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NewsCBI attacks government FITs cut
The cut to FITs has destroyed investor confidence in the government, argued CBI director-general John Cridland
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NewsTurner & Townsend pledges to remain independent
Global chief executive and UK managing director say avoiding consolidation will help firm win work
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NewsCompany fined £15,000 after worker loses finger
Lifting operation at modular building company was disorganised and could have had much worse consequences, said health and safety inspector
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NewsCBI: Government must ‘unfreeze’ housing market
Call for action on mortgages, stamp duty and regulation
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NewsBCSE will increase ‘essential’ regional presence
New chief executive wants to improve school delivery
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NewsLand Secs urges government to adopt Tif to boost industry
Scheme is already working in Scotland
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NewsFriends of the Earth will lodge legal challenge to FIT cut
Friends of the Earth decide to lodge legal challenge after the government fails to withdraw its plans
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CommentLatest ONS construction data point to growth in 2011 – that’s not what the industry thinks
The ONS need to explain why their output figures are so much more optimistic than other market indicators
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NewsScotland to get £100m for renewable energy projects
A further £100m drawn from the fossil fuel levy will be used to capitalise the Green Investment Bank.
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NewsRecession looms despite upward revision of output
ONS revises construction output upwards from -0.6% to -0.2% for third quarter
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NewsSustainability Now: Watch the highlights
All videos and webinars from the two-day Sustainability Now conference are now available to view
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FeaturesQ&A with the RICS: The new qualification
The RICS’ new AssocRICS qualification has been met with scepticism and accusations of devaluing the profession. Building talks to executive director Mark Walley about why a creating a new path into the institution is a good thing for everyone
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CommentMy Digital Life… Dieter Kleiner
This architecture practice director finds it hard to separate work and play
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FeaturesFlood-proof house: Home and dry
Would you build a house on the Norfolk Broads, one of the most flood-prone areas of the UK? LSI Architects did and its sophisticated design meant getting the project through planning was plain sailing.
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CommentPersonal liability when a company owes money
Being a limited liability company doesn’t stop directors being held responsible if creditors are owed money
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CommentThe Construction Act: Changes to consultants' payment processes
Consultants’ payment processes are traditionally very different to those of contractors. So how have they changed in the standard contracts since the new Construction Act?
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FeaturesQ&A with a roofing specialist: To top it all
How has roofing design been affected by the pressure to reduce costs while providing environmentally-friendly solutions? Brent Tyrrell, business development manager at Lakesmere, talks about the latest developments in the sector
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FeaturesTurner & Townsend interview: Vince Clancy and Steve McGuckin
As more UK consultancies are snapped up by international giants, Building hears from global boss Vince Clancy and UK MD Steve McGuckin about why Turner & Townsend isn’t budging on its independence
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Speechly Bircham
If you had to escape from a burning building with either no arms or no legs, which would it be? See what the lawyers advise…
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FeaturesRetail market report: the impact of online shopping
Forget shopping trolleys. You’ll soon be able to buy something by pointing your mobile phone at it. But what impact is this, and the inexorable rise of online shopping, going to have on retail construction? Building looks at this fast-changing sector