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Draft of sound RSDs submitted

The House Builders Federation has sent the government the first draft of proposed robust standard details for new sound insulation regulations.

Brown pins euro delay on housing

Chancellor Gordon Brown has confirmed that the volatility of the UK housing market is a principal factor in his decision to delay joining the euro. He has also delivered the clearest indication yet that he believes long-term housing undersupply is causing

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The big push

Andrew Leech finds that there’s a strong case for both timber and concrete floors with both sectors pushing forward with technological innovations that are improving structural integrity and even on-site safety

Tricks of the trade

Developers are using a growing array of tools to sell their new homes. Tim Palmer finds that creative marketing techniques such as virtual developments and studios filled with finishing options are becoming just as important as well trained sales staff an

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<b>Don’t throw those bidding spears at me</b> There is no sign yet of a young Michael Caine and his fellow South Wales Borderers behind the sandbags at Rialto Homes’ HQ building - but the Zulus are beating their shields for one final terrifying charge acr

[MMC-IMG=40-A=Left] Time to reveal PPG3 truth

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<b>A kick in the Europhiles</b></b> It can be frustrating being a Europhile in modern Britain. Every time you make headway with considered arguments about investment opportunities, single market benefits and a cosmopolitan future for Britain, the European

Thermal task

Andrew Leech reports that while the insulation industry is heavily involved in designing robust acoustic insulation constructions for Part E of the Building Regs, the arrival of a new CPD directive on thermal insulation testing is no cause for immediate c

Under cover

The popularity of solid or engineered timber flooring continues to surpass that of a range of other floor coverings on the market, finds Andrew Leech.