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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2014: Paying the price
New research into the housebuilding industry shows that although staff are enjoying higher salaries, they’re also taking on more responsibilities, working longer hours and finding their work/life balance out of kilter.
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NewsBuyer sought for failed Olympics subbie
Administrators begin search for buyer to rescue Eiffel Steelworks, which has fallen into administration
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FeaturesImage of the week: Buried treasures
Forensic archaeologists begin examining the fire-damaged Mackintosh Library at the Glasgow School of Art
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NewsRefinance deal for green loans firm to be struck ‘within weeks’
Finance company delivers positive message after fears raised by ‘voluntary liquidation’ warning in September
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CommentThe BIM gatekeepers
Faced with the need to train a large number of the construction industry in BIM, where do you start? Focusing on the gatekeepers will have the biggest immediate impact
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CommentHansom: Losing my religion
Atkins and Network Rail endure a marriage of inconvenience, architects splash out on the Guggenheim Helsinki, Canadians pray for Canary Wharf, and all hell breaks loose on the UK’s roads. Plus, Zaha vs Japan
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NewsConstruction appointments: 21 November 2014
Cundall , Essential Living and Colt are among the firms announcing promotions and appointments this week
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NewsHeatherwick and the Hudson: First we take Manhattan
Heatherwick Studio appointed to design a park on stilts on Manhattan’s Hudson river
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NewsShard’s Sellar seeks design team for £600m job
Developer looking for people to work on £600m Paddington site development
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NewsFormer Morgan Sindall fit-out heads join £80m-turnover rival
Exclusive: ‘Driving force’ behind contractor’s fit-out division looks to double turnover at interiors specialist BWI
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NewsBenefits of BIM are over-hyped, survey finds
More than half of those in the industry believe benefits of using BIM are more hype than substance
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CommentMore work should mean more staff
A booming housing sector has put a concerning strain on housebuilder’s work/life balance
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FeaturesFrom the archive in 2010
The UK government indicates that it intends to adopt BIM for the procurement and management of public assets
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Gehry buildings
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Bryan Avery, princpal of Avery Associates Architects
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NewsConstruction firms dominate London green awards
Construction and built environment companies win top awards for reducing energy use
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NewsRecord number of Green Deals signed in October
But number of accredited Green Deal installers falls for the second month in a row
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NewsStrike averted as HTC crane drivers accept 14% pay rise
Ucatt members call off tomorrow’s planned strike
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CommentOnline poll: Work-life balance
Are you concerned about the effect of the industry’s upturn on your work-life balance? Vote here
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FeaturesCost model: Part L
Will MacDonald of Aecom examines the challenges posed by the 2014 revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations, which form part of the government’s strategy to cut carbon emissions from buildings
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NewsSaudis size up UK nuclear power station stake
EDF in talks with Saudi utility after Chinese partners up it demands on Hinkley Point project