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Spread the risk
My first thought on reading your article on the £1bn defence training academy in St Athan, south Wales, (26 October, page 15) was “never put all your eggs in one basket”.
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Hotpants
In your article about BAA being forced to remove plastic windows from listed buildings, Douglas Kent says “putting plastic double-glazed windows into an old building is like dressing your great granny up in hotpants,” and “from an energy conservation viewpoint is one of the least effective measures you can take.”
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Davis Langdon launches student competition
Consultant offers £5,000 in travel vouchers for matching famous landmarks to world locations
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NewsNot exactly bowled over
The hoo haa surrounding the unveiling of HOK's 'compelling bowl' at the Olympic site left Building's reporter feeling strangely umoved
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Eco-development for Kazakhstan
Designs to build Kazakhstan’s latest eco-plaza along Astana’s ‘green axis’ have been unveiled by Foster & Partners.
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FeaturesRecycling in high-rise refurb
Wates re-used materials on refurbishment of four high rise tower blocks in Birmingham
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FeaturesCutting waste in kitchen refurb
Wates worked with subcontractors to re-use materials and cut waste
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Facilities managers fail to use logbooks
A new survey suggests the engineers’ efforts to create energy-efficient buildings are going to waste because facility managers aren’t using logbooks.
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FeaturesCommercial FSC certification
First Bovis Lend Lease project to achieve FSC timber certification
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NewsChinese workers set for Dubai after migrants deal
Deal between governments could see number of Chinese migrant workers in UAE rise to 200,000 workers in next two years
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FeaturesRejuvinating area of Liverpool
Alfred McAlpine aimed to make improvements which would revitalise the once thriving part of the city
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NewsMP accuses Metronet of corruption
Metronet chairman Graham Pimlott defended accusations at yesterday's Select Committee hearing
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NewsConstruction model lands on Trafalgar Square plinth - images
Thomas Shutte's glass sculpture Model For A Hotel adds a bit of colour to the grey stone of Trafalgar Square
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NewsEco towns: only the fit need apply
Blogger Mark Brinkley expresses his dismay at the Government's eco-town idea
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NewsWhat should we nickname the Olympic stadium?
Your chance to come up with the definitive name for HOK’s 2012 stadium. And win two tickets to an Olympic sports event of your choice to boot
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NewsWolseley buys five more firms
British supplier spends £84m bolt-on aqusitions in America and France
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Migrant workers in UAE win rights agreement
Memorandum of understanding signed by Chinese and UAE governments
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NewsRegeneration not working, says think tank
Government investment in cities has had little impact on improving economic performance claims Policy Exchange think tank
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NewsAlong for the ride
Well, how else are you expected to reach the eighth floor if they haven’t even built a lift yet? Thanks to Daniel Bartminn for this one from Kuwait.