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Economy watch: Inflation on the rise

2017-05-26T07:50:00Z

A CBI survey of manufacturers shows that output is up - and it’s not just due to sterling’s fall in value
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Market review: Slow out of the blocks

2017-05-26T06:00:00Z

While the recent economic results show only limited growth for the first quarter, the number of construction projects in April jumped by more than 25% on the previous month
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Conservative manifesto: Council housing’s new best friend?

2017-05-25T06:00:00Z

Offering little new for construction by way of infrastructure commitments, the Tory manifesto nevertheless surprised with its brazen parking of tanks on Labour’s lawn
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By the people: Columbia University’s new Manhattanville campus

2017-05-24T06:00:00Z

Columbia University’s new Manhattanville campus has championed a policy of inclusiveness not only for its students but also in the construction teams that built it
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Wellness: WELL Building Standard

2017-05-23T13:19:00Z

The WELL Building Standard focuses solely on a building’s impact on people
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Housebuilders' ground rent "scandal"

2017-05-19T08:00:00Z

Government has now said it will crack down on ‘doubling’ leasehold ground rents, earlier in the year Building investigated this controversial industry practice
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Economy watch: Layers of uncertainty

2017-05-18T06:00:00Z

As the general election approaches and uncertainty around Brexit continues, economic indicators are starting to get darker
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London drops down T&T's global costs league

2017-05-16T08:00:00Z

Latest global markets report from Turner Towsend sees New York topple Zurich as the most expensive for property development
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Market forecast: Carry on regardless

2017-05-16T06:00:00Z

The UK construction industry maintained notable growth rates and posted high output numbers but uncertainty endures on both the domestic and international stage
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A stage for three stars: Chester's Storyhouse

2017-05-15T06:00:00Z

The Storyhouse in Chester is a daring construction of opposites, with a theatre, cinema and library brought together in a space that combines new-build and the spirit of the orginal 1930s picture house
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What to specify: BIM

2017-05-12T06:00:00Z

A range of BIM objects have been released including an update on a sketching app that allows customers to pan and zoom simultaneously, and the completed range of Rhinoceros software
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BIM: ‘They just don’t get it’

2017-05-12T06:00:00Z

The latest survey from NBS shows take-up is growing but raises concerns that private clients don’t understand BIM and that the government is failing to enforce its own mandate
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BIM: Are you ready for the fourth dimension?

2017-05-11T06:00:00Z

The team behind 22 Bishopsgate has created a complex 4D virtual reality model intended to optimise every aspect of delivery. Is the industry at large prepared for this new reality?
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The great Brexit buy-up?

2017-05-10T06:00:00Z

With sterling devalued but growth prospects strong, UK firms have rarely been more tempting to overseas buyers, as the recent takeover approach for Atkins may show. So could current market conditions signal a buying frenzy?
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City focus: Dubai

2017-05-09T10:40:00Z

Ciara Walker of Arcadis highlights the programme of investment in infrastructure and tourism-related construction driven by the Dubai City Plan 2021, exemplified by World Expo 2020
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Melody & harmony: Berlin's new concert hall

2017-05-05T06:00:00Z

Frank Gehry’s £28.5m Berlin concert hall is an unusual building for this celebrated creator of the unusual. Ike Ijeh finds that through its sharp contradictions of age, shape and material, it achieves a kind of peace
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What to specify: Walls, ceilings, partitions

2017-05-04T06:00:00Z

Reindeer moss makes an appearance in one building, while glass took centre stage at a rejuvenated office in Slough and cherry wood veneer panels were the attraction at the University of Birmingham
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Tracker: March 2017

2017-05-04T06:00:00Z

The repair and maintenance activity index returns to positive territory for the first time since September but the total activity index remains unchanged
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Just what the doctor ordered

2017-05-03T06:00:00Z

The NHS has a maintenance backlog amounting to at least £5bn and it’s getting worse by the day as funds from the capital budget are raided to keep the health service running
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Market review: A bump on the road?

2017-05-02T12:03:00Z

A monthly decrease in construction work belies longer-term growth, with the number and value of contracts substantially higher than a year ago. Michael Dall discusses the highlights of Barbour ABI’s monthly Economic Construction Market Review