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NewsNationwide predicts 8% house price rise
London and the South-east expected to fuel house price inflation
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NewsAscot overhaul will cost £10m
Racecourse managers face huge bill for improvement programme, which is expected to last more than four months
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NewsGovernment unveils Code for Sustainable Homes
Code is based on EcoHomes and will be mandatory for new homes from April 2008
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NewsA new way of demolishing Dutch homes?
It is debatable whether this method of removing building waste is safer than throwing rubble to the ground
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NewsJohn Callcutt to head up green taskforce
Ruth Kelly appoints EP boss to champion government's package of green measures to the housebuilding industry
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NewsAmec confirms sale of construction division
Amec’s new chief executive reveals strategy to slash costs as group admits profit will be £15m below expectations
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NewsLivingstone's extra planning powers come under fire
Conservative MPs attack the Greater London Authority Bill, warning it will allow London mayor to override local views
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NewsBaggeridge hit by lowest brick demand for 50 years
Baggeridge Brick blames fall in demand and high energy costs for 35% fall in profit
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Buildonline merges with US software firm
Construction IT portal teams up with Citadon to provide tendering software for construction industry
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EP selects four sites for first time buyers
English Partnership has bought 250 homes off major developers to pilot its first time buyer initiative scheme
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Barr Holdings in sale talks
Rumours that Scottish builder is close to being bought by McLaughlin & Harvey for £26m
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NewsOlympic council tax capped for 2007
Ken Livingstone says that London taxpayers will continue to pay 38p a week for foreseeable future
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NewsBAA faces break-up
Competition Commission prepares to investigate BAA after a critical report by the Office of Fair Trading
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Features
Pub Olympics
Who tops the medal table when it comes to pub sports? We preview Building's inaugural Pub Olympics
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NewsJust don't look down
This man is five storeys up, teetering on a ledge no wider than his foot, with absolutely no safety equipment in sight. But at least he's keeping his eyes on the task in hand ...
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NewsWind farm scaled back
Plans for the UK's largest onshore wind farm have been revised in response to conservationists' fears
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NewsMersey set for giant water wheel
Study claims the River Mersey would be a good site for a giant water wheel to generate renewable energy
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Amec moves staff to Darlington
Cost-cutting drive means 150 design staff will leave Tyneside office
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NewsACE elects new chairman
Michael Whitwell has been chosen to take the helm at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering
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Hanson appoints financial director
Pavi Binning joins materials specialist from telecommunications firm