All articles by Stephen Kennett – Page 16
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NewsWolseley axes European chief executive
Rob Marchbank will leave the company in March after Wolseley makes role redundant in management shake-up
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NewsAlan Cherry dies aged 76
The founding director of Countryside Properties was awarded the MBE in 1984 and CBE in 2003
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NewsJohn Laing appoints Nolan as non-executive chairman
Dr Phil Nolan also chairs renewable energy generator Infinis
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NewsCold snap cost UK £1.2bn in heating
Faithful + Gould estimate of homes and businesses spend is 'very conservative'
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NewsReport says skills shortage means UK will miss CO2 target
Study by Royal Academy of Engineering warns construction sector does not have skills needed to produce low-carbon buildings
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NewsCall for radical response to flooding threat
Report by RIBA and ICE says rising sea levels and frequent storms mean UK cities need to rethink flood defence strategy
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NewsRICS welcomes facilities managers as associate members
Institute offers new qualification to professionals without a degree working in facilities management
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NewsSavills restructures board of directors
Changes to take effect from 18 January to streamline group's management
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NewsACE calls for support for Haiti
Professional body asks for donations of time or money to help aid organisation RedR assess needs of country after earthquake
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NewsSales rise at Bovis Homes
Housebuilder says it has started buying land for development again, as 2010 sales order book stands at 643 homes
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News£14bn order book for Balfour Beatty
Contractor says construction services had particularly good year and that purchase of Parsons Brinckerhoff had 'significantly enhanced capabilities'
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FeaturesDistrict heating: The heart of the community
District heating could hold the key for greening the UK’s existing homes. So why, when the technology exists and is used throughout Europe, do we still rely on individual systems?
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FeaturesWorcester Library and History Centre's roof
The Worcester Library and History Centre’s geometrically complex roof needed to bring light into the building as well as get air out. Luckily, a powerful parametric model came to the rescue, as Stephen Kennett discovered
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NewsLight-emitting 'wallpaper' could replace light bulbs
Energy-saving light bulbs could be redundant according to company developing organic light emitting diode technology
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NewsPrison building programme will be 'costly mistake', say MPs
Justice select committee calls for prison population to be cut by a third so money can be spent on alternatives to custody instead
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NewsHeron Tower earns BREEAM Excellent rating
Kohn Pederson Fox's 46-story office tower boasts special photovoltaics that also reduce the building's heat gain
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NewsConstruction output forecast to fall 3% this year
CPA predicts further decline on heels of last year's 12% drop, followed by annual growth of just 1% in 2011-13
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NewsMetrix wins £29m contract on Welsh defence college
Early works contract awarded for relocation of training school and demolition of existing buildings
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NewsNew-build poses 'challenge' for Rok
Trading update says business is adapting to challenges by cutting back on construction of new-build and focusing on maintenance
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NewsWolseley offloads Irish arm
Materials firm sells interests in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland to WIBHM for £23.8m