Cable car offered as alternative to new London bridge
Posted: 22 May 2008An Alpine-style cable car has been proposed as an alternative to plans for a £500 million, six lane road bridge over the Thames.
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Sustainable Development Commission: re-think needed on airport expansion
Posted: 21 May 2008An influential advisory body has called on the government to re-think its proposals for airport expansion in the UK.
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Steel frame success on London commercial development
Posted: 21 May 2008The new eight-storey office development at 60 Gresham Street in the City of London has presented the construction team with more than just the usual challenges...
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Structural steelwork: market overview & position
Posted: 21 May 2008Structural steelwork has a number of key advantages over insitu concrete and traditional load-bearing construction forms.
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Housebuilders warn that green costs are a hinderance
Posted: 21 May 2008Housebuilders are warning that the cost of building energy-efficient homes will delay the industry's recovery from the current downturn.
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Housing slump no excuse to ditch sustainable targets ...
Posted: 21 May 2008English Partnerships chairman says government's zero-carbon agenda shows no sign of weakening.
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Five reasons why steel prices are rising
Posted: 21 May 2008Contract Journal outlines the reasons why steel prices are rising.
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Shetland Islands zero carbon house used as sustainable template
Posted: 20 May 2008A couple living on the Island of Unst have built a home powered entirely by the wind and sun.
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Construction of 222 wind farms delayed
Posted: 20 May 2008Construction of 222 wind farms is being delayed as the Government struggles to approve the new innovations.
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Housebuilders call for clarity on eco-targets
Posted: 15 May 2008Confused housebuilders want a moratorium on changes to sustainability regulations after research revealed up to 80% of new homes will fail to meet zero-carbon targets.
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Task force tells government: Zero carbon definition must change
Posted: 12 May 2008The government must change the definition of zero carbon to allow off-site renewable energy if it is to meet its own housing targets, new research has found.
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Rising steel prices to stabilise by year-end
Posted: 07 May 2008Soaring steel prices could soften by the end of the year according to analysts.
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Marks and Spencer appoints BRE to become carbon neutral
Posted: 07 May 2008 Marks and Spencer has appointed the BRE to help with its ambitious plans to become carbon neutral. The retailer has entered into a five-year partnership...
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Gateshead Housing refurbishes Tyne & Wear homes with brick-cladding
Posted: 30 April 2008Gateshead Housing is using Novabrik, a dry-built, brick-cladding system to refurbish and upgrade more than 400 homes across the Tyne & Wear area. Contract Journal reports.
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Building up the case for brickwork
Posted: 30 April 2008Brick Development Association director Michael Driver says it's time to set the record straight on brickwork as a choice of cladding.
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Conder Structures: record profit of £2.1m
Posted: 23 April 2008Conder Structures’ business has been realigned towards more complicated beam-and-column work, says Jason Henman, who recently took over as managing director.
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Green groups fear backlash from economic downturn
Posted: 23 April 2008Fears that sustainable initiatives will be sacrificed as contractors tighten their belts.
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Oregon Timber records £19.5m turnover
Posted: 21 April 2008Borders-based house frame manufacturer Oregon Timber has predicted 2008 will be a “big test” despite booking a record annual turnover of £19.5m.
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Cemex given OK to use green fuel at cement plant
Posted: 18 April 2008Cemex has been granted permission by cement industry regulator, the Environment Agency (EA), to use a waste-derived fuel, Climafuel, to part-replace fossil fuels at its Barrington cement plant in Cambridgeshire.
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Modular specialists set to cash in on credit crunch
Posted: 16 April 2008Difficult trading conditions may force housebuilders to re-examine their cost bases.
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