May25th
Friday, May 25th, 2007
In the news this week Tony Blair was commenting on the government’s Energy White Paper which backed renewable energy and efficiency measures. He said again that nuclear power is needed to help reduce carbon emissions and to ensure that the UK has secure energy supplies in the future. No doubt this belated race to build the next generation of nuclear power stations is what is driving the changes to planning regulations announced last week. (more…)
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May17th
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
Home Information Packs are in the news again. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have been seeking a judicial review because the government had not consulted properly on the law. Then the Conservatives failed in a bid to have HIPs scrapped. The shadow housing minister Michael Gove said it was ‘unprecedented for a professional body to challenge the government in this way. It only emphasises how shambolic the government’s handling of HIPs has been’. (more…)
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May11th
Friday, May 11th, 2007
It’s been a while since I reminded readers about the way Buildingtalk works, and so the following is offered for the benefit of all - but particularly those who have recently joined us. (more…)
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May4th
Friday, May 4th, 2007
‘World firsts’ always catch an Editor’s eye, so we begin Buildingtalk newsletter this week with an item about Euroclad Elite Systems which are part of an initiative from Corus to launch the first CarbonNeutral building envelope in the world. (more…)
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