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FeaturesFrankenstein’s mentor
There is nothing to fear, the monster on the right is an amalgam of the qualities you should look for in a mentor. Katie Puckett explains how he was put together.
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Basements
In this quarter’s comparison of whole-life costs, David Weight of Currie & Brown digs deep into the financial pros and cons of adding a basement or half-basement to your building
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FeaturesDown on the farm
Sonia Soltani reports on how a York council building is demonstrating the eco-credentials of an unlikely building material … straw
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FeaturesWhat to specify: 100% Detail 100% Design
Specifiers hunting for the latest in eco-friendly design should check out 100% Detail and 100% Design, on now at London’s Earls Court. You can also find out about sustainable products right here, including a cost-effective wind turbine and a bathroom water-saving device
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FeaturesWhat it costs: photovoltaics
Photovoltaics may help reduce energy costs, as well as cutting CO2 emissions. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans looks at the options and whole-life costs of PV systems
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FeaturesLhoist UK: In the lime light
Lhoist UK produces building lime and hemp lime products, and is benefiting from the new Part L and public awareness of environmental issues.
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FeaturesSolarcentury: A sunny outlook
London-based Solarcentury has worked on its most challenging project to date, installing photovoltaic panels at the CIS Tower in Manchester. But it warns more must be done to give companies an incentive to support sustainable solutions
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CommentLast things first
He could make CSCS cards mandatory on government contracts, equalise VAT on new build and refurbishment, or even speed up planning … in fact, there’s no shortage of the things the industry would like Tony Blair to cross off his to-do list before he leaves office.
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National Construction College awaits verdict
The National Construction College will have to wait until next year to find out if its plans to refurbish itself will go ahead.
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NewsThe Glasgow bow
This Halcrow-designed bridge, which provides the first new traffic link across the River Clyde for 30 years, opened this week in Glasgow.
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RICS warns that lifestyle changes have to be made
Research produced this week for the RICS has warned that Britain must cut energy use if it is to meet the government’s goal of cutting carbon emissions 60% by 2050.
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Botes Construction goes under
Insolvent contractor Botes Construction will not be rescued as a going concern, administrator Kroll confirmed this week.
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NewsThose sail figures
Last weekend more than 2500 people from the industry descended on Cowes on the Isle of Wight to take part in the Little Britain Challenge Cup 2006.
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PRP at the gates
Architect PRP has won its first competition in Russia to design this £53m luxury scheme on the outskirts of Moscow.
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WSP in talks over building 1 km tower in Dubai
International consultant WSP is understood to be in talks over working on a kilometre-high tower in Dubai.
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NewsExtreme gardening
Developer Land Securities has been given the go-ahead for its revised 37-storey tower in the City of London, at 20 Fenchurch Street, which includes a public sky garden.
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Kent LIFT schemes scrapped
Fears have been raised over the NHS LIFT programme after it emerged that schemes in Kent had been scrapped.
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Tories set to impose higher green standards if elected
The Conservative party is planning to toughening its policy on the environmental standards to be reached in new-build and refurbishment work.
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Berkeley to buy out Thames Water’s share of St James
Berkeley Group is to pay £191m to its joint venture partner RWE Thames Water for the 50% of the developer St James that it does not own.