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• 380 - UK construction sector expectations soar The Financial Times headline last...
• 379 - Eco product of the week goes to Apex Energy UK who have a new easy-to-install...
• 378 - More evidence of growing export opportunities. The Construction Products...
• 377 - Infrastructure projects are stacking up. Work starts soon to create the...
• 376 - Trade shows, new products and new business for 2012. Welcome to the first...
• 375 - Building industry jobs growth in 2012
• 374 - Green concerns drive building procurement changes. I attended the JCT Povey...
• 373 - We had a massive industry response to Buildingtalk last week following the...
• 372 - New products, award-winning projects and action to boost jobs I was invited...
• 371 - Action to get the construction industry growing. Last week we spoke about...
• 370 - New money for housing, roads and renewables. The Government has confirmed a...

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• 369 - Brighter side of cuts in Solar Feed in Tariff. Some say Solar has been too...
• 368 - Opportunities on the next generation Buildingtalk. Firstly, a heads-up about...
• 367 - Growth in construction projects. Good news from Glenigan, who report a four...
• 366 - Help for specifiers on Buildingtalk. We highlight a number of new helpful...
• 365 - New homes, new jobs plus NHS and infrastructure opportunities. I will be...
• 364 - The UK government is coming under pressure from all quarters, including the...
• 363 - Retrofitting the UK's 26 million homes is potentially one of the biggest...
• 362 - Two excellent trade shows this month
• 361 - We begin with a plug for the 'Specifying Visual Concrete' event which is on...
• 360 - Recent rogue construction industry growth figures from the Office for...
• 359 - PFI chickens are coming home to roost
• 358 - Riots dominate the news
• 357 - The UK economy continues to show signs of those green shoots again, including...
• 356 - It was confirmed on Friday that UBM has acquired Ecobuild
• 355 - The government wants to double the number of people building their own homes
• 354 - Around the world there is renewed interest in building cities from scratch,...
• 353 - Air source heat pumps get top billing in this week's Buildingtalk, with...
• 352 - On Wednesday I was at the Greenbuild Expo in Manchester, now in its third year
• 351 - I was on holiday in the Ireland last week, touring round the 'Ring of Kerry'
• 350 - At InterSolar I saw a glimpse of the future
• 349 - Solar PV installation is going to be big business in the UK despite the set...
• 348 - Sunday was World Environment Day which I spent down in sunny Devon staying at...
• 347 - Mike Lamb from Warmafloor wrote to Buildingtalk about the recent...
• 346 - I will be in Munich in June, visiting Intersolar, the world's largest...
• 345 - In Europe we spend 90 percent of our time indoors, in buildings that account...
• 344 - Following my comments about the joy of concrete in the previous Buildingtalk,...
• 343 - CONCRETE is one of the oldest building materials in the world
• 342 - Last week there was discussion at No 10 Downing Street on housing policy and,...
• 341 - Fifteen hand-painted steel storage units have landed in various beauty spots...
• 340 - Last week's UK Budget had a number of positive implications for the building...
• 339 - Last year fewer new homes were built in England than any peacetime year since...
• 338 - I was at the opening of the The Ideal Home Show last week meeting Ken Barlow...
• 337 - Ecobuild was a great success last week
• 336 - Construction work has been severely disrupted across troubled parts of North...
• 335 - According to Nick Robinson at the BBC, government ministers are locked in...
• 334 - On Friday the government was defeated in the High Court over the way it...
• 333 - Last week we talked about the importance of the retrofit market to the future...
• 332 - Last week was Retrofit Salford 2011, the UK's first conference dedicated to...
• 331 - Imagine a future where homes and commercial buildings generate their own...
• 330 - My daughter Kezia has just left the UK to work on the production of a major...
• 329 - We begin this first full working week of 2011 with a round-up of some key...
• 328 - For the third year running the UK is suffering snow-induced chaos
• 327 - Though the UK construction recovery seen earlier this year seems to have...
• 326 - Every year 50 workers die in falls from height
• 325 - Bill Dunster is a British architect on a mission
• 324 - Three of my colleagues here at Buildingtalk are big Aston Villa fans
• 323 - The construction products sector has an annual turnover of GBP40 billion and...
• 322 - I was invited to the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) Annual Awards...
• 321 - It has been reported that eight of the ten worst environment polluting...
• 320 - Leading environmental campaigner Jonathan Porritt, speaking at the BEST...
