All articles by Stephen Kennett – Page 3
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NewsCostain wins £200m tunnel contract
Work on upgrading London’s power infrastructure will begin later this year
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NewsHomeowners put up asking prices in October
Rightmove survey shows usual autumn trend of rising asking prices despite worsening mortgage availability
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NewsPainting wind turbines purple could save wildlife
New research sheds light on why the colour of wind turbines is important
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FeaturesEco co-housing schemes: Give it a spin
The UK has begun experimenting with co-housing schemes that aim to slash emissions while encouraging a more sustainable lifestyle - as you can imagine, communal washing machines that run on harvested rainwater are de rigueur
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NewsJohn Laing to launch £270m infrastructure fund
Listed fund will be invested in mature infrastructure assets
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Could we see floating breweries by 2030?
SABMiller is looking into building floating breweries to offset water and energy consumption
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NewsMouchel issues profit warning
Consultant expects pre-tax profts of £30.5m following 2,000 redundancies
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NewsGreen light given to London Olympia redevelopment
Work will start on site early next year to redevelop Olympia Exhibition and Conference Centre
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NewsGovernment warned not to cut spending on green technologies
Tim Yeo, former energy minister, says funding for the renewables sector must be protected or it will not survive
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NewsSMEs heading into double dip recession
Survey by the Federation of Master Builder reports drop off in workload for small and medium sized firms
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NewsGlasgow hospital scoops prime minister's award
New Stobhill Hospital, designed by Reiach and Hall Architects, praised for focusing on patient needs
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NewsHuhne says all new homes should meet Passivhaus standard
Secretary of state for energy and climate change indicates that he would like to see all new homes meet the German low energy standard
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NewsZero carbon homes target 'unrealistic'
Housebuilders say government target for zero carbon homes is unrealistic and will impact on sector’s ability to increase volume
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NewsChickens to power Gloucestershire town
First homes to receive power generated from chicken litter after biogas plant opens in November
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NewsTravis Perkins sees turnover climb
Builders’ merchant reports 6% increase for the first nine months of 2010
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NewsRok wins Scottish £32m framework deal
Contractor to work with Highlands and Islands Enterprise over a four-year period
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NewsRevised post-Olympic plans ditch ‘soulless’ apartments
Original high-density scheme to be replaced with family homes more in keeping with the park
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NewsRevised post-Olympic plans ditch ‘soulless’ apartments
Original high-density scheme to be replaced with family homes more in keeping with the park
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NewsTax rebate for R&D projects
New legislation should mean companies can claim cash back on R&D spend
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NewsQuality standard launched for use of 'waste' pulverised fuel ash
New quality protocol will help divert significant amount of UK’s largest industrial waste-stream from landfill