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We begin this week by asking is Londons £4.2bn Super Sewer really money well spent or just money down the drain?
We also look at how energy efficiency upgrades are impacting costs with a video about the Mitsubishi HQ, plus an ABC+D Magazine case study about one of the lowest energy consuming public buildings in the UK.
As the world economy has an attack of the jitters, led by downward corrections on the China market, here is a reassuring reminder that UK construction numbers are still good:
Mitsubishi demonstrates how to reduce energy use in your building
On the comedy front via Twitter @buildingtalk here are links to the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe and my favourite graffiti quip
..and is this the best LEGO build repair or can you do better?
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