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NewsBarclays hits back at HPF in £5.7m court battle
Barclays has hit back at consultant Hurley Palmer Flatt in the firms’ ongoing High Court battle
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FeaturesNetwork fail?
Network Rail is a huge client for the UK construction industry but with the Department for Transport increasingly frustrated by engineering overruns, can chief executive Mark Carne safeguard the company’s future?
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CommentLevelling the playing field
The first moves are being made to harmonise energy ratings for all non-residential buildings across the EU
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NewsFundraising drive pulls Article 25 back from the brink
More than £130,000 raised in seven days to secure charity’s existence
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NewsTop engineer mounts judicial review challenge to Ordsall Chord
Engineer Mark Whitby takes former client to High Court
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CommentOnline poll: Zero carbon target
Is the government right to abandon its target for all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016? Vote here
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NewsNuGen land deal for £10bn nuclear power plant
Proposed £10bn Moorside nuclear power plant gets boost
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NewsBolts being replaced on SRM's US Embassy
Market sources suggest steelwork contractor Severfield not in the firing line
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2015: Winners
This year’s Housing Design Awards show that the sector’s return to strength has brought with it bold and experimental design, with council housing and housing for older people in particular taking some unexpected forms
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FeaturesEconomics: Market forecast
Revised figures for Q1 2015 saw market pricing volatility increase, with a project’s attractiveness playing a crucial role in this current trend. Michael Hubbard of Aecom reports
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News£700k Skanska grant heralds invasion of green robots
Research project will develop construction robots that could boost both on-site and off-site sustainability
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NewsPlanning reforms ‘won’t deliver’ more homes
Government measures will give developers new brownfield permissions, but fail to address lack of resources
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CommentPlanning’s not the problem
Despite the chorus of approval these measures will do little to boost supply of homes in the short term
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NewsHeathrow to tender for £18.6bn runway ‘this year’
Chief executive expects to tender for work by 2016 after Davies Commission backs expansion at site
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CommentGetting back on track
Caught between the need for essential enhancement work and a tighter government leash, Network Rail may need to rethink its route to reform
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CommentKeeping the lights on
News that the Ferrybridge and Longannet power stations are closing early has the industry searching for alternative measures
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NewsISG hit by further £10.5m of restructuring costs
Ongoing losses on four live contracts due to subcontractor insolvencies
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NewsCarllion revenue up as firm bags £80m Oman job
Order book stays strong despite inpact of election jitters in May
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NewsHelical Bar reveals plans for Covent Garden scheme
Fitrm reaches deal to purchase West End site for £42m for new mixed-use scheme