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Sir Terry Farrell - Ecotowns fail and alternatives are needed

Eco towns will fail and alternatives are needed, say experts

Government plans to build eco-towns are destined for failure, with engineers needing to lead the search for a new approach to sustainability, it was claimed today.

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Balfour Beatty have cooperated in the investigation into the Alexadrina library

Serious Fraud Office to combat corruption overseas

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will divert more of its resources to combat corruption overseas, its director announced yesterday.

Civil engineering in the news today - Tuesday 18 November

The government last night moved to tighten its commitment to the 80% reduction of carbon emissions by the year 2050, introducing a safeguard that a limit be placed on reductions achieved by buying international offsetting credits...