All ɫTV articles in 14 October 2011 – Page 4

  • PFI
    Features

    PFI on trial

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    The fate of PFI hangs in the balance with a Treasury announcement expected next month. ɫTV considers the case for both the prosecution and defence, looks at the possible verdicts, and wonders if promises of a reformed character might get it off the hook

  • Tom Broughton
    Comment

    PFI's long sentence

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    PFI’s back in the dock and Mouchel’s run out of luck

  • john moore
    Features

    John Moore: Looking for Moore

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    What do you do when your main revenue stream is reduced? If you’re John Moore and the head of Balfour Beatty Engineering Services, you turn to your other divisions - and boost them with acquisitions

  • ɫTV

    Insulated steel window

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Schueco Jansen has launched Janisol Arte, an insulated steel window system designed specifically for the renovation market.

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    Comment

    Social housing: Locked out

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Families living in social housing rely on subsidies to make ends meet, but with higher rents and reduced benefits affordable homes are becoming anything but

  • Ed Miliband
    ɫTV

    Labour's housing manifesto plans

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Labour’s new shadow housing minister has said the party would restore regional planning if put in power at the next election.

  • Robert Akenhead
    Comment

    The TCC's new home: Roll with the times

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    The Technology and Construction Court is an increasingly valuable resource and area of expertise. Its new home reflects this and helps it perform on the world stage

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    Comment

    Hansom: Make your mind up!

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    This week, indecision prevails as the RIBA swaps cool for sophistication, politicians disagree on numbers and the communities department isn’t sure whether it’s setting up a committee or not

  • Fukushima plant
    ɫTV

    Nuclear industry welcomes final Weightman report

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Report was publlished on Tuesday

  • ɫTV

    Low watt fans

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Polypipe Ventilation has added a centrifugal bathroom extract fan range called “low Watt” to its Silavent range.

  • ɫTV

    External wall insulation

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Saint-Gobain Weber has supplied its weber.therm XP External Wall Insulation system for a project at Lawnswood Court in Wellington Square, Cheltenham.

  • ɫTV

    External wall insulation systems

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Lime Technology has launched two new external wall insulation systems

  • John Stanion
    ɫTV

    Vinci opens office in Turkey as part of global expansion

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Move follows contractor’s investment in Canadian base in Vancouver to chase £1.2bn of PFI work

  • Electricians protest at Blackfriars Station
    ɫTV

    Electricians' pay saga

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Disputed changes are to go ahead

  • microphone
    Comment

    Improving energy efficiency: the hole truth

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation could transform the UK’s housing stock, says John Sinfield. But only if they come with powerful incentives to insulate our homes

  • ɫTV

    Timber thermal doorsets

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Manse Masterdor has supplied its Masterdor Timber Thermal doorsets for the £12m Park Dale development in Airedale, West Yorkshire.

  • andrew jones, aecom
    Comment

    My digital life…Andrew Jones

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    The BBC’s website, Radio 4…and feather boas

  • ɫTV

    Eco options for composite doors

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Permadoor has introduced a choice of three “eco options” to its GRP composite door range, which the company says can help specifiers improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of housing stock through improved door performance.

  • Trafford Promenade
    ɫTV

    Trafford Wharf complete

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Design practice Form Associates’ Trafford Wharf Promenade has opened

  • Specifier opener
    Features

    Zero carbon housing using underfloor thermal heat stores

    2011-10-14T00:00:00Z

    When you’ve got houses and flats on a tiny plot, no room to store fuel and little roof space, finding a zero-carbon heating solution is tricky. One team went underground to find the answer