More news – Page 3144
-
NewsEU to amend Energy Performance in Buildings Directive
All buildings will need Energy Performance Certificates under directive and definition of display to be widened
-
NewsRiver Cottage HQ gets eco-makeover
Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's brainchild undergoes a green revamp and expansion of his growing food empire. Full data on building performance included
-
NewsNew-age house made of wool and straw
Affordable TM' design incorporates solar panels, wood-burning stove and recycles sewage
-
NewsOMA reveals design for 'vertical village' in Singapore
Office of Metropolitan Architecture has designed 1000 apartments for the 8ha site
-
NewsNorthern Ireland under fire for u-turn on renewables plan
Executive finance chief criticised following his decision to reverse ealier policy to make on-site renewables compulsory for new build
-
NewsPaper Round: China diverts water for Olympic development
Plus gospel church buys bingo hall and Tesco get into the property game
-
NewsLow emission zone comes into force in London
Firms operating in London face £200-a-day fines if their lorries don't comply with EU exhaust limits
-
News
Architecture students told to design torture device
Student at the University of Kent complains after being given assignment to design torture implement
-
NewsBritish Land set to reveal £1.3bn fall in portfolio
Property giant is expected to reveal a 10% fall in assets when it reveals results on Thursday
-
NewsJCT pushes for more sustainable guidance in contracts
New industry consultation setup to comment on a stronger eco-stance and guidance in building contracts
-
News
'Largest ever' PFI project cut by a third
MoD scraps one of two proposed training centres at the £15bn military academy in St Athan, Wales
-
NewsScambusters target cowboy builders after £7.5m funding boost
Government to roll-out national anti-fraud scheme after successful pilot schemes net rogue traders
-
NewsHSE launches occuptional health website
Construction occupational health management site covers issues such as asbestos, dermatitis, hand-arm vibration and stress
-
News
Weekend Review 2-4 February
A quiet couple of days for coverage of green affairs, writes Michael Willoughby
-
NewsSurveyor jailed after conning homeowners
Phil Vyse is jailed for eight months after rogue trader tricked pensioners into buying unnecessary damp proofing
-
NewsMayfield replaces Livesey on Liverpool Science Park
North West firm selected as contractor on phase 1b following collapse of Livesey last year
-
NewsPrince Charles maybe mired in tradition but he has a point
Prince Charles' criticism of today's 'carbuncles' has more substance than his 1984 diatribe against modern architecture
-
NewsRaynsford hits out at ministerial 'merry-go-round'
Government is damaging its relationship with the industry says former construction minister
-
NewsWestfield project director leaves £4bn Stratford City
Departure of Terry Starr on ‘point of principle’ creates leadership vacuum at east London project
-
CommentThe solution
For the past 50 years we’ve fretted and failed to find a way to make the most of prefabrication. Now we’ve cracked it, thanks to China, the humble shipping container and a way to make the most of both of them