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All Rights Reserved. http://www.specifinder.com/images/feed_logo.gif http://www.specifinder.com/building_industry_news.asp Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:21 GMT 20 http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407872/Call-for-more-regulation-of-credit-checks.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407872/Call-for-more-regulation-of-credit-checks.html An industry body wants closer monitoring of credit reference agency checks to stop "discrimination" against smaller businesses Added on Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:05:42 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407873/Builders-await-zero-carbon-plans.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407873/Builders-await-zero-carbon-plans.html Jobs and the growth of the construction industry are being put in jeopardy by Government delays to crucial reforms of building regulations expected last month Added on Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:06:59 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407869/Bristol-to-be-Europe's-green-capital.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407869/Bristol-to-be-Europe's-green-capital.html Bristol has been named the European Green Capital of 2015 after fending off competition from a host of other cities across the continent Added on Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:06:58 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407868/Green-measures-boost-home-values.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407868/Green-measures-boost-home-values.html Ensuring homes are well-insulated and energy efficient not only helps slash heating bills - it can also add tens of thousands of pounds to their sale price, new research has revealed Added on Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:21:37 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407867/Britain's-best-new-buildings-named.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407867/Britain's-best-new-buildings-named.html The Olympic masterplan has been named on a list of Britain's best new building projects, receiving recognition for its architectural excellence Added on Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:23:20 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407866/Demand-to-outstrip-London-house-build-supply.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407866/Demand-to-outstrip-London-house-build-supply.html The huge demand for new housing in London will outpace new builds by almost 50% over the next decade, new research claims Added on Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:22:28 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407865/Bristol-reveals-'solar-city'-plans.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407865/Bristol-reveals-'solar-city'-plans.html Major investment is needed to turn Bristol into the UK's very first solar-powered city, the city's mayor has claimed Added on Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:35:17 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407864/£1bn-plan-targets-sustainable-city.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407864/£1bn-plan-targets-sustainable-city.html Environmental campaigners in Cambridge have launched a £1 billion programme to fit energy-saving technology to 40,000 diverse buildings including modern retail outlets and medieval colleges Added on Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:12:08 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407862/UK-construction-targets-corruption.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407862/UK-construction-targets-corruption.html The UK construction industry is taking a global lead in efforts to eradicate corruption in publicly-funded projects Added on Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:34:21 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407863/Unions-joined-by-MPs-in-safety-protest.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407863/Unions-joined-by-MPs-in-safety-protest.html Labour MPs and union leaders have joined construction workers in a protest against proposed spending cuts on health and safety Added on Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:49:53 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407860/McCloud's-grand-design-gets-go-ahead.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407860/McCloud's-grand-design-gets-go-ahead.html Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud has received the green light to build a range of new eco-homes in Oxford Added on Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:39:55 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407861/Silvertown-Quays-regeneration-announced.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407861/Silvertown-Quays-regeneration-announced.html London Mayor Boris Johnson has confirmed that Silvertown Quays in the capital's Royal Docks could be transformed into a new innovation district Added on Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:27:50 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407858/Gas-firm-in-search-of-apprentices.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407858/Gas-firm-in-search-of-apprentices.html British Gas is looking for good communicators to fill 200 new apprenticeship roles to install and maintain household heating systems across the country Added on Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:57:22 GMT Heating http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407859/Locals-'must-get-more-say-on-homes'.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407859/Locals-'must-get-more-say-on-homes'.html Locals would have more say over developments with Labour, according to the shadow communities and local government secretary Added on Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:55:54 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407856/Help-to-Buy-scheme-'total-success'.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407856/Help-to-Buy-scheme-'total-success'.html Four thousand homes have been reserved in just two months as the Government's Help to Buy housing scheme got off to a "flying start", according to an industry report Added on Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:49:39 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407857/£1bn-green-tech-project-'goes-ahead'.