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Death toll rises in Vietnam bridge collapse
Up to sixty-four people are now thought to have died after eight more bodies are discovered
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NewsLondon Mayor launches access guidance
Two reports aim to provide best practice guidance on housing access for the deaf and disabled in the capital
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NewsJohnson accuses Livingstone of 'dictatorial' stance on housing
New Tory mayoral candidate claims there is civil war between Labour incumbent and London Boroughs on housing targets
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BBC Pension Trust sues Galliford Try over water leak
The BBC is headed for a £400,000 High Court showdown with construction firm Galliford Try in a row over a huge water leak.Water poured from a fifth floor water main through the ceilings of a newly built £11.6 million office block in Clarendon Road, Watford, causing massive damage.Now the BBC ...
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NewsMaterial giants working on new embodied energy standard
Aggregate Industries and Marshalls join forces with carbon Trust to draw up carbon footprint standards for hard landscaping products
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Asda in battle over Kent store expansion
Asda Stores is headed for a High Court showdown with two property companies in a dispute over
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NewsThe elusive Ruth Kelly
The second day at conference, and the transport minister is proving hard to trace. Still, our correspondent saw Seb Coe, Sunand Prasad and Hazel Blears in action, and discovered a new Olympic sport - fish translocation
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NewsRay O'Rourke resigns as CLM chair
Tony Douglas will replace O'Rourke's seat on the board of Olympic delivery partner
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NewsBarratt boss warns of housing downturn after credit crunch
Housebuilder posts strong full year results but warns of tougher times ahead
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Rockwool teams up with BRE on Part L measurement tool
Collaboration agrees calculation to measure U-valve allowances for insulation
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Environmental news round-up
A new green M&S store, meeting the eco-Gaddafi and a discussion on the US sustainable building standard LEED. All the eco-news that matters
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Teenager charged over threatening crane driver with imitation gun
Youth appears in court after targetting a crane driver working on a station in Greater Manchester
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NewsLatest green books
If you’re looking to build your own ecohome, turf over your concrete roof or introduce sustainable technologies into your home, you can look no further. We have listed some of the latest green books on the market
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Bridge collapse in Vietnam kills 60 workers
A bridge under constrution in southern Vietnam has collapsed killing at least 60 workers
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NewsPRP reveals green housing winners
PRP’s Carbon Challenge 2007 encouraged architects to tackle issues arising from the Code for Sustainable Homes
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NewsLondon developments hit renewables targets, says report
GLA says a quarter of schemes in the capital are exceeding 10% energy renewables target as set out in the London Plan
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NewsBreeam dream
This office scheme in Leeds is not only the highest-scoring BREEAM building yet but one where green means more commercially viable
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NewsA brief encounter with the PM
Labour Party conference virgin Dan Stewart bumps into Gordon striding to "conference" and has a bit of a "West Wing" moment