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Letter questions Blairs green credentials
Solarcentury CEO Jeremey leggert calls on Tony Blair to end the "crippling uncertainty" facing the photovoltaic industry.
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RIBA hands out first Conservation Awards
John McAlsan + Partners and Avanti Architects walk away with two trophies each
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Persimmon on target for profit growth
Housebuilder issues trading update anticipating growth despite slower trading in last six months
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NewsBerkeley turns 203m profit in "very acceptable" market
Pre-tax profit falls 11.7% but Berkeley is confident of future prospects and further returns to shareholders.
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NewsDeveloper spurns Alsops 100m Shanghai Kiss
Zhejiang Huamen Real Estate Group turns to London Eye-style design, after branding Kiss too expensive.
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Contracts and cucumbers
The claimant, Hortimax, referred six disputes arising under six different contracts to adjudication by way of serving six separate adjudication notices. The six decisions were delivered in August 2004 by the adjudicator. Hendon, the defendant, was a commercial grower of cucumbers and other vegetables and carries out its operations in ...
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Building on green belt could solve housing crisis
Building homes on green-belt land could put an end to Britain’s housing crisis, a report has said.
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Serious Fraud Office drops Bickerton investigation
Decision to end inquiry into Hertfordshire contractor after three years follows collapse of Jubilee Line case.
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Prescott calls for EU sustainability summit
John Prescott is planning to thrash out a common European approach to sustainable communities as part of the UK’s upcoming presidency of the European Union
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NewsCouncils may win 630m to meet decent homes target
Audit Commission recommends scrapping central repair fund so efficient councils gain more control over spending
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Ultraframe wins patent case against Eurocell
Eurocell faces multi-million pound damages as Ultraframe applies to Court for withdrawl of Eurocell system.
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Foreign Office to overhaul its estate procurement
A contractor is to be appointed ‘strategic partner’ on overseas projects, as consultant frameworks are revamped.
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NewsCostain JV awarded 880m gas contract in Iran
Costain is the lead contractor for the construction of the Bid Boland 2 gas treatment facility.
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McCarthy & Stone appoint new operations director
Derek Field will takeover from Howard Phillips who becomes chief executive on September 1.
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FeaturesThe eternal brick
Dan Cruickshank recalls discovering in his travels ancient brick buildings that are testament to the material’s incredible durability
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The right stuff
New concrete builds on the success of previous generations of concrete. It is an ancient material that is being developed continuously.
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A building in a bag
Two students at the Royal College of Art have come up with a brilliant idea for erecting durable, lightweight housing in disaster areas using a footpump and a sackful of ‘Concrete Canvas’
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FeaturesThe £30m baby
Bison’s new Derbyshire factory contains (probably) the most advanced hollowcore flooring equipment in the world. So what’s so special about it? And why is this the right time to bring it on stream?
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FeaturesSpecial brew
As work draws to a close on the third and final stage of Barratt’s three-year, £60m Brewery Wharf apartment development in Leeds city centre, Paul Russell examines the challenges that were overcome to create this striking monument to contemporary urban living