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407857/£1bn-green-tech-project-'goes-ahead'.html A £1 billion fund to improve the benefits of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology is safe from the axe, MPs have been told Added on Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:53:14 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407852/Housebuilding-in-Scotland-'declining'.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407852/Housebuilding-in-Scotland-'declining'.html The rate of housebuilding in Scotland is still falling, according to the latest figures Added on Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:13:30 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407853/38000-homes-can-go-up-at-14-sites.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407853/38000-homes-can-go-up-at-14-sites.html The construction of up to 38,000 homes can start at 14 sites around the country in projects which will receive Government investment Added on Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:16:11 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407850/Construction-output-shows-rise.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407850/Construction-output-shows-rise.html The first increase in construction output for seven months was generated by the housebuilding recovery, bringing hopes that the industry slump could be easing off Added on Wed, 5 Jun 2013 08:07:33 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407851/Cambridge-hosts-eco-homes-event.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407851/Cambridge-hosts-eco-homes-event.html Homes around Cambridge will open to the public to demonstrate a variety of eco-friendly building ideas Added on Wed, 5 Jun 2013 09:28:52 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407849/Move-housing-schemes-online:-MPs.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407849/Move-housing-schemes-online:-MPs.html MPs have called for the right-to-buy scheme to be extended - to eBay Added on Tue, 4 Jun 2013 09:21:17 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407848/Union-in-call-over-social-housing.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407848/Union-in-call-over-social-housing.html Half of the money spent on housing benefit could build 80,000 new homes each year, a new study suggests Added on Tue, 4 Jun 2013 08:56:25 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407847/London-construction-provides-'boost'-to-regional-economies.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407847/London-construction-provides-'boost'-to-regional-economies.html Research has revealed that construction work in the capital generates almost twice as many jobs outside London Added on Mon, 3 Jun 2013 08:27:38 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407846/MPs-urged-to-back-emissions-target.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407846/MPs-urged-to-back-emissions-target.html MPs have been urged to support an amendment to legislation which would "put the UK firmly on track to becoming a world-leading low-carbon economy" Added on Mon, 3 Jun 2013 08:17:21 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407844/October-start-for-Battersea-revamp.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407844/October-start-for-Battersea-revamp.html The owners of Battersea Power Station have revealed the £8 billion restoration of the 39-acre site on the south bank of the River Thames will start in October Added on Fri, 31 May 2013 09:13:47 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407845/Union-calls-for-construction-focus.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407845/Union-calls-for-construction-focus.html The construction industry has contracted by 10% since the coalition took the reins in 2010, with new research showing 89,000 jobs in the sector have been lost in that time Added on Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:19 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407842/Decent-homes-'help-reduce-crime'.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407842/Decent-homes-'help-reduce-crime'.html New research by Nottingham City Homes shows a considerable drop in burglaries on the back of a concerted effort to improve houses Added on Thu, 30 May 2013 09:52:14 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407843/Open-event-is-building-interest.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407843/Open-event-is-building-interest.html The public will once again be given the opportunity to see what goes on behind the barriers on construction sites when the industry holds its second Open Doors Weekend Added on Thu, 30 May 2013 09:11:35 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407841/New-credit-scheme-aids-200-builders.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407841/New-credit-scheme-aids-200-builders.html Small builders have secured £500,000 in credit under a new initiative which lets them buy materials Added on Wed, 29 May 2013 10:19:55 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407840/Minister-hits-out-at-'irresponsible'-councils.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407840/Minister-hits-out-at-'irresponsible'-councils.html The planning minister Nick Boles has labelled some local authorities as "deeply irresponsible" for not tackling the housing shortage Added on Wed, 29 May 2013 10:18:08 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407839/Apprentices-find-way-into-workplace.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407839/Apprentices-find-way-into-workplace.html A construction training centre in Lincolnshire has been celebrating the achievements of its latest batch of graduates Added on Tue, 28 May 2013 10:51:35 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407838/Hopes-of-building-a-positive-future.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407838/Hopes-of-building-a-positive-future.html A lack of funding for new developments remains one of the biggest challenges facing the building sector but there is still growing optimism for the future, according to a report Added on Tue, 28 May 2013 10:32:28 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407835/Support-for-low-carbon-price-drop.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/heating/800407835/Support-for-low-carbon-price-drop.html Consumers would save tens of billions of pounds if the UK shifted towards a portfolio of clean energy in the next decade, according to the Government's climate advisers Added on Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT Heating http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407834/Kirby-Bellars-set-for-eco-village.