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NewsTunnel threat to Gaudi masterpiece
Sagrada Familiar in Barcelona will be threatened if high-speed train line goes ahead say campaigners
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NewsWork starts of £110m regeneration project in Coventry
MCD Property’s redevelopment of one of Coventry city centre’s historic sites, The Butts begins. BREEAM excellent scheme includes ground source heat pumps
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NewsA call to arms - why subbies must fight the payments cut
SMEs must speak with one voice to combat cuts in payments by housebuilders
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NewsNetwork Rail blames delays on overhead line workers
Network Rail will take more specialists engineers in-house as a result of the holiday delays
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NewsStratford skyscraper gets green light
A 43-storey tower designed by Stock Woolstencroft will be built next to the 2012 Olympic site
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NewsAsphalt industry to offset carbon emissions
Members of the Mastic Asphalt Council will pay 1% levy on material costs to raise money for low energy projects
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NewsFlat-pack house goes on show outside Tate Modern
Maison Tropicale, a house designed by Jean Prouvé in the 1950s, will be open to visitors from next month
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NewsNetwork Rail offers in-house jobs to Elec-Track staff
Company looks to bolster overhead electrification team with invite to 50 key employees at Kent engineering firm in administration
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NewsDevelopers release plans for Clapham Junction make-over
Delancey and Land Securities unveil design for mixed-use redevelopment at railway station in south London
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Government approves certification body for energy assessors
New accreditation body for inspectors who check buildings meet energy performance certificates standards
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NewsPutney Bridge developer struck off as architect
The man being prosecuted for damaging Grade-II listed bridge was struck off by regulator in 2005 for professional misconduct
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Weekend Review
China dominated sustainable coverage this weekend. The country is reported to have become a big investor in Spain's solar energy industry. How is it that the country soon to be the world's largest carbon emitter is rapidly becoming some kind of screwed-up poster child for marvellous climate change awareness? Gordon ...
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NewsOld and new challenges remain
Momentum is building behind zero-carbon new buildings but the Cinderella of the built environment, the existing estate, has been barely touched. Over to you the Treasury and No10, says Paul King
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NewsThe sustainability quiz
Welcome to our first environmental quiz, offering a budding eco-boffin a £20 Amazon token. Test how up to date you are on the latest environmental developments, as well as your knowledge of current affairs
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Churchill Retirement Living fights homeowners over land in Woking
Retirement home specialist says it will lose £2.9m if deal to buy out homeowners falls through
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NewsThe Weekly Green Gauge
Plum Picks from around the green websites that matter and the Eco-blogosphere
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NewsHousebuilders scramble to tackle credit crunch crisis
Bellway and Barratt demand cuts in cost from suppliers; Persimmon closes three offices
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APC Trainer: Are you competent in risk management? (A090)
Our APC expert shows you how to ace your final asessment
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NewsHard times
The credit crunch generating risk and opportunities on a local level, argues Lillian Peterson Turner & Townsend cost manager
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Comment
Michael John Construction Ltd vs St Peter’s Rugby Football Club
In October 2003, St Peter’s Rugby Football Club, occupiers of a clubhouse and sports field in Cardiff, engaged Michael John Construction (MJC) under a JCT IFC 1998 contract. The club required that their site be cleared of the former clubhouse in order for it to be sold to developers. The ...