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NewsGovernment spends £16m to bail out eco-home scheme
English Partnerships hands over site for £1 to save flagship Peterborough scheme from credit crunch
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Construction employment prospects hit 16-year low
Firms opt against taking on new staff, as CPA survey predicts industry recession will last two years
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Redhall reshuffles board after profit doubles
Enginnering firm apppoints new chief operating officer and chief finance officer as it posts £1.9m interim profit
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NewsBill Dunster plans luxury log cabins for eco-tourists
£50k holiday homes would not need a connection to electricity, gas or sewerage utilities
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NewsGovernment spends £16m to bail out eco-home scheme
English Partnerships hands over site for £1 to save flagship Peterborough scheme from credit crunch
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NewsISG dropped from £130m Make development
Contractor ISG has been dropped from the £130m final phase of a mixed-use development in south London after failing to agree a price for the scheme.
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NewsBill Dunster plans luxury log cabins for eco-tourists
£50k holiday homes would not need a connection to electricity, gas or sewerage utilities
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Mace returns to British Museum
Mace has beaten off competition from Bovis Lend Lease and Balfour Beatty’s Heery International subsidiary to win a £100m extension to the British Museum in London.
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Dave Hampton on green gurus part 2
The Carbon Coach runs through numbers four to ten in our list of the most important green building figures
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NewsWe need political will for the existing stock
The answers are there to reduce emissions from UK housing. Once the UKGBC wraps up its consultation - the 18th piece of work in this policy area since 2000 - it's time for Whitehall to finally act, says David Strong
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CommentBuilding goes sailing … with Franklin + Andrews
It’s nine in the morning on the Isle of Wight but, technically, we begin this “Building Buys a Pint” halfway through the drinking session.
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FeaturesThe fixer: James Bulley, the Olympics’ troubleshooter
Ah, the London Olympics. Twenty-three venues, 15,000 athletes, 9 million visitors. What could possibly go wrong? It’s James Bulley’s job to plan for anything that does. So why is he looking so damned cool?
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CommentMy digital life — Chris Millington
Analyst Chris Millington works from dawn till dusk, and takes his Blackberry with him to the beach. Even his little leisure time is full of drive (Wii Tiger Woods’ golf drive, that is)
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FeaturesBlood, sweat and fixed gears: Building’s cycling track day
When dozens of the industry’s most fanatical cyclists descended on a London velodrome for Building’s inaugural Track Day, an afternoon of frenetic racing ensued – stirring memories of a certain sporting extravaganza held in the stadium 60 years earlier …
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The tracker: The bumpy road
Despite wider financial turmoil, most industry sectors held their position this month – although cracks begin to show when the regions are examined more closely, says Experian Business Strategies
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CommentHansom — Good sports
The country is in sporting mood, and the construction industry is no exception, cycling, diving and sailing the summer away. Oh, and rescuing some cute little kittens. Aww …
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NewsMichael Eavis: the Glastonbury Festival founder talks rural housing
You might think that a man with 900 acres of farmland and the Glastonbury festival to run has enough to keep himself busy. But Michael Eavis has decided to help solve the rural housing crisis as well. Thom Gibbs finds out why
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The long road to a quick fix
I agree with a lot of David Lock’s article on eco-towns (25 June, page 54).
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CommentCopper vs plastic: round two
With reference to the Durapipe UK letter (25 July, page 30), copper continues to be the dominant plumbing material in the UK because of its reliability and durability and the fact that it can be used for all building services pipework.
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I want to be a lawn
When it comes to green roofs, there are two points that are often understated. First, microclimate and second, the protection to the material elements of a building.