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Housing sales stall over stamp duty speculation
Estate agents warn government that rumours of a stamp duty holiday has caused more uncertainty in housing market
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Big breakfast fuels support for diving Tom
Kevin Selvester puts building contracts on hold to direct support for nephew and superstar diver Tom Daley
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Honda opens green car showroom - images
Romford dealership uses 30% less energy thanks to green innitiatives including ground source heating pumps
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Philippe Starck launches 'sexy' wind turbine
Designer plans to launch a range of designer eco-products including solar panel windows
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Everton insists Kirkby stadium could still go ahead
Government calls for a public inquiry into the £400m project
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Exhibitor of the week: Itho Ventilation Limited
Holland's ventilation market leader tells show attendees how its products can help engineers meet Code for Sustainable Homes standards
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In Praise of Eco-towns: the planner's defence
Robert Shaw, who worked with the TCPA and CLG to provide independent advice and develop guidance for developers and land owners about the settlements, says it's time for boldness on Eco-towns, not retreat.
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MPs get behind desert power scheme
Activists 'encouraged' by growing support for high risk and high gain network
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APC Trainer on... Construction Technology and Environmental Services (T013)
Essential reading for anyone taking the Construction and Quantity Surveying pathway
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Masked athletes are a mystery to Team GB
The Beijing 'smog' is a breath of fresh air after Typhoon Julian's rude welcome in Macau
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Davis Langdon cost manager on green 'smartie' college
Milton Keynes College £3.5m extension scheme awarded BREEAM excellent rating
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EC Harris commissions graduate artist for London HQ
RCA student’s sculpture comprises four layers of open framed boxes suspended at different heights
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Corus Student Awards - Until 23 August 2008
Winning work of students in Architecture, Structures and Bridge design
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Selection of Crossrail design team hit by three-month delay
Framework appointments put back until the end of the year after client asks for more detailed bids
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‘Plundered with impunity’ - illegal timber in UK construction
According to Greenpeace, the world’s rainforests are being devastated by the trade in illegal timber – a trade the UK profits from more than almost any other country.
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Morgan Sindall pins hopes on infrastructure growth
Purchase of Amec divisions boosts six-month turnover by almost 50% to £1.2bn
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Development tax fails to live up to Milton Keynes model
Developers hit out at proposals that offer no guarantee of built infrastructure in return for contributions
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A step in the right direction
To help ensure a contractor gets paid for a project, it can ask a bank to step in to remedy a situation before it terminates. The pitfalls are many – but so are the benefits
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I admit it all! I’m a conservative!
But when you compare the glories of traditional architecture to the stuff we build now, it’s hard not to be, says Michael Gove, our man in the bicycle clips with the neatly knotted tie
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Here is the verdict on the BRE's super homes ...
Envelopes: Four houses on the BRE Innovation Park have made the first steps towards meeting the upper levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes. Stephen Kennett finds out what we can learn from these pioneers