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Consult && survive

Sept. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1767-A=Left] Tom Curtin, md of Green Issues Communications, explains the importance of building your reputation through effective community consultat…

Serious business

Sept. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1832-A=Left] Improving your sustainability credentials makes good business sense, reports Mark Smulian. Because while few home buyers would rate it as…

Investing in tomorrow's company

Sept. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1765-A=Left] Introducing our focus on sustainability, Julie Hirigoyen of Upstream offers some advice from a report it co-authored with CIRIA on how an…

The market and regulation

Sept. 1, 2005

[MMC-IMG=1764-A=Left] Concerns about the current mix of new housing should be viewed within a much wider debate about the role of markets and regulation

Joining the Part L fan club

Sept. 1, 2005

Chris Windle goes on site with BSRIA and Gleeson Homes for an airtightness test of the kind developers may be required to undertake if new Part L Building Regu…

Designed to win

Sept. 1, 2005

Chris Windle considers a selection of the Design for Manufacture stage two winners

Market set to remain challenging – CML

Sept. 1, 2005

Housebuilders welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates by a quarter point early last month, but the market remains challenging. The CML is…

IN THE PIPELINE

Sept. 1, 2005

Paul Westwood Homes has received the green light to build 18 apartments in Wolverhampton. The £890,000 scheme has been designed by ID Architects and will be b…