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Tackling rural regeneration
The current economic climate is doing little to help those families in the predominantly rural areas of the South West
who are looking for their first home. The challenge for planners and local policy-makers is to retain the skills of local people who grew up in the West Country, and at the same time provide for the needs of the many people who are predicted to want to settle in the region in the coming decades. Anthony Woodburn talks to Fliss Morey, Projects Director at Exeter and East Devon Growth Point, about the partnership’s ambitious development plans which are designed to tackle these issues
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A building control system for the 21st century
Anthony Woodburn talks to Sarah Sturrock, Head of Sustainable Buildings Division at CLG, who believes making building control fit for the future will not only help the
Government achieve its sustainability ambitions but should raise the profile of the building control profession at the same time.
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"Training key to survival in a downturn, says Farrar"
"New data from the Construction Skills Network reveals continued demand for skills despite the economic downturn. Here Mike Farrar, Chief Executive of ConstructionSkills, talks to Anthony Woodburn about the importance of maintaining a commitment to staff training during leaner economic times"
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Back to the future
As Head of the Sustainable Buildings Division at CLG, Shona Dunn (pictured right) is the first person Ministers will contact for advice regarding any aspect of the Building Regulations. Here she talks to Anthony Woodburn about the Future of Building Control consultation, which officially closes on June 10
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-1(1)_100.jpg "Back to the future")
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A taste of things to come?
Last year the Government published a paper setting out its thoughts on 'the future of building control'. A detailed consultation paper is expected shortly which will contain specific proposals for public comment. The outcome could see major changes in the way the Building Regulations are enforced, with proposals ranging from self-regulation on one hand, to increased penalties and new powers to prosecute on the other. Here Dave Baker (pictured), Chief Executive of Robust Details Ltd, gives SiteLines readers his insight into what the future may hold for the Building Regulations
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Meeting the skills challenge
In 2005 2.41 million people were employed in construction. That figure is expected to rise to more than 2.8 million by 2011. To deliver this growth and replace those who will leave the industry over the period, an average of 87,600 new workers will need to be recruited every year until at least 2011. Can we meet the challenge? Linda Towell assesses the views of Sir Michael Latham, Chairman of ConstructionSkills
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The challenge of national regeneration
Richard McCarthy, Director-General of Programmes, Policy and Innovation at Communities and Local Government, gives SiteLines readers some insight into the possible policy directions for the delivery of Sustainable Communities
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_100.jpg "The challenge of national regeneration")
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Stand and deliver
Partnerships for Schools (PfS) co-ordinates the national rollout of the £45bn Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme to rebuild or renew every one of England's 3,500 state secondary schools by 2019
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Challenging construction and building legacies
Charged with ensuring all construction is completed on time for London 2012, Howard Shiplee's role as Construction Director for the Olympic Delivery Authority could be described as the toughest Olympic challenge.
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_100.jpg "Challenging construction and building legacies")
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