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Insulation for the nation
Regarding plans to insulate all UK homes by 2020, the level of energy efficiency necessary to achieve carbon emissions reductions is four times higher than that which cavity wall and loft insulation can provide.
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Let鈥檚 get one thing straight
With reference to 鈥淢overs and makers鈥� (5 September, page 74): the article announced that PVCu window maker Duraflex had received approval from Birmingham council for its A-class system for doors and windows.
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黑洞社区 buys a pint 鈥� for Elementa Consulting
Chosen venue: The George, Borough High Street聽Ambience: Olde Worlde pub crowded with not so olde worlde afterwork drinkers聽Topics: sustainable pubs, softball and water divining聽Drinks: 7 pints of Guinness, 4.5 pints of bitter, 1 pint of Fosters, a half of Becks, 2 white wines
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CommentTopsy-turvy
Architects get mistaken for moneylenders, engineers try to be journalists and there鈥檚 snow on the horizon in Saudi Arabia. All in all, it鈥檚 been a rather bizarre week 鈥�
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CommentMy digital life: Chris Lynn
Engineer and sports addict Chris Lynn is happy to admit he uses his computer to play games, watch the Olympics and visit football websites, but is a bit more secretive about the present he鈥檚 bought his wife
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CommentSupersizing Cabe
Cabe is happy to condemn the work of 鈥榗ommercial鈥� practices but seems rather reluctant to do the same for the A-listers, such as Rafael Vi帽oly鈥檚 Walkie-talkie
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Now here's a thing
Might the solution to the Olympic officials' worries over filling the skills gap left by returning Polish workers be staring them in the face?There's a property-led recession in Ireland that is freeing up construction workers at a fair rate of knots?Mind you, perhaps they need look no further than our ...
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Treasury faces 拢4.5 billion hole as house sales and stamp duty receipts slump
The steady decline in the UK housing market has been underlined by the latest numbers to come out of HM Revenue & Customs. They show sales of homes dropping to 72,000 in August, compared with 164,000 last August.The figures show a continuing slide that not only highlights the collapse in ...
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Why house prices indexes seem insane and short-term forecasts are futile
The Council of Mortgage Lenders is bang on when it says it is futile to try to update its house price forecast.Frankly it is probably sufficient to say that houses are worth less than they were a year ago and in a year's time they will probably be worth a ...
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CommentA question of charisma
Some regenerated areas become fizzing centres of creative energy whereas others are, well, a bit dull. But what is it that makes the difference? Amanda Levete has a theory 鈥�
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CommentStanding up to the mob
Discussion about the merits and demerits of immigration usually takes the form of endless tabloid flood warnings. Nick Raynsford urges us to put the other side of the argument
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Transparency in awarding contracts
The CaseOn 15 March 2007, the London Borough of Newham (鈥淣ewham鈥�) advertised its intention to enter into framework contracts for the procurement, maintenance and management of private sector leased properties. The tender evaluation criteria stated that the contracts would be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender, ...
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Comment黑洞社区 buys a pint 鈥� for Bompas & Parr
It鈥檚 a Thursday night, I鈥檓 in Dalston, and I鈥檓 scared. The 鈥渁rchitectural food curators鈥� Bompas & Parr have brought me to an Egyptian ballroom in the middle of east London, stuck a fez on my head and popped a miracle berry in my mouth.
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Claims for falling property values: A turn for the worse
If a housing scheme is delayed and the property market slumps, can developers recover damages for the decrease in value?
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CommentPI insurance rates: Talk is cheap
Rates for professional indemnity insurance are going sky high, but Lance Rigby says you can bring them down by explaining your business to your insurer
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Who鈥檚 suing whom 鈥� A round-up of the writs in the Technology and Construction Court
London Basement vs Thames Water Construction firm London Basement Company has launched a legal battle against Thames Water Utilities over a water leak that it says damaged one of its projects.
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No point arguing
Information on sustainable products is often confusing and contradictory, as illustrated by the greener-than-thou spat raging between the timber lobby and the PVCu industry (5 September, page 68).
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CommentPut out that fear
In response to your story, 鈥淚nsurers warn of fire risk from green roofs鈥� (5 August, page 12), there is little, if any, evidence to suggest that green roofs significantly increase the risk of fire.
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Show me the money
While an A-Z of Construction Law cannot expect to cover all angles, I would take issue with a point made by Michael Conroy Harris in his latest chapter 鈥� J for Jurisdiction (5 September page 63).