All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV articles in 19 November 2021 – Page 15
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Just how good is wood?
In the third in our series on construction materials, Thomas Lane looks at whether wood really is the panacea many claim it to be
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Traditional methods can still be most effective
Consider the whole picture when choosing the most environmentally-friendly materials
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Closing the performance gap is crucial
Careful monitoring post-construction can shrink the difference between modelled and actual energy performance
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CITB’s wage bill falls as high earners shipped out
Number of staff has halved over four years under Vision 2020 restructuring
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City approves conversion of listed police station into five-star hotel
Scheme will see prisoner cells transformed into private whisky-tasting rooms
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Ridge beefs up team after buying Leeds consultant
Consultants snaps up £3.5m firm Projex
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Government announces £440m funding for new green construction projects
Plans outlined as part of net zero strategy for reducing carbon emissions across economy
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The heat pump grant is welcome – but £5,000 is not enough
The government has set a bold target, but it may need to do more to persuade homeowners and industry that it is worth the investment, says Darren Snaith
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Eight key takeaways from the heat and buildings strategy
Hydrogen shelved, potential mandatory EPC targets for mortgage lenders and could new homes be cut off from the gas grid? Here’s our round-up of key points from the heat and buildings strategy
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Bellway spells out plan to build more homes
Housebuilder says it wants to sell up to 18,000 homes a year as it reports doubling in pre-tax profit
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Homeowners to be given £5,000 grants for heat pumps
Plans outlined in government’s long-awaited heat and buildings strategy
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Irish consultant the latest to fall to US rival
Linesight takeover the latest in a flurry of deals carried out by North American suitors
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RICS rebuffs calls for investigation into staff furloughing during pandemic
Group of current and former employees allege they were furloughed for being too pro-membership
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RIBA president says construction needs to talk itself up better to would-be newcomers
‘We need to be celebrating rather than endlessly bemoaning construction’s failings,’ Simon Allford adds
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Four eye £500m Tulip as Gove poised to give City tower green light
Housing secretary due to make ruling imminently
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London councils agree £98bn retrofit programme for 3.8m homes
Local authorities agree to net zero plan
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Time to accept some personal restrictions?
Looking outside, the streets are relatively car free; people just don’t own them. Instead they walk around a world whose day to day boundaries are prescribed by the limitations of human propulsion. Their homes are colder than might be considered comfortable and energy blackouts are more frequent than is ...
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Multiplex opts for flexible working to boost number of female staff
Contractor wants 10% of UK projects to be led by women in 2023
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Boss who helped set up Mace’s cost consulting arm to go later this month
Steve Mason joined firm more than 20 years ago