All ɫTV articles in 14 November 2008 – Page 6

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    A great new way of dishing the dirt

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Landscaping You can’t expect accolades for building your sustainable homes on contaminated land. Chloe Stothart looks at what to do with topsoil that isn’t in tiptop condition

  • Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher?
    Comment

    In the detail

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher?

  • Features

    The tracker: Plumbing new depths

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    The slowdown continues to eat into firms’ workloads and order books, with the activity index for September falling to an all-time low, according to Experian Business Strategies

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    A year of decline

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    A further contraction of the commercial property sector in October marks a year of decline, says Savills.

  • Features

    Where it hurts – where is the downturn doing most damage?

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Emily Wright and Muireann Bolger assess the pain region by region – with only the city of Durham showing any signs of good health

  • Refurbishment is under way on London’s Savoy hotel
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    Riding it out – sectors thriving in the crunch

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    The world will always need GPs’ surgeries, colleges and, it seems, luxury hotels. Muireann Bolger looks at three sectors that might provide shelter from the storm

  • This recently-completed office building in Prague comprises 12 buildings and was built for about £120m by contractor Porr
    Features

    Country focus: Czech Republic

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    With the strengthening of the Czech koruna and increased expenditure on the part of high-income groups, will foreign investment come at a price? Miroslav Vasko of EC Harris, Prague reports

  • ɫTV

    Council housing grant

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Councils will receive £100m in housing and planning delivery grants this year.

  • ɫTV

    Costain schools director departs

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Costain’s education business has been hit by the departure of its director “to pursue other opportunities”.

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    New health and safety president ‘will focus on construction’

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    The new president of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health has pledged to work with the construction industry to improve standards for SMEs and transient workers.

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    Citywatch: Temporary relief

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    “A moment of euphoria, and then a sharp intake of breath.” This is how one analyst described the City’s reaction to the Bank of England’s decision to cut the base interest rate by 1.5 percentage points to 3% last week.

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    Drainage channels

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    ACO has launched the MultiDrain MD channel system. The system features a channel profile made out of a lightweight polymer concrete channel with integrated steel edge rails, which can work in combination with a range of gratings for specific Load Class applications.

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    Developers welcome change to infrastructure tax

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Government climbs down on ‘unenforceable’ levy to ensure safe passage of planning bill

  • Comment

    Energy challenges

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    The shortage of assessors caused by the dearth of green projects (24 October, page 50) could be the least of our worries in the looming skills crisis.

  • Olympic media centre
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    Olympic media centre talks are suspended

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Doubts grow over plans for £385m scheme as talks with regeneration developer Igloo cease

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    Out of the traps: Catford greyhound racing stadium site

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Lewisham council has decided in principle to grant planning permission to a £120m project to transform the site of the Catford greyhound racing stadium into a 590-home development

  • Milton Keynes scheme
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    Milton Keynes levies carbon offset tax on new homes

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Council plans to raise £800,000 a year from scheme to fund insulation of existing homes

  • Comment

    ɫTV buys a pint … for Whitelaw Turkington

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    “Did you hear about that French guy who got his hand stuck down the toilet today?” Ian Turkington announces before I’ve even sat down. Wow, this is going to be an interesting night.

  • ɫTV

    Bovis slashes build programme

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    Bovis Homes said it will build 39% fewer homes this year as it battles with the “worst trading environment for many years”.

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    Boris in the burbs

    2008-11-14T00:00:00Z

    London mayor Boris Johnson has appointed developer Will McKee to chair his outer London commission, which has been set up to explore development options for the suburbs.