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NewsHousebuilder of the Year
Four firms battled it out in this category, each setting new standards in sustainability, community involvement, growth and regeneration, but the one that clinched it combined all these with aesthetic appeal ...
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NewsMajor Housebuilder of the Year
These mighty businesses have demonstrated that being big does not necessarily make a company less nimble or less innovative or less close to its customers or less aware of its social responsibilities ...
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FeaturesFibre optic solar lighting
Swedish company Parans is introducing the Parans System to the UK. The system enables natural sunlight to be piped deep into buildings in thin, flexible fibre-optic cables. Unlike traditional sun pipes, which take up space and usually have to be installed during construction or disruptively later, the Parans System’s optical ...
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NewsEntrepreneur of the Year
This award honours the business brains who are willing to put their own money on the line to create the companies that the rest of us are happy to work in. And this year boasts one of our best ever line-ups
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Engineer of the Year
One area in which British construction has traditionally led the world is its engineering, so it’s good to see that its reputation is the safe hands of our six finalists, all of whom have been responsible for world-class projects
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Innovative electrical production
EC Power has developed the XRGI, a micro combined heat and power (CHP) generator.
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NewsWater efficiency
Often overshadowed by energy, water efficiency is about to get its own tough rulesJohn Tebbit, industry affairs director of the Construction Products Association
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District heating system
Heat exchanger specialist Alfa Laval has introduced a district heating substation to provide and regulate heating and hot water for single-family homes.
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NewsOutstanding Contribution To The Industry
This award goes to a man who has just left full-time employment after a career spent quietly transforming everything that he’s turned his formidable mind to.
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NewsContractor of the Year
The cream of Britain’s contractors showed up in this year’s shortlist, and any of them could plausibly have walked away with the trophy. But a mix of innovation, achievement and best practice made it Simons’ year
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NewsMajor Contractor of the Year
This is one of the most eagerly awaited categories in the Building Awards, and this year it goes to a contractor that, in a difficult year, has flown the flag for the whole of British construction
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NewsSpecialist Contractor of the Year
With growing emphasis on the regeneration of brownfield sites, construction is generally preceded by the destruction of the previous job. That’s why this year’s specialist is a demolition firm ...
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NewsConsultant of the Year
Thanks to the strength in depth of the consulting sector, this is always one of the most bitterly contested categories in the Building Awards. This year was no exception – as the following summary makes clear
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Flat plate solar collector
Heating products maker Vaillant has added the Aurotherm VFK 900 to its solar heating range.
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NewsWhat the code will cost
So now we have an idea of what the code for sustainable homes will require and when it will require it. what we didn’t know, until now, is what the damage to our wallets would be …
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NewsClient of the Year
We all know the importance of having a good boss, and this award goes to the best of them: the developers and clients who bring forward the great projects, then work with their teams to make sure they’re successful
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NewsChief Executive of the Year
John Dodds’ part in Kier’s success story has won him the coveted boss of the year category
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NewsIntegrated Supply Chain
In recent times collaboration has been recognised as the way forward, and these six entries certainly make a good case for this style of working, with the winner reinventing the way public sector projects are managed
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NewsZero carbon homes
All new homes are going to have to be zero carbon by 2016. But what exactly is zero carbon? And how are we supposed to achieve this target?John Tebbit, industry affairs director for the Construction Products Association, reports
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Butler poached
Andy Butler, a director at Stanhope, is to become development director of the Explore Living housebuilding arm of Laing O’Rourke from June, overseeing projects including Napier Park in Luton.