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CommentAn education
Half-term hols will come as a relief after the excitement of Tim Byles leaving, the education secretary displaying an appalling lack of handwriting skill and a sports day-style event that ended in tears 鈥�
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CommentA path to zero carbon?
Welcome to this year鈥檚 guide to codes and regulations, including Part L, energy research projects and innovative products
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Inbox: who's right?
There鈥檚 little consensus to be found this week: the merits of BIM are in dispute, as is the the economic case for high-speed rail, and readers even disagree about introducing double decker trains to the UK
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CommentHas cavity wall got a future in low energy building projects?
One year on from the completion of the UK鈥檚 first cavity wall, the International Passivhaus conference takes place this Saturday (28 May 2011) in Innsbuck. Green 星空传媒 Store鈥檚 Bill Butcher, project leader on the Denby Dale Passivhaus, will be speaking on the subject 鈥橮assivhaus and cavity wall construction鈥�. Here he ...
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CommentPlant hire prices sink back after a short-lived rally
Prices back to where they were in 2003
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CommentThe Financial Times, Barbour ABI and construction prospects
The data shows value of contracts awarded to 50 contractors - they don鈥檛 include a large slice of housebuilding work
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CommentGDP: Everything changes, everything stays the same
Construction GDP figures revised upwards but still don鈥檛 reflect true picture
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CommentDefective Premises Act: Mr and Mrs Jenson vs Spencer Roy Faux
This case explains why 鈥檅uyer beware鈥� should be the first rule of thumb when buying a house
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CommentWhy construction's making the headlines
The reasons behind the reported big drop in orders for Top 50 contractors
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CommentElectric Designs: Pylons & Architecture
A new competition seeks to redesign the iconic British electricity pylon. What impact will this have on rural landscapes and cultural stereotypes?
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CommentA quick guide to enforcing an adjudicator's decision
The steps you need to take to enforce an adjudicator鈥檚 decision ordering the payment of a sum of money
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CommentIndustry must rise to McNulty's collaboration challenge
T&T鈥檚 Anooj Oodit gives his first take on Mcnulty鈥檚 175-page tome to reform the railways
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CommentDo the house building figures really show recovery? Well not really
Shapps trumpets new housing starts but numbers are still very flaccid
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CommentHansom:聽is it safe?
You might as well stay indoors this week 鈥� it鈥檚 a dangerous world out there: London cyclists are doomed, pirates on jet-skis are moving in and international conspiracies abound
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CommentThe commercial sector: Tomorrow's world
The commercial sector is recovering but don鈥檛 expect to see lots more Shards and Walkie Talkies. The way we do business has changed and what we build has to reflect this
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Call in the experts
Readers offer their specialist knowledge on matters various: a QS stands up for QSs, a solicitor fills a gap in a legal piece and a commuter appreciates the view
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CommentAround the world in construction projects
Moscow鈥檚 in a hell of a hurry, New York is a devil for speed; while Geneva and Montana take the slow lane. On a whistle-stop tour around the world, Jack Pringle relishes the comparisons