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NewsLib Dems call for tax on energy firms for home improvements
Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat shadow chancellor, has called for a one-off windfall tax on energy firms for improvements to existing homes.
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Homes superagency could start work in November
Chief executive Sir Bob Kerslake in talks to bring timetable forward by five months
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Carillion faces mass exodus after McAlpine takeover
40-50 senior staff are expected to leave as £554m deal is finally done
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Certificate launch in doubt
The late issue of final guidance on energy performance certificates and a shortage of trained assessors could put the government’s April deadline in jeopardy.
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NewsBouygues holds talks with second target firm in UK
French company said to be negotiating with a £100m-plus turnover contractor
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NewsCarillion faces mass exodus after McAlpine takeover
40-50 senior staff are expected to leave as £554m deal is finally done
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Adjudication enforcement: Harris Calnan Construction Co Ltd vs Ridgewood (Kensington) Ltd
The claimant applied for summary judgment arising out of an adjudication decision and claimed for costs on an indemnity basis. In the course of the adjudication the adjudicator rejected the defendant’s challenge to his jurisdiction, finding that there was a contract in writing between the parties.The defendant challenged the enforcement ...
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NewsImages: Stephen Lawrence Centre attack - what's the cost?
Building went to David Adjaye's new Stephen Lawrence Centre to assess the damages caused by yesterday's racist attack
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NewsPinnacle contractor admits delays
Keltbray says demolition work on site of 300m tower will be held up by at least two months
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Bovis bounds to top – with a little help from the Beeb
Business barometer £351m Salford Media City takes contractor to number one in January
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CommentTelling the truth to young people
Open mike When it comes to a career in construction, it’s hard to get talented youngsters interested. Which is especially frustrating because they’d love it if they could just get on site
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NewsSocial housing plans face a £2.5bn shortfall
Pricewaterhouse Coopers says funding has failed to keep pace with development targets
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Laing tipped to beat Bovis in Elephant race
Laing O’Rourke is now expected to win the contract to build a 44-storey tower in Elephant & Castle, south London, ahead of Bovis Lend Lease.
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NewsLivingstone's on-site energy plans 'inefficient'
London First hits out at mayor for piecemeal approach to renewables and for ignoring the existing estate
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NewsPlanners reject Sheppard Robson mega-church
Plan for 9,500-seat church is not suitable for local community says London Thames Gateway Development Corporation
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NewsF+A buys airports QS for £1m
Franklin + Andrews, Mott MacDonald’s quantity surveying arm, has bought QS Needlemans for an estimated £1m in shares.
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NewsZaha Hadid’s first project in England is scrapped
Land Securities pulls £5m Architecture Foundation HQ after contractors fail to agree a price
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NewsMore specialists face the axe amid insolvency fears
Subcontractors furious as Costain, Wates and Morgan Ashurst cut supplier lists
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NewsWeekly Green Gauge Feb 15th
Some of the frutiest stories on the web this week were our bitter Valentine, up to the ears with Charles and the most complicated sustainable transport project since Boston's Big Dig.
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NewsForest Hill crane wreckage removed
Collapsed crane will be taken to the Health and Safety Laboratory in Buxton for testing