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New alliance will boost BIM take-up
23/5/2013 > by Jo Smit
OPEN BIM NETWORK joins forces with BuildingSMART UK and Ireland 
Saturday 25 May 2013 NEWS
Government to offer firms financial incentive to cut peak energy use
23/5/2013 > by Jo Smit
Energy Bill rejects feed-in tariffs but will use capacity market to reward savers
Civic centre will cut carbon emissions by a third
22/5/2013 > by Jo Smit
Energy efficiency measures help Brent’s new centre target BREEAM Outstanding
Renewable heat grants are doubled
21/5/2013 > by Jo Smit
Government boosts cash for Renewable Heat Premium Payment
Industry urges action to cut number of unemployed construction workers
21/5/2013 > by Jo Smit
CITB tells London Assembly that diverting spending to maintenance work and apprenticeships would be more effective
BRE publishes guide for energy surveys and audits
21/5/2013 > by Jo Smit
Best practice guidance will help energy consultants and managers as well as suppliers
Government and industry deadlock on flood insurance continues
17/5/2013 > by Jo Smit
ABI extends cover for one more month as talks go on
Analysis
Who's spending most on their home?
2/5/2013 > by Brian Green
Barbour ABI has pinpointed the top – and bottom – home improvement areas of the country, reports construction industry analyst and commentator Brian Green
Opinion
Comment: We need to build now for a harsher future climate
3/5/2013 > by Bill Gething
We’re beginning to build sustainably but is the industry looking far enough ahead? Bill Gething looks at how well it is adapting to design for a very different future
Business
DEFRA to make it easier to use environmental regulations
17/5/2013 > by Jo Smit
Secretary Owen Paterson invites business and public to submit ideas for how to make guidance easier to find and follow
Research
Could termites teach us how to build?
16/5/2013 > by Jo Smit
Researchers hope to emulate breathable walls of termite mounds
Case studies
Regent's Place, London
8/5/2013 > by Jo Moulds
Completion of the North East Quarter at Regent’s Place this year will mark the end of the final phase of construction on the estate. Jo Moulds reports
Technologies
Viscous dampers save $5 million for Manhattan tower
16/5/2013 > by Jo Smit
Arup’s system reduces steel use and expands rentable space on New York skyscraper
