More news – Page 1246
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Online poll: Coalition record
Has the coalition government been good for the construction industry? Vote here
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Dispute resolution schemes: Easy does it
RIBA’s new dispute resolution schemes try to keep the parties from falling out with each other by making the process cheaper and less burdensome than adjudication
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Image of the week: Concrete Arteries
CIOB’s Art of Building competition entry shows the construction of a new metro line in Amsterdam, Holland
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Green Deal solid wall insulation cashback scheme closed
£24m fund spent less than 48 hours after it opened to applications
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Some sensible thinking on energy efficiency
Labour’s policy plans, outlined last month, have much going for them
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Kier wins £400m local authority job
Contractor also scoops role on highways in Northampton alongside WSP
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Galliford JV wins role on £300m flood defence scheme
Galliford Try and Black Veatch will carry out appraisal work for UK’s largest inland flood risk scheme
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Devolve road and rail powers to city regions, urges ICE
Institution urges huge devolution of infrastructure powers to city regions in new report
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RICS predicts stamp duty boost for housing market
Transactions could be boosted by up to 5% by the Autumn Statement changes
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Boris green lights massive Canary Wharf expansion
Vast Wood Wharf scheme designed to transform last derelict corner of Canary Wharf
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Oxford moots radical expansion into green belt
Oxford council to review green belt after URS report highlights huge shortfall in supply
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Network Rail mobilises 11,000 workers for Xmas upgrade
Largest ever end-of-year rail network upgrade planned
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Putting the future of infrastructure in the frame
Many people still don’t know what ‘infrastructure’ means, let alone how important it is
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Ramboll faces £1.4m legal claim over wind farm work
£1.6bn Greater Gabbard wind farm contractor Fluor is pursuing damages over mast foundation design
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Galliford draws subcontractors into shopping centre legal dispute
Contractor issues third party proceedings against M E and lift specialists
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BIM Task Group misses out on long-term level three funding
But BIM tsar says he expects central government support to continue beyond 2016
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What to specify: Housing
The housing products in this issue’s Specifier include timber windows and doors, plant support systems for roofs, and external wall insulation. Plus there’s info on CPD, training viedeos and guides to Part L
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Interview: Paul King
Outgoing head of the UK Green Building Council Paul King sees an industry in large part willing to deliver the government’s green agenda. Unfortunately, the government itself has so badly undermined its own policies, the sector is no longer sure what that agenda is any more
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Skanska begins work on Scalpel tower
KPF-designed tower is one of the biggest contracts to hit London market in recent years
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Third investor backs Canary Wharf takeover bid
Qataris and Brookfield set to acquire at least 7% of Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates