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CommentWeather: A British obsession with financial consequences
Until technology allows accurate long term weather forecasts, what can be done to manage the risk?
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CommentSection 105: Savoye and Savoye Limited vs Spicers Limited
This judgment provides guidance on the definition of ‘construction operations’ and the meaning of ‘forming, or to form, part of the land’
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CommentDecisions, decisions
Building’s Agenda 15 manifesto, launched this month, was drawn up after a year of consultation with its readers on what construction needs from the next government. Lib Dem Andrew Stunell is the first MP to respond to our policy blueprint
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CommentA need for certainty
John Laing’s return to the stock market has highlighted the UK’s short-term approach to infrastructure
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NewsEx-Balfour regional boss joins Keepmoat
Mark Cutler to be MD of regeneration at £1bn turnover housing contractor
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NewsHousing associations hit out at “Thatcher-style” Right to Buy plan
Senior conservatives reported to be pushing for extension of policy to all housing association tenants
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NewsGovernment and industry invest £3m in tunnelling skills
Project will include nearly 100 apprenticeships and training for 5,000 workers
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NewsRLB opens Cumbria office to target nuclear work
Consultant opens office in West Cumbria, next to Sellafield nuclear power plant
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NewsPoll reveals most Brits know little about the green belt
Public lacks awareness on key planning issues, according to poll
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NewsCarillion lands £200m prison FM deals
Five-year contracts with MoJ cover 50 prisons in southern England
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CommentTop trumps
Recent amendments to two powerful pieces of legislation around recovery of costs in construction contract adjudication mean they contradict each other. So, which takes precedent?
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NewsHansom: At your leisure
Visit parliament, nuke the Welsh, or kick back on the London Eye with a can of Coca-Cola TM . But don’t expect to visit the Garden Bridge with more than seven chums. Plus, can you understand what our architectural writer is saying?
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FeaturesWhy we're backing Agenda 15
Our Agenda 15 campaign manifesto sets to influence the next government by setting out what construction needs to thrive. Here’s why some of those who have signed up to support it think this initiative is so important
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NewsEcobuild seminar programme launches
The Ecobuild conference and seminar programme is being launched on Monday
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NewsUK construction firms get behind Agenda 15
Firms including Aecom, Morgan Sindall and KPMG get behind initiative
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CommentLetter: Priorities for delivering infrastructure
RICS’ Amanda Clack supports London First’s point on devolution
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Bethnal Green Mission Church concept
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Stefanie Rhodes of Gatti Rhodes Architects
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FeaturesTop European contractors: Plus ca change
Deflation has darkened the mood across the eurozone’s construction markets, putting the long-awaited recovery on hold once more. Building examines what continued stagnation means for firms on both sides of the Channel