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    Painting wind turbines purple could save wildlife

    2010-10-15T13:17:00Z

    New research sheds light on why the colour of wind turbines is important

  • Dean Webster
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    Cyril Sweett order book grows 30%

    2010-10-15T08:51:00Z

    Acqusition of Widness and Padghams helps boost consultants’ growth overseas

  • Ian Coull
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    Galliford Try appoints Segro boss Ian Coull as chairman

    2010-10-15T08:32:00Z

    Coull is leaving Segro and will succeed current chairman David Calerley next July

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    Self-regulating ventilator

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Invisivent has launched the Evo self-regulating flap ventilator, which has been developed to provide ventilation without draughts or noise.

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    Urban nest

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Mansell’s scooped a £13.4m contract for 11-storey block in London

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    Woodfibre insulation

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Woodfibre insulation systems from NBT have been used on 13 of the 52 homes built for Scotland’s first ever Housing Expo, which showcased the latest concepts in energy efficient housing.

  • RIBA Award winning (2010) home in the centre of Birmingham
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    Insulating wall ties

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Ancon TeploTie, a low thermal conductivity wall tie, has been used in what is claimed to be the UK’s first retrofit to achieve level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes. The project was eligible for the code as more than half of it was new build. It involved the ...

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    High-performance windows

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Idealcombi has developed the Futura+ range of high- performance windows to meet Part L of the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Regulations.

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    Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Total Home Environment has launched the Genvex GES Energy heat recovery ventilation system which it says surpasses the best practice performance targets set by the Energy Saving Trust as part of Appendix Q in SAP calculations - which show compliance with Ðǿմ«Ã½ Regulations.

  • Noho Square
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    Noho Square picks team and targets Google as tenant

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Consultants on £200m former Candy & Candy project in Fitzrovia include Aecom and EC Harris

  • Fire engine
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    Timber frame legal war

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Insurer’s £2.6m claim against Taylor Wimpey to raise premiums and heap pressure on builders

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    Schools review to focus on standardisation

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    The government’s review into school building is to focus on standardisation when it reports its interim findings this month.

  • Construction worker
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    London to get one-person flats

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilders in London are likely to be allowed to build one-person microflats, the Greater London Authority told a public inquiry into the London Plan this week.

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    Libeskind returns to University of Essex

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Architect Daniel Libeskind has been chosen to design a landmark building for Essex University.

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    Hot water cylinders for heat pumps

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    McDonald Engineers says it has become the first UK manufacturer to launch an off-the-shelf hot water cylinder specifically designed to work with heat pump technology.The ECOflow unvented cylinder for heat pumps is a response to the growing demand the firm is receiving from heat pump installers for an off-the-shelf product ...

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    Contractors drink the dregs as state work starts to dry up

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Business barometer: Kier tops work table again, but with vastly reduced value

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    Carillion wins Dubai towers

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Carillion has won a £124m deal to build two 45-storey residential towers in Dubai for Emaar Properties PJSC

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    You can’t ditch the indispensable

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    We’ll soon know whether the government intends to sell off ConstructionSkills. Whatever happens, our industry will still insist on a levy to pay for training, says Sir Michael Latham

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    RICS QS boss fears ‘irrelevancy’

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Warning that global drive could make organisation irrelevant to some members

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    New Homes Bonus to penalise regeneration

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    Proposed incentives to encourage councils build more houses will discriminate against the redevelopment of existing estates, writes Joey Gardiner.Â