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NewsSri Lankan British High Commission boasts eco-cooling technologies
Colombo building uses natural ventilation provided by the construction of high-level chimneys running the full length of each wing
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NewsTurner & Townsend wins green award for Yorkshire Water scheme
Consultant provided a standard method of assessment based on research into the company's carbon footprint
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NewsEdmond Shipway QS on British High Commission in Sri Lanka
Colombo building uses natural ventilation provided by the construction of high-level chimneys running the full length of each wing
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NewsCarbon Trust guide helps reduce CO² in non-residential exisiting buildings
John Lewis Partnership uses new guide for best practice low-carbon refurbishment in its Oxford Street building
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NewsCSA cement uses less energy and produces less CO²
BRE research claims Manufacturing calcium sulfoaluminate cement performs better than Portland cement
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NewsBCIS guide supports life cycle costing standard
Guilde to help firms implement sustainability by knowing total investment cost at outset of project
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NewsNottingham school awarded ‘A’ grade DEC
2,000 tonnes of carbon emission saved in three years through conversion from coal to 100% renewable biomass boilers
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C-Plan helps local authorities reach green target
Software allows local authorities to assess and reduce the carbon impact of new developments
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Owners of Mailbox shopping centre goes head to head with Network Rail
Dispute centres over office rental at Birmingham mixed-use development after mezzanine floor installed
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NewsConstruction to take seat at CBI’s top table
Major Contractors Group to be disbanded as industry reorganises to maximise lobbying firepower
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Features
Lead times May-July 2008
Four packages have gone down this week and four have gone up, as the downturn pushes from one end and the steel shortage from the other. Brian Moone of Mace reports the numbers
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Eco-towns under threat as more bidders withdraw
Two developers pull out of schemes and another two consider their options
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Currie & Brown subsidiaries face £54m Welsh PFI claim
Dormant divisions of consultant that advised on troubled incinerator hit with claims of damages
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NewsSeafront bandstand: Brighton rocks
DRP Architects has been given the green light for the £850,000 restoration of Brighton seafront’s bandstand
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Comment
Expert determination: Owen Pell v Bindi (London)
Owen Pell Limited (“Owen Pell”) entered into a contract with Bindi (London) Limited (“Bindi”) for Owen Pell to build an extension and undertake M&E work at Bindi’s property at Holme Lacy. Owen Pell left site before work was complete. The parties later agreed to have their dispute determined ...
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NewsStyles & Wood cuts 45 jobs and restructures board
New boss believes redundancies and bolstered management board will ‘keep business healthy’
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NewsIt's hard to scrutinise Boris when he's making you laugh
A Boris Johnson press conference is a gastromic feast compared to the thin gruel served up by other politicians, says our housing editor
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Lynn Wilson killed in car accident
Former chairman of housebuilder Wilson Connolly was killed in an accident in Scotland on Wednesday
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NewsThe skylon needs a home
Squint/Opera has produced a film supporting Jack Pringle's campaign to rebuild the Skylon. Where do you think it should be rebuilt?
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Legal fight over building management system
Invicta sues Ibex for £200k over £16m headquarters for Schroders