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How to save 150,000 construction jobs, earn the Treasury £16 billion and create 200,000 new homes
Imagine that Chancellor Alistair Darling had decided to boost public spending by investing £20 billion of taxpayers' money over the next two years in buying land and building homes earmarked for eventual open market sale.What would be the net result?Well we would have 200,000 more homes to help meet the ...
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NewsSustainability award winner interviews - video
We spoke to winners of the sustainable building of the year and the 99% award for refurbishment after the ceremony last Tuesday night
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NewsChris Addison at the Sustainability Awards
Edited highlights from the stand-up comedian and author's brilliant routine at last week's Building Sustainability Awards
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NewsThames Gateway and flooding: going with the flow
An architect tells the Thames Gateway Forum how to live with flooding
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News'Emergency budget' brings forward £3bn of public spending
Alistair Darling says money pumped into schools, infrastructure and housing will increase public spending to £682bn by 2010/2011
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NewsTool lets consultants digitally overlay site plans
Landmark's product promises an end to holding up bits of paper to the window
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NewsGovernment to unleash 10,000 insulation professionals
Experts cautiously welcome pre-pre-Budget report announcement to green existing homes
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NewsCity reacts positively to pre-Budget report
Construction shares rise on back of pre-Budget report announcements
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NewsPre-Budget report: What it means for construction
How the government's emergency measures to tackle the downturn will affect the construction industry
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NewsMore reaction to pre-Budget report
Richard Steer praises freezing of corporation tax but Stephen Ratcliffe questions significance of bringing forward public spending
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NewsIndustry welcomes chancellor's £3bn public spending boost
Industry bodies welcome acceleration of £3bn of public spending in Alistair Darling's pre-Budget report
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NewsFoster's Russia Tower scrapped, say reports
Moscow skyscraper believed to have fallen victim to the credit crunch
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NewsRatcliffe leaves Construction Confederation for new body
Ratcliffe will head up the new UK Contractors Group which will be launched in January
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NewsHong Kong architects face redundancy
Woods Bagot and Aedas among firms reported to be cutting staff in region
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NewsArup confident as profit soars 69%
Engineer's cash reserves double last year as UK remains its strongest market
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NewsHow recession can give construction a boost
The industry's image at least is set to gain if inconsiderate firms are the first to go in the downturn
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NewsMitie Group profits from booming FM market
Facilities and project management firm reveals strong half-year results despite credit crunch
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NewsWebmaster top tips: Browser compatibility
The Building webmaster advises how to maximise your site's visitor reach by boosting its browser compatibility
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NewsCarbon cuts cost £7,000 per home for sixties towers
Study shows building fabric alterations are the only way to hit 60% reduction target
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NewsLifecycle tool helps housing associations apply for funding
New costing tool from BLP was developed alongside the Housing Corporation