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ODPM responds to Building’s Reform the Regs campaign
Housing minister Yvette Cooper says she is following the initiative with interest and is listening to concerns.
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… and reinforces his company’s commitment to health and safety
Laing O’Rourke has published its first-ever human capital report, alongside its annual review, in an effort to signal to the market how seriously it takes health and safety and workforce issues.
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NewsODPM responds to Building’s Reform the Regs campaign
Housing minister Yvette Cooper says she is following the initiative with interest and is listening to concerns
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Barbour Index launches £1500 design competition
Winning entry will grace cover of leading product directory.
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Treasury agrees to £20,000 ‘roof tax’
The Treasury has approved plans for a £20,000 “roof tax” on each new home in Milton Keynes.
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Developers line up to bid for £4bn stations overhaul
Stanhope, Helical Bar, British Land and Land Securities in line for work on Network Rail’s upgrade scheme.
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NewsRICS makes the commercial case for green buildings
Environment-friendly buildings offer high returns on investment and improve productivity, says RICS report
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NewsCPA warns over energy costs
The Construction Products Association has warned the government to sort out the UK’s energy supply as costs begin to bite into the margins of contractors.
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Chairman of Mace division banned from directorships
Jonathan Yurtsever, chairman of recruitment arm the People Group, will not challenge eight-year disqualification.
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NewsGleeds prefers limited status to LLP
Gleeds is to buck the recent trend among leading quantity surveyors by becoming a limited company rather than a limited liability partnership within the next five years.
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Treasury agrees to £20,000 ‘roof tax’
The Treasury has approved plans for a £20,000 “roof tax” on each new home in Milton Keynes.
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NewsChairman of Mace division banned from directorships
Jonathan Yurtsever, chairman of recruitment arm the People Group, will not challenge eight-year disqualification
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£15m Brighton hotel delayed
Myhotel Brighton, the exclusive hotel next to Brighton’s prize-winning Jubilee Library, has been delayed by nine months after its designs were overhauled.
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Developers line up to bid for £4bn stations overhaul
Stanhope, Helical Bar, British Land and Land Securities in line for work on Network Rail’s upgrade scheme
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‘Revolutionary’ Olympic skills database launched
Groundbreaking computer model will analyse number of skilled workers needed to build the 2012 Games
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CommentA nuclear spring
To plug the energy gap, Britain’s ageing nuclear power stations must be replaced. This is what government and industry has to do to get them up and running in time
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CommentWinning on penalties
Construction may one of the worst offending industries for wasting energy, but criminalising firms won’t necessarily protect the environment
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The dawning of an age …
Saturday night on Channel 4 boded well: baby off to bed nice and early, settle down with the wife and a nice glass of rioja, Kevin McCloud’s learned tones and a deserved early win for the Stealth House.
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… Crossed wires
… Crossed wiresThe Treasury castigates government contracts for being monstrously late and over budget.
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Strength in numbers
Ian Abley confuses co-operation with submissiveness in his attack on collaborative working (14 October).