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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?
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NewsBoris Johnson axes two City Hall officials
Mayor of London ushers in change by appointing new interim chair and chief executive to the LDA
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Sharp rise in tender prices, report finds
BCIS tender price index predicts construction growth will slow in 2008 due to credit crunch