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New Legislation for April 2010 – What are Your Responsibilities ?
April and October are always interesting in terms of new Regulations in the health and safety world. This April is no different, with some key issues, affecting employers, employees and anyone with responsibility for health and safety. For a complete guide to the changes, who they affect and how to ...
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NewsPassivhaus diaries, part 20: Coming to an end
As the Denby Dale house completes Bill Butcher reflects on what he’s learned in his penultimate diary entry
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FeaturesTaking the law into your own hands
With the number of construction disputes getting ever higher, now could be a good time to hit the books and get some legal qualifications
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NewsRok profits jump to £17m after shift from new build
Profitable repair and maintenance work helps offset steep drop in new build activity
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NewsHealey reveals green revamp for planning rules
Housing minister to invest £10m in improving skills, back second wave of eco-towns and overhaul three planning policies
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NewsISG's profit drops 61% to £2.4m
Forward orders down at fitout specialist with overseas operations hit but London market performing well
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NewsHousebuyers return after cold snap
Rise in new buyer enquiries is being outstripped by increase in housing supply, say surveyors
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NewsKnotweed under attack as biologists release killer beetles
Government gives go-ahead for Japanese Knotweed's natural predator to be released into the UK
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NewsEcobuild: UKGBC declares war on wasteful non-doms
Manifesto calls on government to force improvement in energy efficiency of non-domestic buildings
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NewsNightingale Associates unveils £23m hospital in Wales
108-bed community hospital in Rhondda Valley includes biomass boiler and other low-carbon features
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NewsMerseyside builder fined £1,000 for Health and Safety breach
Charles Molloy prosecuted after HSE inspector finds him and an employee working on a pub roof without safety measures
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Industry calls for help for ailing professional services firms
Data indicates 54% firms had seen decreases in incomes in the year to October 2009
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NewsImages: England's first Passivhaus office
Office development in Kent claims to be 80% more energy efficient than required by current Building Regulations
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Is the housing market on the turn again?
Today’s release by the surveyors’ body RICS of its latest housing market survey provides a little bit of support to both sides of the will-they-won’t-they debate on house price rises.Looked at nationally, the broad measures of estate agents experiences and expectations of house prices remain positive.A majority of 17% saw ...
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NewsGovernment green lights £420m of BSF schemes
Six local authorities join schools programme but fears persist over timetable after general election
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NewsBovis Homes posts £4.8m pre-tax profit
Housebuilder overcomes last year's £78.7m pre-tax loss on the back of £281.5m turnover
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NewsKickstart round two unlocks over 5,000 new homes
Almost £83m will boost affordable housing provision and create apprenticeship places
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NewsBam scoops £60m Bluewater events venue
Lend Lease appoints contractor to build Bluewater Events Venue in Kent
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NewsFirst images: Brookfield's Elephant & Castle tower takes shape
Building goes on site at London's tallest residential tower, nicknamed 'the razor', and finds out about the challenges created by its three integrated wind turbines
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NewsThe eco-refurb that could save homeowner £28,000 over 25 years
Keepmoat’s Mark Sapola on the green makeover of a three-bed home in Bristol