"Don't work, play games" urges the tagline for online gaming site www.freeloader.com. BuildersBox obviously doesn't condone timewasting on company time. However, it's vital to keep up with the latest developments, so you'll have to check out the industry recruitment drive from ConstructionSkills.

In an effort to encourage young people to enter construction, the organisation is providing free games on a number of teen websites. But lets not worry about definitions like 'teens' and 'adults', after all, you all have PS2s don't you? Exactly, so go and play this game.

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Comic book geeks and construction don't normally go hand in hand. But howtoons.com gives kids a head start on the road towards a career in construction. Well, sort of. Some dudes with a love of creating stuff have come up with an interesting way to get kids attention and get them away from their beloved video game consoles: a how-to-build guide through the art of comics.

Most of you probably bang on to your children about the joys of making things with Mechano and Lego, but this generation's square-eyed internet-savvy kids will have none of that. But they may well respond to howtoons.com with its odd mix of comic strips and hands-on activities; a kind of Manga inspired Blue Peter for the noughties.

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It would not be a shock to learn that most of you probably have no idea what your carbon footprint is. Maybe you don't care, but then again, maybe you do. If the latter is the case, then it is worth checking out the government's latest online carbon calculator.

BuildersBox quickly found out that the most important factor was flights, whether long haul or short haul. If you haven't taken many plane journeys recently, chances are that you have a low carbon footprint, regardless of what else you have been up to.