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NewsHousebuilders' salary survey: Money or your life
With the big bucks of the private housebuilding sector less forthcoming than they were six months ago, many people are beginning to notice the better work-life balance offered by registered social landlords. Jon Neale reports on the findings of Building’s second annual housebuilders’ salary survey
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Building Regenerate
The best information on housing and regeneration is now available online at Building's new Regenerate web channel, www.building.co.uk/regenerate.
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FeaturesBaroness Vadera: Construction minister's first interview
Three months after becoming construction minister, Baroness Vadera has already been accused of not making much of an impression. In her first interview since taking the job, the former ‘axe-wielder from the Treasury’ tells Emily Wright how she plans to be a very forceful presence in the industry indeed. Portraits ...
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CommentWeb watch - Cover me!
On Building.co.uk this week we have had running coverage of the OFT investigation, one of the biggest stories of the year, and we’ve devised new ways to keep you informed. Alex Smith reports
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CommentMy favourites … Lorna Markham
www.moveflat.comMy landlord is selling my house, so I'm looking for a new place to live. This flat hunting site is more intelligible than many others.www.horselatitudes.co.ukThis blog is written by my friends who search out new and old music, films, technology and design, and post about what they like. A bit ...
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FeaturesCost model: Schools
It’s a critical time for BSF. With the programme’s first schools just open and large-scale building starting, local authorities will begin to find out if the effort has been worthwhile. Simon Rawlinson and David Long of Davis Langdon review the issues of design and delivery
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What it costs: BREEAM – how to get good grades
Many schools must now have a ‘very good’ BREEAM rating to meet regulations. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans outlines the ways to get credits and the associated costs
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FeaturesSolar thermal heating
Evinox has supplied a renewable energy solution for the rhinos at Whipsnade zoo. Hot water for the rhinos’ showers, the heating of their pool and the heating of the air-handling unit for their enclosure is being generated by a vacuum tube solar thermal system.
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Danfoss agrees to take over majority shares in Eco Heat Pumps
Danfoss has entered an agreement to take over most of the shares in Sheffield firm Eco Heat Pumps, which sells heat pumps to the commercial and domestic markets.
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Scottish and Southern Energy spends £15m on 20% Geothermal International stake
Scottish and Southern Energy is spending up to £15m to take a 20% stake in Geothermal International, a supplier of ground-source heating and cooling systems.
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BRE Global to create sustainability product standard
BRE Global is creating a product standard for gauging the sustainability of construction products.
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Ulster Bank and Solarcentury introduce UK's first solar mortgage
Ulster Bank and solar energy company Solarcentury and are introducing what they claim is the UK’s first solar mortgage.
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Tradical Hemcrete awarded LABC System Approval
Tradical Hemcrete, a hemp and lime mix used to build walls, has been awarded LABC System Approval.
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Timed flow taps
Temposoft is a range of easy-to-operate, “soft-touch”, timed-flow push basin taps and mixers from Douglas Delabie.
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Cork wall coverings
Urbane Living has expanded its range of eco wallpaper to include the texture of cork.
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Smart metering
PRI has launched the Scroller XP, a device for displaying on the computer screens of office staff the amount of electricity being used by an organisation.
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Hardwood substitutes
Against a background of dwindling tropical forests, Vecowood has been developed as an alternative to hardwoods. The timber is formed from fast-growing plantation timber and uses the Veco organic wood modification process that changes the characteristics of plantation timber to mimic those of hardwood. In the process, a non-toxic, water-based ...
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Recyclable roofing
Corus has launched Colorcoat Urban, a roofing product that is suitable for refurbishment projects that the company says is 100% recyclable, inherently airtight and, being lightweight, easy to handle on site. Colorcoat Urban has passed stringent testing to BS 6920 Suitability of Non-metallic Products for Use in Contact with Water ...
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FeaturesCemex: So what if it’s raining?
Our changing weather patterns are having an impact on product development. One company making the most of it is Cemex, which has recently begun producing permeable paving. Visit www.building.co.uk/technical for more on specification
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FeaturesGreenfix Sky-Gardens: A growth business
The managing director of Greenfix Sky-Gardens argues that green roofs should be used to create wild habitats as well as sustainable solutions to waterproofing www.building.co.uk/specifier