do to be too precious about the means to the end. Just make sure SMEs can bear the burden