<b></b><b>Building for Nature</b><br>The South East England Development Agency is leading a new initiative called Building for Nature which aims to help planners and developers incorporate sustainable principles into developments to show that wildlife conservation and developments are not mutually exclusive. The idea is that by getting involved in the early stages of the planning process, the project can help safeguard existing features and seek opportunities to increase biodiversity in co-operation with developers. For more information contact MartinBolton@seeda.co.uk<p></p><p><b>Last minute stakeholders</b></p><p>Almost 20,000 building and construction firms are leaving the provision of stakeholder pensions for their staff until the last minute according to research by Virgin Direct. Firms who do not satisfy the new requirements by October 8 face fines of up to £50,000. Click here to read full article.</p><p><b>Development degree </b></p><p>Applications for Nottingham Trent University's MSc in residential development are being considered until the end of this month (September). The three year part time course covers the industry from design to land buying, technology to marketing. All assignments are completed by &amp;"distance learning&amp;". Enquiries should be sent to Marilyn Charlesworth on 0115 848 2572 or marilyn.charlesworth@ntu.ac.uk</p><p><b>Regulations correction </b></p><p>In our article on windows last month we wrote that new Building Regulations would require …