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NewsThe jelly banquet - the truth
The media appearances made it sound like a lot of fun, but the reality was a Nuremberg Rally for foodstuff fans
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NewsBradford grows its own construction workers
A local housing association convinces young people from ethnic minorities to try a career on site
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NewsCity Lofts goes into administration
Developer becomes most high-profile casualty of the credit crunch
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NewsGreensburg in Kansas undergoes eco-rebuild
LEED Platinum building features on-site wind turbines and PV panels, geothermal climate control and more
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NewsTake a look back at the house of the future
Ten years ago a house was built for BBC TV to show case the future of green and intelligent housing technology. Now architect Craig Anders takes us on a tour to see which aspects of the design took off and which missed the mainstream.
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NewsTony Pidgley to receive £31m bonus package
Berkeley boss and three other directors are rumoured to have awarded themselves shares worth a total £60m
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NewsMasdar video fly-through
Experience the futuristic Foster and Partners-designed zero carbon Masdar city planned for Abu Dhabi
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Dutch coastal defences to be patched up
The remaining three weak spots in Dutch coastal defences are to be patched up, in a series of deals aimed at providing long-term safety for the famously flat landscape.The weak spots are the final three of 10 that were discovered during a wide-ranging investigation in 2003.Arcadis, the parent of UK ...
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Listen to audio from the Think08 conference
Please use the below audio player to listen to the different keynotes and seminars from the Think08 conference about sustainability in the built environment
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NewsPersimmon to cut over 1,000 jobs
More than 1,300 jobs have been cut at housebuilders Persimmon and Kier, Building.co.uk can reveal
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Climate change: Adapt or die
News analysis: Adaptation is not as sexy as prevention but defra's new website is an early sign that it is going to be just as important
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Haringey council fined after worker falls through skylight
Court fines council £10k after plumber falls 10ft injuring his spine
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Sir Howard Bernstein to head up Blackpool regeneration body
Manchester city council chief exec will step down from Olympic Delivery Authority board
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NewsHousebuilders to issue gloomy trading updates
Persimmon, Bovis Homes, Redrow and Barratt to report disappointing figures to the City this week
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NewsProposals invited for 2014 athletes' village in Clyde Gateway
Expressions of interest sought for 38.5ha scheme to become 1,000-home community after Commonwealth Games
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NewsFarrell scheme wins planning on Newcastle's Quayside
George Wimpey development will feature a 13-storey residential tower and a four- to six-storey office building
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NewsGreen flooring: Technik Floor
Panelised stone flooring system behaves as a single-surface layer and replaces cementious screeding
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NewsLet's follow America's LEED
BREEAM should make way for the US green standard, argues the Property Merchant Group chief executive
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NewsJeremy Clarkson’s dream home?
Dubai’s ambitious rotating skyscraper is parading its eco qualities, but it also seems to be encouraging some fuel-thirsty additions…