All articles by Vern Pitt – Page 21
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NewsCPA warns of gloomy 2012 for construction
Predictions for output revised down and emphasis put on need for strong private sector recovery
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NewsUK's first Passivhaus schools set for accreditation
Passivhaus design will save 80% on energy at the two schools in Wolverhampton
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NewsSolar installations collapse as FIT subsidy cut bites
Installations fall two thirds in last week of 2011 compared with 2010, government figures reveal
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NewsRoll-out of heat pumps in doubt thanks to BRE proposals
Changes to regs would see heat pumps gain less credit for saving carbon than at present
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £750m National Grid job
Contractor secures extension of existing agreement for the next five years
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NewsCarillion set for £100m Canadian highway job
Contractor poised to maintain highway in the London Ontario area
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NewsPlans for £60m Thames pontoon withdrawn
Client still committed to the Mace and Gensler scheme but will make amendments following negative reception
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NewsUK architect wins competition to masterplan $1bn Iraqi rebuild
Architect Assemblage has designed a masterplan for housing which could be rolled out across the country
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NewsAppeal of FITs ruling leaves solar firms in limbo
Goverment’s decision to challenge High Court ruling causes further confusion for solar industry
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NewsGovernment to appeal FITs ruling
Appeal to get government timetable on solar subsidy cuts reinstated branded a ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’ by Friends of the Earth
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NewsHigh winds damage Epsom racecourse grandstand
Stand built by Willmott Dixon has fallen prey to the UK’s severe weather
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NewsOlympic construction figures recognised in New Year honours
Chairman of the ODA receives knighthood while others honoured with OBEs and MBEs
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NewsConstruction predicted to fall by more than 5% in 2012
Industrial, infrastructre and private housing sectors should escape decline, CPA says
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NewsMonthly insolvencies up 15% year-on-year
Experian data shows the construction sector had the second largest number of insolvencies in UK economy last month
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NewsMPs: 'Solar subsidy cuts undermined industry confidence'
Report by the committee on energy and climate change concludes government was clumsy in its handling of cut plans
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NewsGovernment FITs cut 'unlawful'
Government to appeal after High Court judge brands DECC decision illegal
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NewsBalfour Beatty consortium wins £535m Australian rail contract
Scheme will see contractor work on track for first metropolitan rail line in Melbourne for 80 years
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NewsLord Turner: 'Green Deal plans ineffective'
Chair of the Climate Change Committee criticises government for lack of ambition in its use of limited funds
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NewsMorgan Sindall, Bam and Carillion win £55m rail contracts
Work includes a new station in Edinburgh, bridgework and electrification of lines