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Eco-city in the sea
Architect Dr Ken Yeang, featured in this month’s issue of RICS Business, has been commissioned to design a 4,000-acre eco-city off the coast of Shanghai.
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Capitalist pigs stay home
With May Day demonstrations under way around the world and El Porko truly out of favour, any capitalist pigs who have survived the recession would do well to keep a low profile.
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UK house prices slide in April
UK house prices dropped by 0.4% last month, denting the unexpected 0.9% increase in March, according to figures released by Nationwide.
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Call for stronger green building regulations
Governments around the world need to put in place stronger building regulations and create more price incentives for energy-efficient buildings if dangerous climate change is to be avoided, according to a report.
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‘Innovative ideas’ support for UK companies
UK companies are to be supported to develop new products and services in diverse areas such as health, defence, transport and construction through a new £100m Government scheme.
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Keep on running
UK sports retailer JJB Sports has staved off administration today after creditors voted for the board’s rescue plan.
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Windier waters could boost wind projects
Coastal waters off East Anglia and Essex in the UK could host many more wind farms, due to stronger and more frequent winds possibly resulting from climate change.
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IMF predicts long UK housing slump
UK homeowners should expect a prolonged slump in the housing market, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Coal-fired commitment
New coal-fired power stations built in the UK will have to commit to full-scale use of carbon capture and storage technology by 2025 in order to get planning permission, according to Energy and Climate Change Minister Ed Miliband.
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Great news for green industries
The UK Government’s £1bn pledge to help combat climate change is a positive step, although it’s unclear how the money will get to projects, and what the timescales are.
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Construction job losses
67,000 UK construction workers lost their jobs last quarter, the largest of any UK economy sector
According to the Office of National Statistics, the number of jobs decreased by 3.1% between June and September 2009, from 2,162,000 to 2,095,000.
The number of jobs in construction has fallen by 8.2% over the past year, amounting to a 187,000 reduction.
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