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Everything you wanted to know about MMC but were afraid to ask
Are modern methods of construction the holy grail of construction efficiency or a technology destined to fail?
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Jobs go as administrator of £400m London high-rise builder brings in specialists to sift through contracts
Most of 40 staff at Henry Construction Projects made redundant, FRP Advisory confirms
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Costain plays down impact of planned M6 link road hitting the buffers
Job connecting motorway with planned garden village at Lancaster mothballed over costs
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On a quest for the ultimate offsite solution
Construction has yet to make the widespread productivity gains promised by embracing manufacturing techniques – while suffering many business failures in the attempt. But could we be on the cusp of a breakthrough?
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Church of England wins planning for 1,000 homes in Lincoln
Around 200 units will be affordable housing
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Firms on notice for £21m Tate Liverpool revamp
Gallery set for major remodelling three decades after James Stirling refurb
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Prince William reveals aim to build social housing on 130,000-acre Duchy estate
Prince of Wales said he plans to start small and scale up the social housing if it’s “sustainable”
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Rebooting the New Hospital Programme: Is this the solution to the NHS backlog?
The government has unveiled a £20bn programme to save England’s NHS estate. Here’s how it will work
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Government orders all departments to investigate lightweight concrete risks
Surveys into decaying RAAC expanded to cover government’s entire £158bn estate
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Government rejects proposal to mandate project bank accounts on public jobs
Labour MP’s amendement would have applied to work valued at more than £2m
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Comment
Construction industry gossip: The art of public speaking has many pitfalls
The art of public speaking has many pitfalls – maybe stick to sculpture?
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From the archives: The First World War breaks out, 1914
The Builder’s coverage in the weeks following Britain’s declaration of war against Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Mace backs retrofit first planning rule for non-domestic buildings
Move would enable major embodied carbon savings, says firm
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Housing market’s woes set to blunt Travis Perkins profit
Builders merchant says exepcted recovery in setor has not happened
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Costing Steelwork 24: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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Ilke Homes in talks with 15 potential investors over sale
Modular builder says there is a ‘clear appetite’ for a deal to save 1,000-person firm
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Cost model: A guide to life sciences lab fit-out
Life science labs are in high demand. Identifying the right spaces to nurture innovation – and fitting them out flexibly and sustainably – offers opportunities
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Comment
What does ‘fit for purpose’ mean for today’s world?
The scandal at the CBI is an opportunity for us all to reflect on how we treat each other in the workplace, writes Sadie Morgan
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Revenue and underlying profit rise at Murphy
Infrastructure specialist blames accounting measure for drop in headline pre-tax profit figure