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Archive TitlesDiscrimination under the spotlight
Construction employers are to be scrutinised by the Equality and Human Rights Commission for evidence of 鈥榠ndirect discrimination鈥� that disadvantages black and Asian workers. If evidence is found, the EHRC could launch an official investigation into the company鈥檚 practices.The move is part of the Commission鈥檚 on-going monitoring of the industry, ...
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Come and join us on our new journey
Recently, some of you may have completed a CIOB online questionnaire, which sought to build a profile of the magazine鈥檚 readership
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Archive TitlesCIOB to monitor guilty cover pricing firms
The CIOB is reviewing the cases of the Chartered 星空传媒 Companies (CBCs) found guilty of collusion and cover pricing by the Office of Fair Trading with a view to taking disciplinary action
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Archive TitlesCarbon reduction too costly for existing homes
An 80% carbon-reduction target in existing homes can only be achieved with costly bolt-on renewable energy generation, and UK product manufacturers are not yet geared up to help contractors meet such ambitious targets
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We need an incentive scheme to match the car industry鈥檚
The government鈥檚 拢300m car scrappage scheme has boosted the country鈥檚 car industry as consumers have traded in their old bangers for greener new models
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Archive TitlesCalling time on delays to complex projects
Keith Pickavance on proposals for a radical new approach to project programming
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Archive TitlesTracker calculates energy costs and carbon footprint
Carbon-conscious clients eager to measure the energy performance of their buildings should check out the Workplace Footprint Tracker, a building management information system that uses wireless radio meters to collect energy usage information and then calculates the cost and carbon emissions
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Archive TitlesWe built this city...
Virtual NewcastleGateshead is an accurate three-dimensional computer model of both north-east townscapes, produced as a collaboration between Northumbria University and Newcastle and Gateshead councils.
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Archive TitlesI鈥檓 not holding my breath on recovery
A year on from the banking crash the stock market is riding high and the Bank of England confirms that the economy is coming out of recession
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Blythe wide of the mark on competition code
Chris Blythe鈥檚 views in his article 鈥榃ill OFT deal tackle competition issue?鈥� (CM September) are rather mean spirited and some of his facts are inaccurate
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Archive TitlesWe鈥檝e got the talent, we just need to remove the barriers
Employers should analyse ethnic data and establish ethnic profiles of their workforce
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Eco innovation award launched
The Association of Interior Specialists has launched an eco-innovation award for the commercial interior fit-out sector
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Archive TitlesWe spoke to these people for this article on Equality. Does your office have this diversity?
You may think your company is actively promoting diversity, but the statistics tell a different story. Elaine Knutt spoke to this colourful group to find out what鈥檚 going wrong
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JCT seeks views on bank account
The Joint Contracts Tribunal is asking the industry to put forward its views on the use of project bank accounts, a payment reform first mooted in the Latham Report of 1994
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Archive Titles7 Wonders of the world
The original Seven Wonders were the construction achievements of the Ancient World, such as the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Colossus of Rhodes