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26 February 2010	Retrofit for the Future - 17 Million Funding Annouced Eighty seven social housing projects across the UK are set to benefit from a share of £17 million of government funding to test low carbon building technology, Science Minister Lord Drayson and Housing Minister John Healey announced today.
3 February 2010	Kevin Dawson, Chair of the Faculty of Building Control & Standards speaks at seminar Kevin Dawson, Chair of the Faculty of Building Control & Standards speaks at LABC seminar in February 2010.
	Reward high quality construction through lower Building Control fees and discourage ‘cowboy builders’ 31 July 2009 In response to the Government's consultation for changes to the Local Authority Building Control charging regime, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called for a payment system that rewards good builders with lower Building Control fees and penalises poor quality and building control non-compliance.
	Tessa Jowell reports to the Commons - 2012 Olympic Games remain on budget and on time 20 July 2009 Figures published today by the government and the Olympic Delivery Authority show that the anticipated final cost of the programme has not changed over the last quarter.
20 July 2009	Housing minister outlines further details of definition of zero carbon The government has delayed making a decision on the energy efficiency levels of the fabric of zero-carbon homes until the end of the year.
20 July 2009	Government set to raid Decent Homes fund 20,000 extra homes to be created from money from government underspend and HCA budget
	The government is to introduce a 'pay as you save' scheme for homeowners under plans set out in a new white paper. 16 July 2009 Homeowners will be given loans to insulate their homes, paid for by savings from energy bills.
2 July 2009	Moves to speed up the way local authorities handle planning applications have introduced "perverse incentives", MPs have warned. A report from the public accounts committee on planning applications discovered that some local councils have "lost interest" in applications if a target is missed.
	Saving our heritage – time to act 19 May 2009 Experts united at a conference on Sustainability and Historic Buildings , held at Somerset House, to highlight the need to improve the way we manage our built heritage in the face of climate change.
21 November 2008	View summary of Part G (Hygiene) consultation responses The Government has published the summary of consultation responses on proposals for amending Part G (hygiene) of the Building Regulations and Approved Document G which closed on 5 August 2008.