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NewsEPC costs balloon to 10 times more than planned
Energy certificates will cost £1.5bn this year, rather than £148m, assessors warn
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Tory success gives Labour a planning headache
Tory success in the local elections will lead to more council opposition to the goverment's eco-town proposals
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CommentConfidentiality in mediation: Do the decent thing
It really can’t be stressed enough that what goes on between consenting parties in a mediation is nobody’s business but theirs. If you don’t believe that, consider the following case
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Relax change of use laws for buildings, architect argues
Gensler boss urges Government to allow energy inefficient offices to be turned into flats or hotels to save tonnes of wasted carbon
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NewsKen beats Boris… on the Building website poll
Industry favours Livingstone for mayor as real ballot puts Johnson in lead
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NewsStephen Lawrence charity supports Rebuilding Trust campaign
Other backers include Gleeds, Davis Langdon, Hammerson, Construction Confederation, FMB, CPA and the CIC
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NewsWork starts on Olympic sailing facilities
Weymouth & Portland Academy will be first venue completed for 2012 Games.
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NewsConstruction confidence falls to ten-year low
Purchasing index reveals reduction in activity in housing, commercial and civil engineering in April
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NewsEPC costs balloon to 10 times more than planned
Energy certificates will cost £1.5bn this year, rather than £148m, assessors warn
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Merton Rule pioneer leaves council for architect’s firm
One of the inventors of the controversial Merton Rule has been poached from Merton council by a small planning and architecture firm.
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CommentEasy as PI
Money matters - As you’ll be aware, the world’s financial system is in something of a mess. And as insurance is part of that system, you may wonder what’s going to happen to your professional indemnity policy.
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Manhattan firefighters sue Bovis
Five firefighters are suing Bovis Lend Lease for negligence after they suffered career-ending injuries in a fire at the Ground Zero site in New York, writes Dan Stewart.
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CommentEco-towns: One hell of a job
Tim Ayres and Lynn Franklin - Gordon Brown’s eco-towns are going to be built on a legal minefield. Here’s a guide to tip-toeing through it
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NewsTrain giant takes over crane manufacturer (in a small way)
Hornby buys up Corgi in £7.5m small-scale industry coup
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NewsCIBSE, Arup and others ‘Engineer the Future’ in Think 08 Seminars
From carbon calculators to avoiding the Apocalypse, it's slide rules for sustainabilty at the ExCel
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NewsConstructionSkills says sorry for 'sexist' advert
Training body says provocative newspaper advert is ‘something we won’t be doing again’
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NewsT. Clarke sales on target
M&E firm makes confident prediction about revenue in London over coming financial year
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Housebuilder fails: £3m debts
Collapse of West Country housebuilder Cotswoldgate leads to calls for a change in company law
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Housebuilder fails: £3m debts
Collapse of West Country housebuilder Cotswoldgate leads to calls for a change in company law
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NewsLegal bill to fight OFT probe: £5.6m and counting
Firms caught up in the cover pricing investigation face rapidly rising legal costs