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  Construction remains a disproportionately dangerous industry where improvements in health and safety are urgently needed. The improvements require significant and permanent changes in dutyholder attitudes and behaviour. Since the original CDM Regulations were introduced in 1994, concerns were raised …

UKGBC urges government to boost Green Deal take-up with better financial offer Domestic energy efficiency must be a national infrastructure priority, the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is arguing. The call comes against the publication of both a UKGBC report …

Intelligent Building an interesting article by Jerry Yudelson on his thoughts for the top ten green trends for 2014, makes you think! Jerry Yudelson, one of the world’s leading green building consultants, keynote speakers and authors, thinks he knows what …

Geoffrey Cox, Conservative MP for Torridge and West Devon, has recently warned that some contractors are taking advantage of the Green Deal and posing as accredited suppliers of the energy project. Companies are approaching people and offering Green Deal assessments …

Aside from finding and buying a plot for your new home, few decisions are as important as choosing your house builder. Whether you already have a dream home in mind and need builders to make it a reality or want …

A new spin on the blacklisting saga has emerged from a court hearing that suggests that trades unions may be as guilty of black arts as construction companies. Three members of the Unite union brought a case against Interserve Industrial …