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FeaturesCost model: LIFT healthcare schemes
Primary healthcare is undergoing a quiet revolution, creating a network of one-stop shops. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the LIFT initiative and the new wave of healthcare buildings it is funding
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FeaturesLittle Marvels: on-site renewable energy
The government is convinced small-scale renewable energy will be a key force for reducing carbon emissions, and it's using everything from cash to planning policy to boost its use. Climate change consultant ESD looks at nine technologies that could be eligible for grants
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FeaturesExhausting our energy
Changes to the energy efficiency regulations may be crucial, but the sheer frustration of waiting for them is increasingly wearing the industry down. In the second part of our Reform the Regs campaign series, Alex Smith examines the trouble with Part L and talks to the initiative’s latest supporters
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RICS steps in to clarify e-tendering process
The RICS has stepped in to clarify electronic tendering by publishing a 10-step guide to help quantity surveyors confused by the system.
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NewsGreen living
This residential scheme by architect Jestico + Whiles will be built on the site of a car park in Barking, east London.
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FeaturesJust the job: Dave Hampton, Carbon Coach
Just the job Dave Hampton explains why he left the directorship of a consultant to become a ‘carbon coach'
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FeaturesMalcolm Wicks
The energy minister knows a crisis is looming – what he doesn’t know is how to find a quick fix. Instead, he’s looking at all the long-term options – such as wind farms in the South-east and plans for a new generation of nuclear plants.
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FeaturesCity of the sun
The spirit of Linz’s SolarCity, where 1317 new homes are sustained by solar energy, is encapsulated in its district centre.
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NewsPrescott faces legal fight over green belt
Hertfordshire council is preparing to mount a High Court challenge to John Prescott's plans to extend Stevenage into the green belt.
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Homeowners want cheaper bills not greener measures
More than 86% of house owners say that saving money on bills is more important than energy-saving measures in their homes, a survey has revealed.
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Top construction firms vie for Regeneration Awards
Alfred McAlpine, Carillion and BPTW are among the shortlisted companies for the second annual Regeneration Awards, hosted by Building and its sister publications Property Week and Building Design.
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FeaturesFuel alert
Ever since Hurricane Katrina, fuel price hikes have been hitting construction sites across the country – ratcheting up the cost of transport, site work, aggregate and products.
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Applied Energy enters the low carbon market
Energy technology company Applied Energy Products has entered the low and zero carbon technology market, after signing an exclusive distribution deal with German manufacturer Stiebel Eltron.
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Pressure mounts for new nuclear generation
A survey of Building readers has reaffirmed the construction industry’s enthusiasm for a new generation of nuclear power stations.
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Wife Swap worker investigated as T5 faces fresh strike
Crown House, the M&E arm of Laing O'Rourke, is investigating claims that one of its workers on Heathrow Terminal 5, who appeared on Channel 4’s Wife Swap last week, was claiming a lodging allowance at the time.
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NewsBright lights of Brum
Birmingham City Football Club has unveiled this image of a proposed £300m sports village in Saltley, east Birmingham, designed by HOK Sport and RTKL.