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Cabe schools test
Cabe has proposed a design threshold to prevent bad designs progressing through the Building Schools for the Future system.
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Crossrail bill passed
The bill governing the £16bn Crossrail project has been given royal assent by parliament.
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Rural land carrot
Incentives should be given to landowners in rural areas to encourage them to bring forward land for affordable housing.
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Marshalls axes up to 200 factory jobs
Paving stone maker Marshalls is shutting two factories with the loss of 200 jobs as the collapse in demand from the new-build housing market continues to plague manufacturers.
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Here’s an idea no.6
Renewable energy firm PV Systems is making solar panels that look like roof slate to get around planning restrictions.
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NewsAylesbury Waterside Theatre: Leading role
Willmott Dixon, which handled the preconstruction work on the the £35m Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, has been appointed main contractor on the scheme.
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Energy rules relaxed
The communities department has revised its rules on energy certificates to allow one certificate to cover a whole estate if data cannot be collected for individual buildings before the October deadline.
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Raynsford takes over Constructionarium
Nick Raynsford, the former construction minister and deputy chairman of the Construction Industry Council, has become president of industry training scheme Constructionarium.
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NewsChettles Yard in Nottingham: Time after time
Developer Opal Property Group has unveiled these images of Chettles Yard, its £50m student accommodation scheme in Nottingham.
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The cost of zero carbon
Meeting level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes will add up to £47,000 to the cost of building a house, figures released by the government have revealed.
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Housing targets at risk from too few planners
The government is at “significant risk” of missing its housebuilding targets because of a shortage of skilled planners, a committee of MPs was due to announce yesterday.
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Royal assent for housing bill
The Housing and Regeneration Bill received royal assent on Tuesday, paving the way for the formation of government agencies to look after housing regeneration and the regulation of affordable homes in England.
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NewsWind turbines at Elephant still possible, says Southwark ...
... but they won't produce 'satisfactory' power replies BRE
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News£41.5m loss propels Fison out of Skanska top job
UK chief exec to be replaced immediately after global boss dissatisfied with British first-half loss
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RNJ appointed on St Oswald’s Hospice scheme
Newcastle consultant QS and CDM co-ordinator on £2.8m extension project
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NewsThe dangerous world of motor racing
This photographer at the French Grand Prix circuit proves motor racing can be a dangerous event
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NewsLend Lease may need bail-out funding for Olympic village
MPs warn that government will probably have to break into contingency fund to enable developer to proceed