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407834/Kirby-Bellars-set-for-eco-village.html Kirby Bellars could soon be home to an eco village which would use green waste to power 49 homes with electricity Added on Fri, 24 May 2013 11:04:29 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407833/Greenest-building-gets-go-ahead.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407833/Greenest-building-gets-go-ahead.html Blueprints for the UK's greenest commercial building at the University of East Anglia have received the go-ahead from planners Added on Thu, 23 May 2013 09:52:28 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407832/£32m-injected-into-new-town-build.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407832/£32m-injected-into-new-town-build.html The Government is to pump £32 million into galvanising the construction of a new town in Devon Added on Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:55 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407830/Cement-market-'lacks-competition'.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407830/Cement-market-'lacks-competition'.html Concerns have been raised about the way the cement market operates in the UK, with major firms now facing "hard-hitting" action in order to solve the situation Added on Wed, 22 May 2013 09:38:50 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407831/Green-Deal-approach-questioned.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407831/Green-Deal-approach-questioned.html The parliamentary Energy and Climate Change Committee has hit out at the Government for failing to explain what it hopes to gain from its home energy efficiency programme Added on Wed, 22 May 2013 09:16:55 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407829/Introducing-the-'pop-up-eco-house'.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407829/Introducing-the-'pop-up-eco-house'.html An innovative new building design sees eco houses 'popped-up' on-site in a matter of days Added on Tue, 21 May 2013 10:36:39 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407828/Let-us-build-houses-councils-urge.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407828/Let-us-build-houses-councils-urge.html Building tens of thousands of much-needed council homes is the solution to the national construction slump, council leaders have reiterated Added on Tue, 21 May 2013 10:36:41 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407827/Legal-rows-now-more-costly-and-lengthy.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407827/Legal-rows-now-more-costly-and-lengthy.html Legal disputes in the construction industry now take longer to settle and are far more expensive, according to a new report Added on Mon, 20 May 2013 09:24:27 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407826/FMB-warns-over-Green-Deal-failings.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407826/FMB-warns-over-Green-Deal-failings.html Small building firms are not in a position to train and employ installers because they struggle to access the Green Deal (GD) market, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Added on Mon, 20 May 2013 09:24:30 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407825/Olympic-centres-to-become-media-hub.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407825/Olympic-centres-to-become-media-hub.html East London will soon boast a new creative and digital hub after a deal was signed to convert the Olympic Press and Broadcast Centres used by the media during London 2012 Added on Fri, 17 May 2013 10:23:52 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407824/Surge-in-London-office-construction.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407824/Surge-in-London-office-construction.html Office construction and leasing transactions in the capital continue to accelerate ahead, according to a new report Added on Fri, 17 May 2013 08:56:46 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407823/Councils-win-government-exemptions.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407823/Councils-win-government-exemptions.html The Government has granted a number of councils across London and the south east exemption from efforts to regenerate areas by allowing more conversions of offices to flats Added on Wed, 15 May 2013 09:39:15 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407822/Search-for-the-greenest-of-homes.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407822/Search-for-the-greenest-of-homes.html An array of innovative green housing projects are to go on show at the second Open Eco Homes event in Dorchester in September, which promises to be bigger and better than the first Added on Wed, 15 May 2013 09:39:16 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407821/Construction-industry-outlook-bleak.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407821/Construction-industry-outlook-bleak.html Activity across large parts of the construction industry dropped in the opening quarter of this year, the latest Construction Trade Survey shows Added on Tue, 14 May 2013 08:11:27 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407820/Low-carbon-SMEs-driving-job-growth.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/green/800407820/Low-carbon-SMEs-driving-job-growth.html Small UK firms are helping to fuel economic growth and job creation by tapping into the £3tr international low carbon industry, according to a new study Added on Tue, 14 May 2013 08:11:28 GMT Green and Sustainable Building http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407818/Unions-call-for-'end-to-austerity'.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407818/Unions-call-for-'end-to-austerity'.html The Government should call time on "self-defeating austerity" and inject £30bn into housebuilding and other infrastructure projects, union leaders have said Added on Mon, 13 May 2013 10:29:36 GMT General Industry http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407819/CSCS-issues-millionth-Smartcard.html http://www.specifinder.com/news/industry/general/800407819/CSCS-issues-millionth-Smartcard.html A million Smartcards have now been issued through the Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) Added on Mon, 13 May 2013 10:29:39 GMT General Industry