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Shapps scraps proposed new housing regs
Housing minister announces overhaul and asks builders to suggest other red tape to cut
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NewsDunster plans zero-carbon homes built out of straw
Eco-housing guru claims compressed straw boards knock £20,000 off price of code level 6 home
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Bob Neill unveils £500m Olympics regeneration fund
Minister says package includes £217m of new money for the Olympic legacy
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NewsFoster poaches Roger Ridsdill-Smith from Arup
Ridsdill-Smith will head up architect’s engineering design team
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Combined heat and power
Talbotts has launched the BG25 biomass combined heat and power unit. The unit has been developed in conjunction with the bio-energy team at Harper Adams University College, which has expertise in both biomass and anaerobic digestion.It uses waste biomass in the form of wood chips or pellets to generate consistent ...
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NewsStructural insulating blocks
ThermoPlan structural insulating blocks from Natural Building Technologies have been used to build a curving 8.5m-tall supporting wall on the north facing elevation of a private house development in Charlbury, near Oxford.ThermoPlan uses a thin bed mortar, just 1mm thick, to secure rows of blocks, with interlocking dry vertical joints ...
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Boris on the battle for HCA's land
Boris Johnson speaks to Building about plans for a new river crossing and the GLA’s expanded regeneration role
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NewsQueen unveils design for Foster's Abu Dhabi museum
Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island will showcase the history and culture of the Emirates
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CommentForecasters at Leading Edge see growth after a shallow drop next year
Forecasters optimistic that growth in private sector will compensate for loss in public work
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NewsMears appoints David Miles as CEO
Current chief executive officer Bob Holt will continue as chairman
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NewsAtkins revenue hit by delays in rail contracts
Profit falls by 10% as half-year results reveal 16% drop in turnover in rail sector
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NewsBennett's Royal Shakespeare Company takes centre stage
This £12m refurbishment of the Stratford theatre should be a hit with audiences
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NewsEducation department to offer up its buildings to free schools
Government’s Education White Paper acknowledges difficulty over securing premises for flagship programme
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NewsInterserve buys US reseller for $35m
Construction and services giant launches bid to break American market
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NewsPickles approves Preston Tithebarn project
Lend Lease/BDP £700m project finally given approval after being rejected by planning inspectors
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diaries, part 7: Rendered insulation
Rendered insulation was used at the back of this Victorian house but there were problems to overcome …
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Wates wins £10m government schools pilot
Contractor beats Sir Robert McAlpine to scheme that is trial for fast track procurement
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CommentConstruction’s downward revision yet to show in GDP figures
The latest construction figures will be factored into GDP figures next month
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NewsArchitecture plb wins planning for £9m residential school
Tower Hamlets school for boys with behavioural difficulties will start on site in March 2011