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Mechanical ventilation
Ventilations solutions specialist Airflow has launched a two zone mechanical ventilation with heat recovery unit called Duplexvent RK2.
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FeaturesRegs round-up
A whole alphabet of regulations may be changed soon, as the government aims to tighten up energy efficiency, while not overburdening businesses. It’s already rewritten the definition of zero carbon. Here’s what’s in force and what’s coming up
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NewsThe Shard edges skywards
Work is progressing on the Shard, with the first 31 floors nearly complete
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FeaturesHands up if you can cut 20%
We’re all more or less signed up to the government’s target of cutting 20% off costs in the next four years (or so we say). But how we do it is still the subject of fierce debate. Building asked three construction professionals what they would do
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CommentA path to zero carbon?
Welcome to this year’s guide to codes and regulations, including Part L, energy research projects and innovative products
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Inbox: who's right?
There’s little consensus to be found this week: the merits of BIM are in dispute, as is the the economic case for high-speed rail, and readers even disagree about introducing double decker trains to the UK
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NewsLondon 2012 firms in talks over Rio Olympics work
Brazilian construction giants also in capital to learn from UK Games supply chain
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NewsHidden houses: St Andrew's Phase 1
One of 20 schemes to make the shortlist for the 50th annual Housing Design Awards
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NewsHousing stats: Public sector completions rise
Sales and registrations are lower than this time last year, but public sector completions are up
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CommentThe last judgment
Today’s lesson comes from the book of Ecclesiastical and wrestles with questions of choice, free will, causation - and whether it’s OK to tell the odd porkie
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Common mistakes in…choosing a mediator
The latest in our dos and don’ts series looks at how best to choose a mediator
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FeaturesDavid Higgins: Good move
Network Rail is going through its biggest investment phase since Victorian times - and it’s got itself a new boss. Building talks to David Higgins, ex-Olympics chief, about leaving one big project for another
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NewsTribal group ends takeover talks
Consultant ends acquisition phase and says it has good growth prospects as an independent company
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NewsHelical Bar back in the red
The loss follows a return to profit last year after a £71.9m loss in 2009
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NewsThree of Wates family join company board
Move is designed to speed up decision-making at the family-run firm