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NewsDarling pledges action on market turmoil
Chancellor Alistair Darling tells the Labour Conference that he will take steps to deal with economic crisis
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NewsLabour Party conference: Where is everyone?
A leadership challenge may not be imminent, but Gordon Brown has failed to attract the crowds to his party's conference this year
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NewsLabour Party conference: Party on!
Everybody at the conference seems to be having a whale of a time - except Gordon Brown, of course
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NewsMayor wants island airport to replace Heathrow
Feasibility studies to evaluate idea of Thames Gateway airport in estuary off Kent's Isle of Sheppey
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Ucatt slates insurers' bid to avoid asbestos payouts
Union chief Alan Ritchie condemns attempts to deny compensation to victims of pleural plaques
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NewsPochin profit plunges 80%
Without joint ventures and associates the firm would have made an £1.4m operating loss
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NewsSchmidt Hammer Lassen masterplans eco-town for Estonia
Architect is collaborating with Buro Happold on the 6,000-resident EcoBay to be built on the Baltic Sea
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APC Trainer on... answering questions on contracts (T017)
A detailed explanation of what you should know about contracts, from traditional, to non-traditional, to D&B
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Capita Symonds
The multi-disciplinary consultant offers its green credentials at the recent sustainability now event
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NewsSix lessons for footprinting
In the second part of our Footprinting in Construction report experts Best Foot Forward highlight six key issues to remember when drawing up a footprint assessment
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Housebuilders can cut costs by using ESCOs, expert claims
Energy Services Companies are the best way of funding low carbon developments, according to finance guru speaker at an upcoming energy conference Solutions Expo visitors how to offset low carbon costs
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NewsCHP achieves 80% efficiency
Combined Heat and Power is the simultaneous generation of usable heat and power in a single process
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NewsImages: Songjiang Quarry Hotel
Atkins’ Chinese hotel concept is built on the side of an abandoned water-filled quarry and blends with local nature
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News2008 BREEAM Award winners announced
BRE names winners of its awards for environmental excellence
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London Basement Company sues Thames Water over water leak
Claim for loss and damage caused to residential property in London after water main fractured
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NewsReader’s feedback on the science of green ratings and the safety of green roofs
Two recent stories, one arguing for and against the green credentials of PVCu, and the other on the safety of green roofs has sparked off some heated debate…
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NewsThe exit door
Thanks to Matthew James of Fusion Project Management for this fine example of an external fire escape at an unnamed university.
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NewsRogers and Foster shun nuclear design framework
EDF lines up big-name architects for new-build programme, but fails to entice the biggest names of all
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CommentA question of charisma
Some regenerated areas become fizzing centres of creative energy whereas others are, well, a bit dull. But what is it that makes the difference? Amanda Levete has a theory …