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FeaturesSolar shed roofing: Hello, sunshine
Large industrial sheds are difficult and expensive to heat but a new system that turns the building into a huge solar collector can warm the inside space, cut carbon emissions and meet the demand for renewables. Stephen Kennett reports
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FeaturesMuck and brass
Over the next 10 years, up to 40 new waste treatment centres will be needed in the UK and each will be worth around £350m, so do the maths on that. Olivia Hemmings reports on why there’s never been a better time to talk rubbish
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FeaturesI regard it as a badge of honour when people say I’m over the top about nuclear power
INTERVIEW: Margaret Thatcher’s former press secretary, Sir Bernard Ingham, has spent much of the past 10 years lambasting the ‘mad mullahs’ of the anti-nuclear lobby and subjecting their arguments to an unrelenting barrage of ridicule. And don’t think the government’s decision to build a lot of nuclear stations is going ...
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NewsDavis Langdon appoints new project management partner
Consultant boosts business in the hotel and hospitality industry with new recruit
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NewsVinci wields the axe after £7m Stradform takeover
Numerous departures feared as French contractor closes Bristol office and makes 10 redundant
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NewsFlint underlines commitment to 3m homes by 2020
New housing minister says increasing housing supply is her ‘first priority’
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Government orders review of £2.3bn prisons scheme
EC Harris drafted in to assess ability to procure 16,000 prison places in eight years
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Haden Young boss makes shock departure
The managing director of Haden Young, Balfour Beatty’s £200m-turnover M&E arm, has left the company after a row with management.
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Blow to schools as Whitehall design chief steps down
Mukund Patel to leave school building unit, as report unveils plans to cut BSF bid costs by £250m
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NewsNHBC: A year has been wasted
Housing watchdog boss slates government’s efforts to meet Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsGovernment orders review of £2.3bn prisons scheme
EC Harris drafted in to assess ability to procure 16,000 prison places in eight years
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Comment
Neil Martin Ltd vs Revenue & Customs Commissioners
This was an appeal from a decision that the commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) could not be liable for breach of statutory duty or for breach of a common law duty of care in failing to process an application for a subcontractor’s tax certificate within a reasonable ...
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NewsImages: 2012 venues take shape
ODA says construction on Olympic stadium will start three months early now soil excavation is under way
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CommentPower and glory
Like it or not, nuclear is an essential, if temporary, solution to our power needs. But this time, let’s not design the stations as ominous concrete hulks
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NewsMiller rebels capitulate after failing to reach 75% goal
Two-month row at construction firm ends with deal to sell shares on family’s internal market
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NewsImages: Edward Cullinan reveals designs for £13m Digital Lab
New facility set for completion in the summer will utilise natural ventilation
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NewsGleeds consolidates management structure
Move designed to encourage staff advancement and push forward international operations
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NewsPaving of front gardens could require planning permission
The government proposes more stringent planning rules to fight flooding on impermeable surfaces
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NewsBig names make Building Awards shortlist
The shortlist for the majority of the categories of the 2008 Building Awards have been announced