• 319 - Last week I was at the National Home Improvement Council to listen to Andrew...
• 318 - At the recent Infrastructure Now conference questions were being asked about...
• 317 - New revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations come into force this week
• 316 - So Ed Miliband is the new Labour leader
• 315 - When I watch Championship football and see half empty stadiums I do wonder...
• 314 - Property services giant Connaught went into administration last week in what...
• 313 - The UK Government's Big Society initiative, relaunched in the summer, aims to...
• 312 - Today is my first day back after a holiday in Brittany, so just a short...
• 311 - In this weeks newsletter we take a look at heating solutions at recent and...
• 310 - ISG are to help build a Victorian 'energy house' for Salford University who...
• 309 - The new UK Government plans to hand family doctors control of the NHS purse...
• 308 - It's good to hear some more positive news from the construction industry this...
• 307 - A dramatic rebound in the construction sector has seen UK GDP growth almost...
• 306 - Education projects make up almost a fifth of all construction projects...
• 305 - This week we introduce our ABCandD magazine readers to the Buildingtalk...
• 304 - On Thursday I visited BuildStore's National Self Build and Renovation Centre...
• 303 - Buildingtalk had more than usual feedback about the UK emergency Budget last...
• 302 - Buildingtalk is a media partner supporting a number of key industry shows...
• 301 - 'Garden grabbing' is not just another Daily Mail scare headline
• 300 - Buildingtalk supports the new 'Green Deal' recently announced by the British...
• 299 - The new Government has the axe out and is cutting a swathe through programmes...
• 298 - Interest in self build and home improvement continues to grow according to a...
• 297 - So, the 'new politics' begins with the 'old politics'
• 296 - The UK Election is over but on this Monday morning we still do not have a...
• 295 - Last week I was at the National Home Improvement Council to look at how...
• 294 - There have been some positive indications that private housing construction...
• 293 - You are probably already suffering Election fatigue but I do feel duty bound...
• 292 - Last week's budget delivered very little that will help companies in the...
• 291 - Last week I visited the Home Building and Renovating Show
• 290 - Architects and specifiers need to broaden their horizons when looking at...
• 289 - Buildingtalk was at Ecobuild for 3 days last week - and what a great show it was
• 288 - Ecobuild, the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and...
• 287 - Welcome to the new look Buildingtalk newsletter, complete with photos,...
• 286 - Interbuild was dismal last year
• 285 - Passing through the city of London yesterday, I was tempted to join hundreds...
• 281 - Video is a great media for the building industry and still a hugely...
• 280 - Yesterday a government minister fuelled speculation that the general election...
• 279 - I was up in Salford at the weekend, visiting friends and family, as well as...
• 278 - I have chosen the first story to be featured in Buildingtalk in 2010 to help...
• 277 - At the beginning a new decade we take one last look back with my choice of...
• 276 - Alistair Darling's Pre-budget report was hardly great news for the property...
• 275 - After nearly two years of talking, an agreement on how the world should move...
• 274 - : Last week I was at the RIBA lecture on bricks, give by Maxwell Hutchinson,...
• 273 - A safety review of all 1,800 bridges in Cumbria is being carried out after...
• 272 - Last week I reported on my visit to Batimat in Paris, the largest building...
• 271 - Howard Chapman, Editor, writes: Last week I was in Paris at Batimat 2009,...
• 270 - Lyndon White, Managing Editor, writes: I was interested to read about the...
• 269 - I was at Interbuild last week to take a closer look at some of the new...
• 268 - Last week I was at Battersea Power Station in London for the launch of...
• 267 - In common with most men, I rather like sheds
• 266 - On Friday I was at the opening of the first ever National Home Improvement...
• 265 - Mixed news in the industry last week
• 264 - I have been asked to comment on changes in web searching
• 263 - Pete Baxter of Autodesk has contributed a great article to this week's...
• 262 - The UK Government has set the goal of reaching 'Zero Carbon' by 2060
• 261 - I hope you all enjoyed the Bank Holiday despite the travel chaos of 20 miles...
• 260 - We begin Buildingtalk this week with a great article from George Scragg,...
• 259 - New build homes in the UK are notorious for being so small that they are...
• 258 - Following last week's feature on CORGI rising like a phoenix from the ashes...
• 257 - For many years I lived in Basingstoke in Hampshire running a business focused...
