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CommentTime to move on from ECO
The government’s flagship retrofit policy is now even more flawed than when it started
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CommentDebate of the week: Should we have space standards for new homes?
Three industry views on the government’s proposal of a set of national space standards
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CommentStatutory limitation periods: The sense of an ending
If a statutory limitation period for making a claim can begin with the adjudicator’s decision, disputes can potentially drag on for over a decade. There may be a solution lurking in NEC3 …
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NewsT&T lands double role on £1.5bn Heathrow programme
Exclusive: Consultant sees off EC Harris, Aecom, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald for key roles on construction frameworks
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NewsConsultant RLF looks to double turnover
SME consultant RLF posts strong results, with profit up 74%
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NewsConstruction appointments: 28 March 2014
ISG, Gleeds and LDA Design are among those announcing appointments and promotions this week
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NewsNew green building rules could ‘increase carbon emissions’
Research finds Part L regulations, due in next week, will result in buildings prone to overheating
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CommentGreen regulations: A toxic legacy?
It is worrying that new analysis suggests Part L changes could cause more harm than good
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in February 2014
Housing completions are up but registrations are down across both the public and private sectors
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NewsHeatherwick garden bridge fundraising tops £100m
Project is now within sight of its £150m target
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FeaturesTax changes for temporary site workers
In a radical move that seems bound to increase labour costs, the government is clamping down on temporary site workers claiming to be self-employed. And as if that wasn’t bad enough news for construction companies using this kind of labour, they’ve only got two weeks to prepare for the change ...
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CommentHansom: Fond memories
This week, Terry Farrell’s former life, a musical interlude with Rafael Viñoly, plans for Battersea Power Station’s third phase go south, RICS’ HQ is publicly exposed - and oh, some football results just in
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NewsTen years on from the Kate Barker report
Ten years ago economist Kate Barker published a review of UK housing supply that she had been appointed to carry out by then chancellor Gordon Brown. The report found housebuilding was at it’s lowest level since the Second World War. A decade on, how do things look?
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NewsEssential Living hires Lend Lease manager
Quentin Keeble joins from Lend Lease to oversee 7,000-home pipeline
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FeaturesVideo: Make's recycled pop-up cinema
Watch how architect Make designed and built a recycled cinema at Ecobuild this year
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CommentHousing record is no cause for celebration
The Labour MP and Building columnist responds to Andrew Stunnell’s latest column in a letter to the editor
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1939
Over 70 years ago The Builder drew attention to that rare breed: a woman architect. Oh how times have changed …
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Overheating
As the latest update to Part L is implemented, Juan J Lafuente of Sturgis Carbon Profiling reports on the findings of a two-year research programme into building performance - which suggest that improvements to airtightness standards could actually lead to higher carbon emissions in the UK
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FeaturesSketch of the week: A locomotive shed
Thanks to Simon Smith of Smith and Wallwork for sending in his sketch of the week