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CommentShale gas and the invisible gorilla
Politicians should focus on energy efficiency and renewables, not distract themselves with shale gas
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NewsGreen levy review 'damaging' government's credibility
Chair of the energy and climate change committee expresses concern that investors will abandon the green energy sector
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NewsHS2 considers alternative Euston station design
Bosses of high speed rail link will look at new plans with a smaller footprint
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CommentSix graphs showing construction firms' pain from 2008 to 2012
The story revealed by data from this week’s Annual Business Survey
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NewsSainsbury's ditches 15 planned store developments
Supermarket takes £92m hit after axing new stores
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CommentWe must act on cycling safety in Golding's name
The tragic death of Francis Golding should inspire the industry to tackle London’s killing streets
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CommentHow do we attract new blood?
The industry needs to become a sector of choice for young people
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News
Construction appointments: 15 November 2013
WSP, Sweett Group and Turner and Townsend are among the companies announcing appointments and promotions
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CommentHansom: Communication skills
Wayne Hemingway shows how to lose friends and alienate people, the Co-op HQ goes green(er), Graham Watts takes to the stage, and Southwark council emphatically denies knocking a hole in Justin Webb’s house
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NewsUp to 1,000 jobs to go in Carillion energy cuts
Chief executive confirms redundancies blaming continued slow market for Green Deal
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NewsM&E contractor NG Bailey reports £10m loss
Chief executive says he is satisfied with performance given “exceptional” costs during the period
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CommentMy digital life … Dave Danell
The WSP rail director on emailing during Match of the Day, text banter, and using social media to keep an eye on his kids
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NewsBanham relocates
Allies and Morrison secure planning permission to develop brownfield site into new headquarters for security firm
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NewsEstuary airport option ‘would be worst polluter’
Consultant says Foster plan would produce 63% more CO2 in 35 years than Constellation plan
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CommentIslamic finance: Open for business
David Cameron wants to issue the first Islamic bond outside of the Muslim world. Hamid Yunis, one of the people consulted on the government’s plan, looks at what this could mean for the UK construction sector
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CommentWonders and blunders with Mark Leeson
Le Corbusier’s Marseille masterpiece is enough to make Mark Leeson believe in time-travel, but the VisitPlymouth building just makes him want to stay at home …
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FeaturesContractors investing in their own schemes
During the recession, many contractors put their own money into schemes to keep themselves in work. But why, with new orders finally coming through, is this business model still proving so attractive?
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CommentAirports of the future
We cannot ignore the impact of airports on the UK’s carbon reduction targets