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Don't ditch 2016 target, says Green Building Council
Goal of zero-carbon for all new housing is still achievable, claims body
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Byrne Brothers beats Doyle to £50m Shard concrete package
Cheaper price wins Byrne contract despite expectations that rival would secure job
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Rise and shine
This London window cleaner spotted working several storeys up without any safety equipment is obviously no vertigo sufferer
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Man killed on London construction site
HSE is investigating the death of a 30-year-old last week on a site at Swan Lane
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Ucatt abandons pay talks in bid to outlaw blacklisting
Union walks out of talks with industry after deadlock over draft clauses to make construction worker blacklisting illegal
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Henry Boot posts 59% fall in profit
Strong construction activity contributes to 55% increase in group revenue but property devaluations hit pre-tax profit
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Severfield-Rowen defies downturn with 22% profit rise
Structural steel firm tipped to replace Cleveland Bridge on the Shard is confident of 'satisfactory' 2009
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'UK's greenest healthcare building' breaks ground
£300m new building at Great Ormond Street will offset more than 20,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year
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Curved curtain walling
Some 660m2 of Kawneer’s off-site curtain walling system has been used on the 12-storey Sheraton Athlone Hotel in Co Westmeath, Ireland. Specified by Murray O’Laoire Architects, Kawneer’s AA201 unitised system was adapted and used on two elevations
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Ready-made chimneys
Stormking, the grp building products specialist, has added a range of chimneys to its portfolio of prefabricated products. They are designed as visual features and are intended to provide a traditional detail for public and private housing
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Scaffolding firm fined £4,000 after pole hits passer-by
Company failed to take sufficient care to protect public when working in Coventry city centre
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Nakheel puts £2bn mall programme on ice
Dubai developer delays plans to build shopping centres in Palm Jumeirah and across UAE
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London university seeks architect for £45m scheme
University College London issues call to tender for £45m medical research facility
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Safety blitz halts work on seven Cambridge sites
HSE issues prohibition notices to several sites with inadequate safety practice after week of targeted inspections
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Salad saves Japanese steel factory
Firm diversifies into growing lettuce as downturn hits demand for construction products
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Surprise rise in inflation rocks markets
Bank of England may reconsider plan to pump cash into the economy
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Builder puts wife up for sale
Joke small ad for 'high-maintenance' Donna attracts up to 10 interested enquiries
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Kick-starting economy should be G20 priority, say UK public
Survey ahead of global summit finds boosting economy is seen as most pressing issue
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Refusal overturned on CZWG's Wembley housing scheme
Public inquiry sees £25m student housing scheme approved after council refusal