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NewsGreen shoots
A trip to the BRE's Innovation Park leaves you feeling that with the right conditions and backing the zero carbon housing dream might just be do-able
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NewsKier warns of housing division slowdown
Trading update points to downturn in reservations and visitors since the Northern Rock crisis, but construction division is up
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NewsBalfour and Kier picked for schools projects
First appointments made through academies framework run by Partnerships for Schools
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Paper round: Rise in last month's house prices
Plus, poor quality homes for Armed Forces and Labour minister shamed over buy-to-let property
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NewsDubai workers strike over pay and conditions
Workers demand higher pay and better housing as government threatens to deport rioters
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NewsEnergy certificates threaten slowdown in property market
Introduction of energy performance certificates in April could cause bottleneck in commercial property market, says law firm
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NewsIrish library scoops two awards
The Source Arts Centre and Library wins Architectural Association of Ireland award and Irish Architecture award
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NewsMusée du Quai Branly
Jean Nouvel's museum of ethnic art in Paris has been filmed using a new technique that offers an interactive 360 degree view of the environment. Click here for a sneak preview of the film.
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NewsCité de l’Architecture et Patrimoine
Paris's recently refurbished architectural musuem has been filmed using a new technique that offers an interactive 360 degree view of the environment. Click here for a sneak preview of the film.
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NewsTango in Paris
Starchitects couple up in Paris as Riba launches its 2007 conference with a collaboration theme
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NewsMJ Gleeson returns to profit
Transformation from contractor to regeneration specialist sees company post £8m profit following last year's £12m loss
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FeaturesPoker Kings 2007
Fed up with the humdrum world of work? Looking for excitement and the possibility of winning some hard cash? Well, Building’s new poker tournament is rushing to your rescue. Come and take a chance – and it’s all in aid of charity, so you’ll go home with a warm glow ...
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NewsDavis Langdon's double motor racing win
Partners raise money for charity in a double win at the Castle Combe race track
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NewsWhite Young Green appoints director for management services
Consultant also strengthens engineering team with appointment of marine specialist
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NewsDavis Langdon cost consultant on major Riga sheme
Consultant advises Fletcher Priest Architects on masterplan design for new urban centre in Latvian capital
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CommentThe mix master
Gordon Brown has worked hard to find a delicate balance between continuity and change since becoming prime minister, and his policies on eco-towns, Crossrail and the PGS show what a shrewd operator he is
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CommentPC or not PC, that is the question
James Bessey ‘Practical completion’, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, but if you get it wrong on a PFI project then things can turn very ugly indeed…
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FeaturesThe time machine
Imagine taking an elderly building full of small dusty rooms and turning it into attractive modern teaching spaces for a world famous university. Thomas Lane explains how the project team tackled the problem and passed with aplomb.
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NewsUp periscope!
Building TV has been experimenting with a pole-mounted 360° camera that was designed for the US military but could be extremely handy for construction types.
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NewsSheffield boss is frontrunner to lead homes super agency
Council chief executive Sir Robert Kerslake tipped to take over Housing and Communities Agency