• 256 - We continue to get conflicting signs about the state of the economy
• 255 - Lyndon White, Managing Editor, writes: The UK government last week unveiled...
• 254 - Lyndon White, Managing Editor, writes: The recent fire in a block of flats...
• 253 - Though the construction sector shrank for the sixteenth consecutive month in...
• 252 - More positive signs in the construction industry last week included house...
• 251 - Prince Charles managed to make the building industry headlines twice this week
• 250 - We begin this weeks selection of industry news with a report from Capita...
• 249 - The decline in construction is 'slowing'
• 248 - Last week I was at the House of Commons in the company of Ed Miliband,...
• 247 - Lord Mandelson, the UK Business Secretary, speaking at a CBI event last...
• 246 - I feel obliged to make some comment on last weeks UK Budget, not least...
• 245 - The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) reported last week that...
• 244 - I was taken to task last week after reporting on the rise in the number of...
• 243 - Architects are joining the ranks of benefit claimants at a faster rate than...
• 242 - Despite a marked growth in civil engineering projects since the beginning of...
• 241 - Wrekin Construction collapsed into administration on Tuesday, with the loss...
• 240 - The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) sent Buildingtalk a detailed...
• 239 - Solarcentury sent Buildingtalk details of a new survey by the Centre for...
• 238 - Next week sees the start of Ecobuild at Earls Court in London
• 237 - According to the February Glenigan Index, the building industry is showing...
• 236 - There is further evidence that infrastructure projects are still fairing well...
• 235 - Last week Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, pledged that he will lift...
• 234 - Thanks for the feedback from last weeks newsletter
• 233 - Last week I was at the BAU in Munich, Europe's key trade fair for building...
• 233 - Last week I was at the BAU in Munich, Europe's key trade fair for building...
• 232 - We begin a new year that promises to be challenging but full of opportunities...
• 231 - Nobody can read every issue of the Buildingtalk newsletter and I'm sure many...
• 230 - Balfour Beatty has a strong heritage in the nuclear sector, going back over...
• 229 - Last week, Alistair Darling, the UK Chancellor, revealed his plans to head...
• 228 - Last week I was at a breakfast briefing at the opening of this years...
• 227 - Rising unemployment has been centre stage again this week, including a report...
• 226 - Buildingtalk has gained a reputation for promoting the development of...
• 225 - The construction industry should take some heart from the Government's...
• 224 - This week sees the launch of the new look Buildingtalk complete with features...
• 223 - With Interbuild 08 just a week away, we have included a number of stories...
• 222 - Last week we reported on the National Home Improvement Council call for the...
• 221 - I have been taking a closer look this week at the changes in visitor...
• 220 - The turmoil in the world financial institutions continues
• 219 - Will the vogue for 'green' buildings and building products be able to survive...
• 218 - Interbuild 2008 is drawing ever closer
• 217 - In the 1980's I lived for while in Vancouver, Canada
• 216 - On Thursday I had the opportunity to take a closer look at One New Change, a...
• 215 - It has been difficult keeping up with editing duties this week with the...
• 214 - With recent studies showing that 19% of global electricity is being used for...
• 213 - While housebuilders are suffering an unprecedented sharp slump in demand,...
• 212 - There is certainly a great deal of anxiety in the industry with construction...
• 211 - In a week where the downturn in construction has forced Saint-Gobain to make...
• 210 - Construction industry worries continue to gather pace
• 209 - In a week when house builders Bovis Homes and Redrow announced that up to 40%...
• 208 - Chris Hobbs of CADline has written an interesting article about the industry...
• 207 - My thanks to Nick Denbow who kindly edited in-coming news and two newsletters...
• 206 - The Buildingtalk Editorial team report: Cast stone offers a number of major...
• 205 - The Buildingtalk Editorial team report: While Editor Howard Chapman takes a...
• 204 - Last week we featured a White Paper from Bentley Systems about 'Best...
• 203 - Last week I joined around 2,000 attendees at the BE Conference in Baltimore...
• 202 - Cities consume around 75 percent of the world's energy and produce 80 percent...
• 201 - Sustainability and environmental concerns are driving a high proportion of...
• 200 - Grand Designs Live closed yesterday
• 199 - In a week when the Office of National Statistics revealed an 8% drop in...
• 198 - The tide of migration is turning and the construction industry could lose...
• 197 - Following one of the largest ever Competition Act investigations, the OFT...
