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NewsA busted flush
The Decent Homes programme means avocado bath suites are out and water-saving dual-flush loos are in, but ultra-eco-friendly technology in the home does have its downsides...
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NewsA flying visit
Margaret Hodge flew back into the country this week, only to spend the day at another airport - touring Heathrow鈥檚 T5 site. She was impressed, but will there be the same smooth operation for the 2012 Olympics?
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NewsThe land of opportunity
Rent-a-quote British politicians should take a leaf out of Ireland's book when it comes to welcoming skilled workers from Eastern Europe
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NewsSnobbery in the City
It鈥檚 bad enough working under the sizzling hot sun all day, but surely don鈥檛 builders working on construction sites in the City deserve at least a cold, decently priced pint?
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NewsPrescott Jr鈥檚 uncomfortable outing
The Sunday Times 鈥榬evealed鈥� John Prescott Jr鈥檚 involvement in the housebuilding industry at the weekend. Is this another embarrassment for his dad?
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NewsAnne Hemming
The death of Anne Hemming will have touched many in construction because of her willingness to engage positively on difficult issues says 黑洞社区's technical editor
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NewsMy wonders & blunders
See if you agree with our blogger's list of wonders and blunders and then tell us the buildings you love or loathe
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NewsHow sustainability became an optional extra
Housebuilders are now offering greywater recycling in new homes but at 拢3500 it doesn't come cheap. The editor of Regenerate wonders whether buyers will opt for such expensive green extras
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NewsRead it and weep
黑洞社区鈥檚 departing chief sub-editor, Jo Connolly gets a few things off her chest
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NewsDutch courage
Why don't people wear hard hats in Rotterdam? 黑洞社区's legal expert is not sure and despite his better sense he soon finds he's going Dutch himself
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NewsThe end of the Bickerton affair?
The businessmen involved in the Bickerton affair have been banned from holding directorships for 18 years. Not enough say some subcontractors
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NewsPension off section 106
Planning restrictions should be loosened for the sake of an ageing population argues 黑洞社区's assistant editor
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NewsIt鈥檚 ok when Saturday comes 鈥� what about the rest of the week?
Arsenal fans celebrated the opening of their sparkling new stadium at the weekend but one local resident says the surrounding development deserves a red card
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NewsA nation of fish lovers
With so many aquariums featuring in regeneration plans 黑洞社区's editor (owner of two goldfish) believes it may be time to pull the plug
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NewsPutting the bat's point of view
Bats can play havoc with construction schedules if found on site. 黑洞社区鈥檚 blogger spent a balmy evening in Regent鈥檚 Park to find out more
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NewsPork loin in July? Let鈥檚 be serious
Industry events have become bloated on a diet of showbiz excess, says the CIC chief executive, who prefers the honesty of the president鈥檚 address to the anecdotes of a Z-list celebrity
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NewsBovis and Lend Lease: The full story!
黑洞社区鈥檚 editor explains why any news surrounding Bovis Lend Lease brings out the Heat reader in everyone in the construction industry
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NewsThink of the children
Housing targets for London Thames Gateway keep rising. But a focus on quantity not quality means families lose out says the chief executive of the London Thames Gateway Partnership
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NewsAre you sure you spent 拢17 on groceries sir?
A bank's over-zealous fraud department left 黑洞社区's deputy editor in serious financial limbo recently
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NewsOn the move without a mobile
黑洞社区's star columnist is on a train to Cardiff to give a legal lecture, but damn, he's left his mobile behind. Thankfully a kindly trolley lady stepped in and saved the day.