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NewsTurbines go up at Romney Marsh wind farm
Erection work starts at new £60m Npower wind farm after crane problems cause slight delay
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Prepare for massive jobs cuts, recession is upon us
Construction is heading for two years of recession says the Construction Products Association in its latest forecast.It puts output down 1.3% this year and 1.6% next year, before a sluggish recovery starts in 2010.The net result is that activity will fall by more than 5% from the where it was ...
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NewsCameron makes green pledges
Tory leader proposes green tariffs and smart metres for every home as part of his party's Blue/Green charter
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NewsNational Architecture Student Festival 2008 - June and July
Tmporary ‘interventions’ by students in public spaces at each of the five London Festival of Architecture hubs
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NewsCapita Symonds appoints new director of town planning
Former Jersey chief officer for planning and environment joins consultant for London and South East
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NewsBirmingham and its big ambitions
Brummies are investing £10bn with the aim of becoming the UK's 'Second City', will it be enough to beat the other contenders?
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NewsHousebuilder McCarthy & Stone acts urgently on debt
Housing market difficulties force emergency meeting with bankers Rothschild to discuss ways to restructure debt
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NewsTop votes for the Building sustainable channel
Survey finds overwhelming majority of readers praise the sustainable channel
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NewsMJP Architects help BBC memorial light up the sky
Architect collaborates with artist on BBC sculpture to remember journalists killed on assignments
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NewsCarillion reclassifies on Stock Exchange
Contractor ceases to trade under heavy construction and begins operating as support services business, following purchase of Alfred McAlpine
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NewsTimber-frame site fire destroys houses
Investigation begins into causes of two fires at site in Northern Ireland; police have not ruled out foul play
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NewsRogers tops Queen's birthday honours list
Lord Rogers receives top honour as Peter Lobban is awarded OBE and Michael Finn gets an MBE
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NewsDress up as a building and fall over
Join in the summer fun and celebrate London's built heritage at the same time by taking part in “It's An Architectural Knockout”
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Small firms plan job cuts as fuel costs rise
Federation of Small Businesses demands government action on fuel duty as 40% of small firms warn of impending staff cuts this year
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NewsPaper Round: From Barratt to Worse
National newspapers on the fortunes of the UK’s housebuilders
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Consensus grows on 20% house price fall
The new parlour game for economists seems to be guessing where the bottom is for house prices. The latest consensus position seems to be coming in at about 20% judging by reports in the Guardian and the FT.But that will be an average, so get ready for stories of houses ...
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Carnage if 70,000 fewer homes built - an £8 billion hit for construction
The Observer this Sunday claimed 70,000 fewer homes would be built this year.We face the biggest post-War slump in house building it said after interviewing Barratt chief Mark Clare.Frankly that would be carnage and, if the figure proves anywhere near accurate, it would mean a cut of about £8 billion ...
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RIBA National and International Awards Dinner 2008 - 27 June
The awards celebrates and rewards excellence in architecture at London Hilton on Park Lane
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W Howard commits to reducing carbon footprint by 7.5%
MDF moulding specialist gains accreditation to Carbon Action standard