More news – Page 1185
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NewsBIG tipped to elbow Foster off final World Trade Center tower
Bjarke Ingels’ practice could be brought in by tenant to redesign final tower
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NewsBeef up planning departments, say 80% of housebuilders
Politicians’ housing targets ‘impossible without more planners’
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Major Contractor of the Year (over £300m)
For those who think you can never win two years running, here’s proof that you can. The competition was tough but Mace’s commitment to safety, to client engagement and to financial success, gave it the edge once again
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Housing Project of the Year
This year’s housing projects have been chosen for exceptional design work and for providing a boost to their local community, with one entry standing out on both these factors
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Manufacturer of the Year
All of these manufacturers have launched pioneering products that have helped to improve building performance and respond to the needs of building users, with one entry proving particularly innovative
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Housebuilder of the Year
In a year that has seen housebuilders as the centre of attention, these four were singled out not just for their strong financial results, but for their work towards the betterment of the sector
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NewsCouncils rush for £1.5bn Scape infrastructure framework
Scape records £200m of enquiries in first month for framework won by Balfour Beatty
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NewsLondon's latest 'pop-up' sea containers scheme nears completion
Pop Brixton set to feature performance space, shops and workspace
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NewsMace holds tender price forecasts as margins improve
Firm predicts national rise of 4.5% this year, with this easing to 4% by 2017
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NewsKier Mouchel deal 'breaks the mould'
Chief executives of both firms say £265m deal will create highways market leader
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NewsSweett boss: 'We must shrink to grow'
Chief executive Douglas McCormick on consultant’s Asia-Pacific division sale, long term growth plans and ongoing SFO investigation
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff)
A broad portfolio of major projects, bumper financial results and a commitment to staff training and development have given Core Five the entrepreneurial clout to take the top prize
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over)
Any firm that can help deliver a €1bn stimulus to Greece’s economy deserves an accolade, but Faithful+Gould bags our top prize for the pure scale of its ambition - including a push into commercial property
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Architectural Practice of the Year
The sheer energy at play at PRP this year - developing a range of innovative typologies for housing, sharing its knowledge of housing with the rest of the industry, and pushing for design quality - makes it a worthy winner
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Engineering Consultant of the Year
WSP might well have been awarded the top prize for the sheer number and prestige of its projects over the past 12 months alone, but the energy and intelligence it puts into improving life for its staff clinched the win
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Contractor of the Year (up to £300m)
There were three strong contenders for this category - including last year’s winner - but FM Conway’s consolidation of its reputation for delivering on time and on budget and the testimonials it gets from its clients won the day
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FeaturesArchitecture in a time of austerity
Ike Ijeh assesses the impact the coalition has had on architecture and how design has fared through the years of budget tightening
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Woman of the Year
Building’s Woman of the Year award is a new award designed to recognise and promote the achievements of women working in construction. Seven inspirational women were shortlisted but one of them had the edge
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CommentEngagement with Generation Y
Students these days show an impressive amount of talent and focus, so how can we persuade them to join the construction industry?