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The suppliers are mobilised
To deliver zero-carbon homes on the necessary scale within a decade, and to address the national housing crisis, we need mandatory national standards and implementation (13 April, page 13).
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This code is broken
The government and its quangos think they can save the world by introducing a Code for Sustainable Homes that fails to recognise where homes are built.
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Special needs
Following your leader article (13 April, page 3), it would make qualifying the workforce a little bit more palatable for the specialists if there was parity of costs in our industry between mainstream activities and the specialist organisations.
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Do it like the Canadians ...
As a Canadian I’m surprised that the UK does not follow the standards in my country, where all buildings are timber and all are sprinklered. Even private homes have sprinklers and we all sleep well at night.
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Comment… or the Americans
Of course there is always a risk of fire when you have a wooden frame, but with the American way of fireproof plasterboard and fireproof insulation, the risk is a lot lower. Also a sprinker system is par for the course.
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… but don’t use bathwater
What has been shown time and time again with fire in timber-framed buildings is that if the fire can get inside the wall and ceiling cavities, then the building suffers.
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I’d just like to thank ...
Your feature “Chairman of the board” (13 April, page 54) gave an excellent account of the story behind the building of the skatepark at Cantelowes Gardens.
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Inconvenience stores
The number of convenience stores in UK is on the rise, with the expansion of Tesco Express receiving unprecedented attention.
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Waterman set to establish nuclear division
Engineering consultant Waterman Group is developing plans for a nuclear division in anticipation of the government ordering a new generation of nuclear power stations.
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Saint-Gobain deal
Saint-Gobain has merged Vetrotex, its reinforcements and composites business, with its counterpart at US supplier Owens Corning.
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Cemex profit up 6%
Mexican materials group Cemex has reported a 6% rise in profit before interest, tax and amortisation to $868m (£434m) for the first quarter, despite a 34% drop in its US profit compared with the same period last year.
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Morgan Sindall win
Morgan Sindall reported a good start to the year in its annual meeting this week.
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Lafarge buys shares
Lafarge has increased its stake in Greek cement producer Heracles to 78.7% by acquiring *321.6m (£218m) worth of shares.
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Silverdell appointment
The listed asbestos services provider Silverdell has appointed Chris Sims finance director.
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Hanson update
Building materials giant Hanson said in a trading update that the weak US dollar and a depressed US residential market would result in a challenging first half in the region.
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FeaturesA mind blowing evening ...
Derren Brown added his mystifying presence to last week’s construction industry Oscars
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NewsHBG profit soars 73% on the back of schools work
Contractor bases success on Building Schools for the Future and healthcare projects in Wales
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Hyder Consulting buys West Country QS
Hyder Consulting has bought quantity surveyor RPA for £2.8m.
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NewsHBF recruits David Pretty
Former Barratt boss to chair lobby group that champions the needs of first-time home buyers
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in March 2007
Sales and registrations rose, but completions were down on last year despite a lot of activity in the South-east