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NewsIndustry hits out at government delay over PFI
Budget fall out as ministers warned lost time costs jobs
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CommentMy digital life: Julian Vickery
The Core director scoffs at Twitter but always make time for cricket score updates
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NewsSupreme Court ruling on solar will cost £700m
Government forced to commit extra money to scheme after feed-in tariff appeal turned down
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NewsBig housebuilders take lion’s share of stalled projects fund
Small housebuilders blast portion of cash destined for major players
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NewsLow energy ratings could make industrial units unviable
Some improvements will cost more than four years’ rental income
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NewsDECC considers limiting roll-out of Green Deal
Barker trails ‘soft launch’ with ‘controlled growth’
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FeaturesEnergy ratings: Rented property
From April 2018, landlords will no longer be able to let buildings with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of below E without demonstrating that all cost-effective measures to improve energy efficiency have been implemented. Adam Mactavish and Richard Quartermaine of Sweett Group and Charles Woollam of SIAM examine the ...
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CommentConstruction Law, by Julian Bailey: A little light reading
New tomes on construction law and Scottish arbitration are well worth picking up - if your back can take it
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FeaturesPaul Sheffield: ‘You can hear somebody saying, “Well, it was all right when I left …”’
Paul Sheffield could barely have chosen a worse time to become chief executive of a UK construction firm, but two years after taking over at Kier, his growth strategy appears to be paying off. By Allister Hayman
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Inbox: Burning issues
This week’s hot topics include regulating the biomass energy sector, the problems of public sector procurement and the enduring importance of building control officers
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CommentHow the Budget hit building
Construction remains one of Britain’s best hopes for growth, even though George Osborne’s Budget last week failed to provide the industry with many treats, says Simon Rawlinson
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CommentWonders & blunders with Patricia Moore
Patricia Moore praises the sensitive yet glorious refurbishment of King’s Cross station in London, but shies away from drab, dingy Euston just a few yards down the road
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CommentOlympic marketing debate: 'It's not as if it's a secret project'
Strict marketing rules have so far prevented many of the firms involved in the London Olympics from talking about their own work, but there are signs that pressure from Building and the industry is forcing the authorities to rethink. Will Hurst reports
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CommentHansom: Here, there and everywhere
Ecobuild was hectic from the get-go - what with having to make sure none of the Lego pandas escaped and soothing hurt feelings from a damning tweet - some didn’t even let up in their leisure time
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NewsHousing stats: New build sales and completions in February 2012
This month’s data shows the gap between private and public sector registrations continuing to grow
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CommentLack of clarity gives developers opportunity
Under the NPPF, areas without local plans are in limbo
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NewsAustin-Smith Lord woes revealed
Beleaguered practice will recoup just over a third of Abu Dhabi debt
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NewsMinistry of Defence steps up search for private sector partner
Tender for defence estates’ strategic partner expected next month, as results of soft market test revealed