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CommentLess really is less
To retrofit a building for energy efficiency, it鈥檚 no good tinkering with insulation or installing a heat pump. Only whole-structure solutions will change our future
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Infrastructure warning
John Cridland, the CBI鈥檚 deputy director-general, has warned the government that it will repeat the mistakes of the past if it neglects infrastructure investment in its Comprehensive Spending Review
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Maglev's inflexible
The only problem with maglev (and the reason it is not being adopted widely, even in China) is its inflexibility and inability to handle the passenger flows moving between cities (3 September, page 38).
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How much wood?
I found the words in 微密圈鈥檚 leader (27 August, page 3) and the article on timber frame fire risk (page 9) incredible
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CommentHansom: Leaping lizards
There鈥檚 much hurling this week as industry leaders chuck themselves off buildings, press officers throw themselves into their work and Ann Widdecombe launches herself into the highland fling
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NewsGod鈥檚 work
Architect Paul Davis + Partners and contractor Wallis have completed the restoration of St George鈥檚, a grade II-listed church in north London.
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NewsThe floating opera
Garsington Opera, which recently moved to Wormsley Park, Oxfordshire, gained planning permission for an auditorium last Wednesday
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CommentThe industry that played with fire
David Hayhow gives an insurer鈥檚-eye view of the row over whether timber frame is a safe construction material. As you might expect, he has some fundamental concerns
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Galliford Try on track for expansion
Galliford Try has said its plan to double the size of its housebuilding arm within three years is on track.
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NewsThe new east enders
Glasgow council has approved planning for the first phase of the 拢300m athletes鈥� village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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CommentDonkey work and urban planning
A Kenyan island with an unusual freight-transportation system has inspired Amanda Levete to think again about designing for cities without cars
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URS seals Scott Wilson deal
The acquisition of Scott Wilson by American consulting giant URS has been formally completed, propelling the US company into the top 10 of British engineers.
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Tradition be damned
Ah, the past, how it used to be (Inbox, The silent QSs, 10 September, page 22).
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CommentGreat crested newts!
As your recent article describes (27 August, page 36), the scale of the London Gateway Development - and the fact that the site lies at the heart of one of Europe鈥檚 most important estuary and wetland habitats - presents unique challenges
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Lloyds sells Crest stake
Lloyds has sold its 30% stake in housebuilder Crest Nicholson to US investment firm Varde for a reported 拢150m.
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NewsMiller 鈥榤ay move into consultancy鈥�
Keith Miller, chief executive of Miller Group, has said its construction business will do more consultancy work in future and did not rule out buying a consultant
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FeaturesThe collapse of Connaught
The Sidmouth concrete specialist that morphed into a 拢600m social housing contractor was one of the greatest success stories of the past 30 years, and one of the landmarks of the industry. Andrew Hankinson reports on why it fell - and if the banks should have saved it
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The big squeeze
Connaught鈥檚 difficulties have highlighted what most of us who work in the social housing repairs sector are already aware of