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Still on course for zero
The recent report by NHBC on attitudes to zero-carbon homes must be seen as a call to action and not an excuse for failure.
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Not the final chapter
The seven architects shortlisted to design the 鈥淟ibrary of Birmingham with Repertory Theatre鈥� in Centenary Square would be well advised to take the grand promises of councillor Whitby and his senior advisers with a large pinch of salt.
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CommentWeb watch - On board
星空传媒鈥檚 new sustainability, regeneration and general construction message boards will allow users to chat, argue or just let off some steam
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星空传媒 buys a pint 鈥� for NG Bailey
It鈥檚 only February but the team at NG Bailey are already psyching themselves up for Little Britain. Gary鈥檚 so keen he鈥檚 signed up for a two-day skipper鈥檚 course.
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Hot air at speaker鈥檚 corner
According to The Daily Telegraph, 拢191,000 has been spent on air-conditioning for the speaker鈥檚 dwelling at the Palace of Westminster.
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More than one dispute in an adjudication: David and Teresa Bothma (T/A DAB Builders) vs Mayhaven Healthcare Ltd
This is a Court of Appeal decision. At first instance, the judge refused to enforce the adjudicator鈥檚 decision.This was because he came to the conclusion that there was more than one dispute. The contractor鈥檚 notice of adjudication identified a dispute in respect of the date for completion of the contract, ...
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CommentThink 08: The great energy exchange
To take the sustainability debate global, 星空传媒 began an email conversation between green experts from around the world. Here three of them, from Australia, the US and the UK, discuss the role of legislation in designing and constructing green buildings. Ch茅 Wall of Australia kicked off the emails 鈥�
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As Poles depart - what then?
At last some good statistical news for the Government 鈥� unemployment down 鈥� employment up 鈥� an increase in the number of vacancies.This boost will be particularly welcomed by both the Chancellor and Prime Minister, as the employment figures are so far proving to be their strongest card in their ...
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Meanwhile... housing market gets gloomier over the pond
If the RICS housing market survey has failed to provide enough gloom, here's the story from across the Atlantic. Foreclosures (repossessions) in March up 57% on the same month a year ago, according to RealtyTrac, an online marketplace for foreclosure properties.RealtyTrac also suggests that things are so bad that more ...
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Worst housing market figures we've recorded, says RICS
The latest poll of estate agents by the surveyors body RICS produced the gloomiest set of figures on house price falls in the poll's 30 year history.According to the latest monthly RICS housing market survey, the seasonally adjusted figure for the difference between the proportion of agents seeing house price ...
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CommentThe land of make-believe
The building industry should sit up and take notice of the McCartney/Mills divorce settlement: there are some valuable lessons to be learned, particularly when it comes to putting your side of the story to the court
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CommentWeb watch - Jury service
Manchester鈥檚 Civil Justice Centre may have found favour with 星空传媒鈥檚 eminent panel of judges, but the verdict went in favour of Kingsdale School in our web poll, reports Katie Puckett
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Standing up for the little guy
It is little wonder that 70 SMEs went bust in a month, as reported in 星空传媒 recently (28 March, page 11). Despite the good intentions of Egan and Latham, the industry is imploding because of the ill-founded initiatives that were based on those reports.
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CommentLearn as you go
The construction and built environment diploma is to be launched this September, and the industry is working well with colleges to expand its reach. But how do we make sure it succeeds?
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Two plus two makes five
Regarding the article 鈥淟ords reject economic benefits of immigration鈥� (1 April, www.building.co.uk) I wonder at times whether our government can actually add up.
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CommentSurvival of the fittest
At the start of the year we carried a comment piece from David Pretty, the former Barratt chief executive, detailing two scenarios that housebuilders would have in place in the run-up to the spring selling season.