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NewsSash windows can be green, says English Heritage
Research finds that simple improvements to traditional 1880s windows can bring most up to modern standards
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NewsMortgage lending up in September
Council of Mortgage Lenders figures show loans up 2% on August but still less than half pre-credit crunch levels
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NewsBuilding collapse in Kenya kills at least one person
One fatality and dozens trapped after a building under construction collapsed in Nairobi
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NewsWhat should the zero-carbon home standard be?
Government is consulting the industry on the definition of a zero-carbon home, and to add your views there is an official online survey here
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Flat decorated in style of Palace of Versailles
DIY buff spent 20 years redecorating tower block flat with ceiling paintings and wood carvings
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NewsPassivhaus diaries, part 12: Making the roof windtight and minimising thermal bypass
Air movement around insulation reduces its performance, but there are now good methods and materials to tackle the problem
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NewsRogers may sue Qatari Diar over Chelsea barracks
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners could take legal action over £2m in unpaid fees against client that sacked it from controversial scheme
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NewsTerrorism Act may stop worker protesting at power station
Scottish and Southern Energy is seeking an injunction arguing the picketing over worker's dismissal is a threat to UK energy supply
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NewsFSA to tighten rules on mortgage lending
City watchdog clamps down on self-certified mortgages to foster age of 'responsible lending'
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NewsLow & Bonar expects better second half results
Materials group says cost-cutting has improved performance although still behind last year's figures
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NewsNuclear power stations may receive public subsidies
Guardian newspaper says government plans to pay for new wave of power plants with carbon levy on electricity consumers
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NewsViñoly's Battersea power station design goes for planning
Wandsworth council receive planning application for £5.5bn revamp of London landmark
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NewsMaggie's cancer centre scoops Stirling Prize
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners beats off competition from BDP and Eric Parry to win prestigious award for the second time
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NewsAsking prices for London homes soar
'Severe' shortage of housing stock behind record asking prices, but experts warn of property market's 'fundamental weakness'
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NewsFirst UK building to use new copper alloy
A lakeside shelter on edge of Kielder Water has been made from Nordic Royal, which retains its golden colour
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NewsLaing O'Rourke and the awkward power games
The veil of secrecy surrounding the future of Tony Douglas, erstwhile heir to the throne at Laing O’Rourke, feels no closer to being lifted this week
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Comment
Why let planning just look like a lottery? Make it one
On the subject of Grant Shapps and John Healey, I attended the Housing Market Intelligence conference last week at which both spoke.I obviously recommend the conference because I have a vested interest in it and indeed the associated report, which I edit. But that is not the point.While the presentation ...
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Food for thought for would-be housing minister
The Building and Social Housing Foundation has emailed its latest report "The Future of Housing", which has just been published.It would be rather tricky to summarise the document other than to say it provides a critical look at the state of the post-credit-crunch housing market.The report is a synthesis of ...
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Laing O'Rourke and the awkward power games
The veil of secrecy surrounding the future of Tony Douglas, erstwhile heir to the throne at Laing O’Rourke, feels no closer to being lifted this week.Douglas is the inspirational and brash Lancastrian Ray O’Rourke drafted in as his replacement a couple of summers ago after a stint running Heathrow airport.When ...
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NewsSt Paul’s wins RICS Project of the Year
Other winners include Liverpool One and Mirvac School of Sustainable Development