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Abu Dhabi to launch green code
Abu Dhabi is set to release its own code for sustainable buildings in the next few months.
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Government warned some new towns are ‘not financially viable’
The government is in danger of trying to get “new towns on the cheap” by trying to push the funding for infrastructure onto developers, according to the new chief executive of the British Urban Regeneration Association.
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Thinkers of our time
Paul King, chief executive of the UK Green Building Council, told the Think08 conference on Wednesday about the difficulties of achieving a zero-carbon future.
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Put the shark in there…
The Orchid House, designed by Sarah Featherstone for the Lower Mill Estate near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, has been sold for £7.2m.
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Sainsbury’s seeks guarantees on anti-competitive practices
Sainsbury’s has sent letters to contractors in its supply chain asking them for assurances that bid rigging has been stamped out.
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NewsTrust campaign gathers pace
Building’s Rebuilding Trust campaign gathered momentum this week as Bovis Lend Lease and Kier pledged their support.
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Architecture Foundation head goes after Zaha cancellation
The head of the Architecture Foundation, who faced criticism after a Zaha Hadid project was scrapped earlier this year, is to leave the role next month.
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Tidal power project
A consortium led by US engineer Parsons Brinckerhoff has been appointed by the government to carry out a strategic environmental assessment on a proposed tidal energy generator in the Severn Estuary.
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MDA wins London job
The London Area Procurement Network, a procurement club for Almos, has appointed MDA Consulting to its procurement register for quantity surveying, employers agent and partnering advice services.
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Rider Levett Bucknall appointed on Kent distribution centre
Quantity surveyor Rider Levett Bucknall has been appointed by road haulage company Transfesa (UK) to provide project monitoring services on the £13.4m development of a distribution centre in Kent.
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Prasad demands further BSF reforms
Sunand Prasad, the RIBA president, said he would seek further reforms of the procurement of the £45bn school building programme after the government this week approved a series of proposals designed to speed up the process.
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Make mows a meadow
Make Architects’ Meadow Gateway scheme in Nottingham has gone in for planning.
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Balfour’s Swiss tunnel
Balfour Beatty has won a seven-year £200m contract to install rail systems in the 57km Gotthard tunnel in Switzerland.
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HBG preferred
HBG has been named preferred developer on the £300m redevelopment of Swansea hospital.
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NI stadium scrapped
Plans for a £140m national sports stadium in Northern Ireland have been scrapped.
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Eco-town to go ahead
An eco-town in Devon proposed by The Prince of Wales has been granted planning permission.
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Roofer charged
The owner of a roofing firm has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a worker.
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FeaturesThe United African Village - pioneering sustainability
A Group of built environment students at Westminster University are planning to build a village in Ghana based on sustainable technology. Can they turn their plans into reality?