• 196 - The world's first wind-powered mega structure has just been completed
• 195 - The Olympics featured in the news last week with the Olympic torch relay...
• 194 - Buildingtalk had its busiest ever week with 75,134 visitors accessing 412,328...
• 193 - At the beginning of the year, the Government stated that new nuclear power...
• 192 - On Friday the Queen opened Heathrow Airport's controversial £4.3bn Terminal 5...
• 191 - GE UK recently launched their energy efficient lighting range with an event...
• 190 - Ecobuild has just closed its doors after a very successful show at Earl's...
• 189 - Today sees the start of the first Apprenticeship Week, now set to become an...
• 188 - Next month the 2008 Ideal Home Show will be celebrating 100 years of...
• 187 - Ecobuild begins at the end of the month at Earl's Court in London
• 186 - Last week I was at a live fire demonstration organised by Rockwool and held...
• 185 - What a week on the Stock Market
• 184 - This weekend a wide area of the UK experienced extensive flooding which has...
• 183 - Stephen Williams, Head of Construction at the Health and Safety Executive...
• 182 - Nobody can read every issue of Buildingtalk, and I'm sure many of you will...
• 181 - In the New Year I am taking a closer look at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 (T5)...
• 180 - An item of news that caught my eye this week was a reminder from SolidWorks...
• 179 - Last week the government unveiled a massive planning shake-up
• 178 - Last week I visited Civils 2007 at its new venue in Earls Court, London
• 177 - We begin Buildingtalk with the first in a new series where I will be putting...
• 176 - The Queen has opened a transformed St Pancras International Station, the new...
• 175 - The UK is experiencing one of the biggest investments in education and skills...
• 174 - We begin this weeks selection with news from Portakabin about the launch the...
• 173 - We had a response to the recent Government housing green paper from Brian...
• 172 - Congratulations to the Eden Project which has been named Britain's best...
• 171 - At last, Crossrail gets the green light
• 170 - Gordon Brown's first Party Conference speech in Bournemouth last week...
• 169 - Channel 4 contacted Buildingtalk this week about a new documentary series...
• 168 - Buildingtalk had a warning from the HSE this week about safety issues around...
• 167 - 'Green' procurement has become a hot topic in the building industry
• 166 - An innovation in 'information dissemination' this week from BASF who have a...
• 165 - We had a warning this week from Access Accounting about contractors filing...
• 164 - This week we start by highlighting Batimat, the major building material...
• 163 - Bulldozers recently started clearing the Olympic Park site in east London
• 162 - We continue to get a steady stream of response to the recent government Green...
• 161 - The UK floods are likely cause over GBP1.5 billion worth of damage to assets
• 160 - Currently, the energy used to heat, light and run our homes accounts for 27...
• 159 - The housing crisis, particularly affordable homes for first time buyers, has...
• 158 - Buildingtalk passed another milestone this week when we added the 20,000th...
• 157 - Flood defences are never far from the news and are becoming a significant...
• 156 - Jon Hobden, Guest Editor, writes: This week, while Howard has been...
• 155 - House building is in the news again this week with the National Housing and...
• 154 - To coincide with World Environment Day taking place this week, Travis...
• 153 - In the news this week Tony Blair was commenting on the government's Energy...
• 152 - Home Information Packs are in the news again
• 151 - It's been a while since I reminded readers about the way Buildingtalk works,...
• 150 - 'World firsts' always catch an Editors eye, so we begin Buildingtalk...
• 149 - Earlier this month the construction industry launched a £1m campaign to...
• 148 - : In a study by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors published earlier...
• 147 - More news this week from CIRIA about construction procurement opportunities...
• 146 - Microgeneration installation got a boost this week with the UK Government...
• 145 - Last week I mentioned that the Office of Fair Trading, over the past two...
• 144 - In his 11th and probably last budget as chancellor, Gordon Brown predicted...
• 143 - At the end of last week the new Olympic budget was confirmed at GBP9.3bn - a...
• 142 - Construction firm Multiplex is finally handing over the keys to the new...
• 141 - Last week London Mayor Ken Livingstone unveiled his climate change plan for...
• 140 - Construction remains a disproportionately dangerous industry where...
• 139 - Last week we heard the good news that construction industry orders rose by...
• 138 - On Thursday Buildingtalk was in Swindon to witness the opening of the new...
• 137 - Climatic changes seen around the world are 'very likely' to have a human...
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• 125 - The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change has been heralded as a...
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