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NewsGovernment failing on green incentives for homeowners
WWF says carbon cutting targets will not be met unless government offers more financial incentives
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Guide launched to help councils hit low-carbon targets
Best practice guide aims to assist local authorities developing low carbon energy policies
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Paper round: BAA warned against downsizing Heathrow East
Plus, mortgage rates rise daily and Goldman Sachs eyes Trillium
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Electrical Contractors Association sets up £10m adult training fund
Funding package launched to help ECA members improve older people's skills
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NewsT5 – Where did it all go wrong?
All the achievements of T5's construction team are in danger of being forgotten after the disastrous first two days of operation
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NewsStroma carries out first non-domestic EPC on HQ
Wakefield-based company beat rival CNP to the punch due to last minute lodgement glitches
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NewsRLF promotes staff to associate
Consultant promotes chartered surveyor Sue Nutt at Birmingham office
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NewsPoplar green housing scheme go-ahead - images
Cole Thompson Anders’ designed east London scheme offers 100% affordable housing
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NewsBudget incentive: tax cuts for green initiatives
Are the tax incentives enough to encourage true eco-initiatives and returns for property occupiers and investors?
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NewsRevealed: the Tesco collapse that killed a three year old
Building obtains a report that cites ‘poor construction’ in fatal 2006 accident in Turkey
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NewsWorld’s first eco-festival
Cabe's climate change festival will explore how we plan, design and use our cities
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NewsWhite Young Green appoints two new associates
Consultant employs new associate director and associate planner
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CommentThe new seekers
Alex Smith explains how building4jobs.com is making the long and painful process of looking for a job a whole lot easier
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NewsLifetime Homes: Days of old
By 2013, the government wants all homes to be suitable for disabled and elderly people. This, as Jon Neale reports, has put housebuilders in a cantankerous mood, while overleaf, housing minister Caroline Flint uses her first column for Building to put the case for the new standards
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FeaturesSustainability: Biomass energy
In this latest feature on the economics and feasibility of sustainable technologies, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the potential for biomass energy systems, considering the adequacy of the fuel supply and the viability of various system types at different scales
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NewsRevealed: the Tesco collapse that killed a three year old
Building obtains a report that cites ‘poor construction’ in fatal 2006 accident in Turkey
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Housebuilder Galliford Try appoints new operations director in south
Also: consultant WYG takes on new associate director and associate planner
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NewsBellway boss: partnering is the answer in ‘tough’ market
Housebuilder announces £4m fall in pre-tax profit, while turnover rises slightly to £581.5m
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NewsPlanning review will not look at level of council funding
Inquiry into ways to speed up planning system will not investigate resources for council planners
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CommentCollateral warranties: Lost and found
The use of the word ‘costs’ instead of ‘losses’ in collateral warranties can cause much confusion as to what exactly is being referred to and who is liable for what