All articles by Stephen Kennett – Page 6
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High definition mobile phone service launched
Orange says new service filters out background noice and will be ideal of noisy construction sites
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NewsUK-GBC starts online sustainability training
The UK Green Building Council launches first in series of sustainability distance learning courses
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NewsSpace programme technology used to reinforce bridge
Concrete bridge in Northern Ireland is first to use basalt fibre composite bars, which are corrosion-resistant
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NewsPainting the Forth Bridge nears an end
New coating should be rust-free for 25 years, bringing to a close Scotland’s never-ending paint job
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NewsUK's first Passivhaus education building
An agricultural college in Kent gets a Passivhaus certified teaching facility
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NewsLovell bags Bradford's £5.6m council housing scheme
Bradford council embarks on first publicly funded housebuilding development in the city in 30 years
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NewsLeadbitter's profit slumps by half
Contractor’s operating profit falls to £2.5m as public sector cuts start to bite
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NewsAecom buys Tritech Rail
Aecom boosts rail consultancy business with aquisition of UK consultant
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Kingspan's profit grows 9%
Growth at construction product supplier resumes for the first time in three years sparking fresh confidence in markets
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NewsBovis Homes makes £3.5m profit
Half-year results show housebuilders is now in the black having turned around last year’s £8.6m loss
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NewsLaunch of 2010 Part L trial software
Integrated Envionmental Solution releases beta version of software to enable designers to comply with regulations
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NewsUK's first 'jump lift' accelerates construction on Shard
Kone’s self-elevating lift utilises Shard’s lift shaft during construction
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NewsOcado planning huge Tamworth warehouse
Shopping retailer is reported to have submitted planning for a 35,000m2 warehouse in the Midlands
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NewsGreen light for UK's first geothermal power station
Drilling will start in Cornwall in 2011 to access rocks at a temperature of 200°C
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NewsAsia workload drives Lend Lease profit 5%
Strength of Asia Pacific regions offset weaker performance in US, Europe and Middle East Profit
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NewsBalfour Beatty seals Denver rail deal
Firm will carry out half the contracting work on the £666m Eagle P3 commuter rail project
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NewsIndustry body to research low cost eco-measures
The Energy Technologies Institute will look at eco-refurbishment and retrofitting of existing properties
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FeaturesBrockholes floating visitor centre: Tread lightly
The designers of a new visitor centre for Brockholes wetland nature reserve plan to float the facilities in the middle of a lake - while ruffling as few feathers as possible
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NewsThis house has been designed to be highly sustainable. So why isn’t it?
The gap between design and built performance is seriously hampering our chances of meeting the 2016 target for zero carbon homes