News
| 13 April 2010 |
78 firms ordered to leave China’s property marketChina has ordered 78 state-owned companies to get out of the real estate business on grounds that they are driving up the cost of housing in cities, Xinhua reports. |
| 13 April 2010 |
India woos US investors for booming constructionIndia has invited US firms to invest in its booming construction industry during high-level meetings with America’s economics chief. |
| 19 March 2010 |
Findings from the Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team publishedThe Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team (IGT) has published its Emerging Findings report, on the UK construction industry's readiness to deliver on the low carbon agenda. |
| 9 March 2010 |
China considers first carbon trading schemeChina may start its first carbon cap-and-trade system for energy use in buildings in Tianjin by June, Bloomberg reports. |
| 9 March 2010 |
Food and drink accident rate higher than constructionConstruction is often seen as one of the most dangerous industries to work in. But official figures from the Health and Safety Executive show that people working in food and drink manufacturing are over one and a half times (1.6) more likely to be injured at work than construction workers. |
| 9 March 2010 |
Vancouver over, developers look to Sochi 2014Russia is seeking investors for major real estate development in Sochi, the city hosting the Winter Olympics in 2014. |
| 26 February 2010 |
Retrofit for the Future - 17 Million Funding AnnoucedEighty seven social housing projects across the UK are set to benefit from a share of £17 million of government funding to test low carbon building technology, Science Minister Lord Drayson and Housing Minister John Healey announced today. |
| 23 February 2010 |
New Conservative policies to make planning system more responsive and accountableConservatives yesterday unveiled a major new policy paper to reform England’s ‘broken’ planning system. |
| 16 February 2010 |
Marks and Spencer offers free loft insulation to staffRetailer hopes benefit will turn employees into ‘green ambassadors’ |
| 11 February 2010 |
Construction sector 'stabilising'A surge in house building during the last three months of 2009 helped keep UK construction orders unchanged from the third quarter and 5% higher than the year before. |
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