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NewsNew skills required for eco-housing
A report on BRE's super sustainable homes reveals a shortage of people able to integrate green technologies
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NewsThree sheets to the wind
Being very drunk could be one explanation as to why these workers are handling plastic sheeting at great height without fall protection
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NewsFirst-time buyers to get “free” loans
New measure forms part of government package to kick-start the housing market
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NewsNatural History Museum unveils the Darwin Centre
Images released of windowless cocoon by Danish architects that will exhibit 20 million specimens and house its 200 researchers
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Worker dies after accident on Simons site
A 28-year-old died on Saturday after his neck was trapped against steel on a site in Oxfordshire
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NewsMPs question value for money of PFI projects
Public-sector “undermanagement” of project changes is costing too much, says public accounts committee
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NewsCarillion and Babcock sign £3bn deal with army engineering school
Holdfast JV will provide training, infrastructure and services to Royal School of Military Engineering over 30 years
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NewsLevees hold in New Orleans
City survives close call with Hurricane Gustav but scale of damage still being checked
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Mortgage approvals plunge 71% in a year
Bank of England reveals approvals dropped to lowest ever level in July
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NewsVirgin Atlantic eyes up Gatwick airport
Sir Richard Branson says he would bid for Gatwick but only as part of a consortium
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NewsSpeedy Hire offers to exchange old or faulty ladders
Equipment hire firm launches ladder exchange campaign with HSE in bid to cut falls from height
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News100th 100 hour organisation for CIBSE
TfL, the BBC, Natural History Museum all take part in carbon clean up campaign
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Comment
In five years' time we will wish we did more to save the industry
I am currently imagining the collective groans from those in the housing and house building industry as the details of the latest high publicity housing rescue plan were revealed today.Housing rescue plan III was much more widely trumpeted than the first two (see comments on Part I, Part II). This ...
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Industry retains optimism despite the gloomy forecasts
In the face of growing concern and gloom surrounding the construction industry, in particular the house building bit, construction folk in general seem to be keeping their spirits and appear on balance to be optimistic about future prospects.That, as I read it, is the key message from the latest survey ...
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NewsHome owners are untapped market for shared ownership
Research finds more publicity needed to sell homes to new groups
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NewsBanks tighten the screw on housing association loans
Housing Corporation says falls in sales profits could hurt some associations but most will weather the storm
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NewsMcCarthy & Stone cuts 200 more jobs
Latest announcement at retirement homes specialist brings job loses this year to a quarter of workforce
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NewsRod Sheard leads MBO at HOK Sport
Buyout of architect behind design of 2012 Olympic stadium is being led by Rod Sheard
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NewsGovernment must kick-start housing market
RICS calls on government to boost mortgage lending as it reveals worse housing sales figures for 30 years