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Top five reader comments: 15 July
Frustration with health and safety bureaucracy, and fears for the future of both starchitects and surveying students
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New planning regime to fast-track major projects
Energy and transport schemes can apply from March under new system that will save £300m a year
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Government unveils new low-carbon strategy
Growth of wind power and home insulation are among proposals aiming to meet 2020 targets on efficiency and emissions
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Environment secretary reveals raft of green policies
Government plans include £120m boost for off-shore wind energy, but carbon capture will not be introduced in this parliamentary session
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South African World Cup workers end strike
Labourers on stadiums for 2010 event have settled for 12% pay rise and will return to work tomorrow
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Herzog & de Meuron wins Lubetkin prize for Beijing Bird's Nest
Architect's 2008 Olympic stadium beats Foster's Beijing airport terminal and Arup's Water Cube to scoop RIBA non-EU prize
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Mandelson warns of 10-year curb on public spending
Programmes must be cut to rebalance UK finances, says minister, but schools and hospitals will still get 'sustained investment'
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Six more councils get BSF approval
Schools secretary says another six local authorities will join scheme in three month's time
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Think tank calls for locally based planning system
Bow Group says flexible system based around neighbourhoods would deliver homes more efficiently than regional plans
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Connaught makes £13.3m bid to boost environmental services
Services provider also reports two other planned acquisitions and predicts 'strong' second-half performance in social housing
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What an amazing spike! Any thoughts on the causes?
Here's a mystery.I have my own theories, and admittedly have the advantage of the data to test them, but I was wondering if there are any of you out there who have any views as to what might lie behind this rather surprising effect of the credit crunch.I will refrain ...
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Government to name 10 eco-town sites
First and second-wave towns to be announced on Thursday said to include sites in East Hampshire, Cornwall, Oxfordshire and Norfolk
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LDA may slash £100m of projects over three years
Agency accused of 'poor decisions and poor management' as strategy director admits review of all existing projects
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House prices hold steady
Latest figures showing rise in price of terraced houses, flats and bungalows illustrate constricted supply
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Jarvis boss to retire as firm posts £6.3m loss
Rail specialist's redundancy costs of £8.1m and closure of container haulage arm cut into 7% increase in turnover
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Tower crane register cost could top £3m
HSE consultation document reveals inclusion of self-erected cranes could add millions to scheme
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Southwark denies seeking new partner for Elephant scheme
Final decision to be made on 21 July after exclusivity deal with Lend Lease Europe lapsed
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Morgan Sindall bags £71m Airbus contract
Flintshire wing assembly factory design and build job is expected to create work for 400 people
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Builders convicted of manslaughter of 15-year-old worker
Court rules that health and safety breaches led to death of Adam Gosling in 2007