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FeaturesWhat if Trump does win?
The very idea of ‘President Trump’ has gone from the realms of jokes and nightmares to potential reality. So as the world holds its breath for the result of November’s US election, David Blackman considers how a Trump presidency would affect UK firms
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FeaturesTrump's project highlights
Building takes a look at four of the highlights of Donald Trump’s career in property development
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FeaturesThe disgruntled architect and the Clinton v Trump debate
Hilary Clinton has highlighted the complaints of an architect who used to work for Trump
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FeaturesConstruction Rocks: New Bands night
New bands and a new judge at the first night of this year’s Construction Rocks fundraiser
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FeaturesState of play: London
Sadiq Khan has proved himself a pragmatist - a quality he’ll need to address the capital’s major built environment challenges
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q2 2016
Total construction output grew more than previously thought in 2015, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics
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FeaturesNew Science Building: Unsolved mysteries
Laboratories are most often architecturally dull affairs but not Sheppard Robson’s New Science Building
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Healthcare
This week Alder Hey Children’s Hospital gets lots of natural light, dementia patients at Woodlands in Rotherham get murals to serve as memory joggers, and a health centre in Llangollen gets stone walls that blend in with its surroundings
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FeaturesTracker: August 2016
The construction activity index for August suggests that we are returning to normality after June’s EU referendum shock
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FeaturesBuilding a bridge across the Mersey
Constructing a six-lane road link across the River Mersey involved several challenges
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FeaturesColombia: Back in Bogotá
As a historic peace deal between the Colombian government and rebel group Farc is signed, Building returns to Bogotá
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FeaturesSustainability: The housing ‘trilemma’
How can the UK deliver the volume of new homes required without sacrificing wellbeing or environmental performance?
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FeaturesMarket review: Rise after the fall
The economy bounced back after the immediate Brexit vote shock, with higher inflation failing to materialise
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FeaturesIs Heathrow coming in to land?
The good news is the government has signalled a decision on airport expansion will finally be made this autumn. The bad news is the PM may be swayed more by political pressures than the advice of the Davies Commission to pick Heathrow
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FeaturesState of play: Housing
The government wants to see one million homes built in England by 2020, but while some housing experts think a little tinkering will get us there, others countenance a far more radical plan
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FeaturesBuilding Awards Project of the Year shortlist: Part 2
The Building Awards Project of the Year shortlist puts the spotlight on transformative projects that have raised the bar for excellence
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FeaturesMillennials: Goodbye 9-5
The world of work is changing. Forget being chained to a desk, a boss you only see through their office window
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FeaturesBuilding Awards Project of the Year shortlist: Part 1
The Building Awards Project of the Year shortlist puts the spotlight on transformative projects that have raised the bar for excellence. Here’s part 1
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FeaturesIndustry gathers to celebrate Building Awards shortlist
Event at Building’s offices in central London attended by industry guests in the running for construction gongs
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FeaturesTop 150 consultants 2016
Consultants grew their UK staff by 5% overall during the past year, but where was the biggest growth and are cuts on their way as the post-Brexit fall-out makes itself felt?