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NewsMake in Britain
Ken Shuttleworth practice's first big scheme is hotbed of people-oriented sustainability. It also employs an policy of sourcing much of the products used from within these shores
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NewsGreen council to publish 'sustainable roadmap'
The Roadmap to sustainability is aimed at helping developers and designers deliver greener buildings
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NewsRunway protestors break into Heathrow
Activists from Greenpeace attach a banner to a BA airplane after breaking through airport security
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NewsBank offers 'solar mortgages' for homes with PVs
Ulster Bank and Solarcentury are offering three-year discounted mortages for homeowners who fit PV panels
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EP appoints Zog and HBOS to redevelop atomic centre
Zog Brownfield Ventures will expand Atomic Energy Technology Centre in Dorset by 37,000sq m
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Sir Maurice Laing dies aged 90
Former chairman of construction firm Laing, and first president of CBI, died last week
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NewsNew homes must be fit for elderly
Government says it will legislate to ensure housebuilders meet Lifetime Homes standards
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NewsWaterloo upgrade works start
Tube Lines upgrade to include installing new signal cables, public help points, CCTV cameras and flood prevent measures
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NewsPaper round: Stamp duty soars
Plus village to be bulldozed for Heathrow runway and Macquaris mulls £1.5bn bid for Land Sec Trillium
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NewsRecord number of planning refusals for wind farm
Developers complain MoD is blocking projects and also raise concerns about the new planning bill
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News200 wind farms stuck in planning, expert says
10% by 2010 renewables target only reachable if two-thirds cleared
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NewsKen Livingstone reveals plans to save historic music venues
Mayor proposes new planning rules to save small music venues in London
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NewsTrust appeals for youth scheme support
Budding Brunels project aims to interest school leavers in construction
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NewsCorus awards world’s first confidex sustain guarantee for carbon neutral building
A factory now being used by Princess Yachts in Plymouth is the first completed building in the world to be certified CarbonNeutral under Corus’ new Confidex Sustain™ guarantee.
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NewsEmployers use apprentice schemes to boost productivity
Survey shows most firms see apprenticeships as more cost-effective than hiring skilled staff
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NewsHills Electrical sold for £1 to rival M&E contractor
Floundering firm scooped up by Southern Electric Contracting after ‘disastrous’ BSF contracts
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FeaturesCalculating housing lifecycle costs
Q: How do you work out the total cost of a house over a 100-year lifetime without spending hours poring over every single element? Stephen Kennett finds out the answer
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Sourcing materials overseas: Foreign entanglements
Did you know you can cut the cost of materials 30% by getting them overseas? And did you also know the risks you’re running by doing so?
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CommentE is for express terms, F is for fitness for purpose
The A to Z of construction law: Our instant course in legal concepts continues with some advice on how express terms can muddy the waters, and a guide to fitness for purpose obligations