All articles by Olivia Boyd – Page 43
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Dubai to impose green building standards
New directive on eco rules will come into force in January next year
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Eco-village set for Kensington
Council proposal will see existing buildings make way for eco-scheme featuring housing, shops, restaurants and a school
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Saint-Gobain upbeat despite 15% fall in US turnover
Low activity levels in America cast shadow over strong performance in first nine months
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Plan to increase UK coal production
Government report highlights need to secure energy supplies over the next 15 years
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Greenest UK cities still consume too much
WWF report places Newport and Plymouth at top of green league table but warns energy needs are too high
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Balfour bags £12m Cromer hospital
Mansell, part of Balfour Beatty, is expected to complete the hospital in Norfolk by 2010
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Government expected to abandon renewable energy targets
Leaked documents reveal ministers want to lower the target for 20% of European energy to come from renewable sources
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Church opens skate ramp to broaden appeal
Polzeath Community Church in Cornwall attracts local youth by building a skate ramp
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Paper round: Leading McAlpine investors support Carillion
Plus, Standsted expansion plans 'in tatters' and predictions that housing market will avoid a crash
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Major McAlpine shareholders back Carillion takeover bid
Aflred McAlpine expresses disappointment as financiers holding 15% of shares back Carillion’s £584m approach
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IMF warns of housing crash
International Monetary Fund says Britain's housing market would be vulnerable to a correction
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World's first toilet house to be built in Korea
Guests will be able to rent the pan-shaped house to raise money for the Korea Toilet Assocation
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SMEs lag behind on energy efficiency
Only a third of construction SMEs have spent money on reducing their carbon footprint according to report
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Paper round: Bovis Homes shares drop 43%
Plus housing market slowdown and costly energy-saving homes
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Travis Perkins warns of slowing market
Turnover at builders' merchant goes up 11.3% but lead indicators point to a slowdown
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Features
Top 250 Consultants 2007: The age of expansion
With all the talk of credit crunches and stalled projects, it’s possible to forget what a staggeringly successful time this is for consultants – as our annual league of the top 250 makes clear.
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Mayor calls on Tony Arbour to apologise
Ken Livingstone asks London Assembly member to apologise for likening social rented accommodation to “housing for riff-raff”
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Government allocates £22bn for school upgrades
Funds will be given to local authorities to raise standards of classroom over the next three years
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ODA picks firm for 2012 energy centres
Elyo wins bid for Olympic Park and Stratford City energy centres