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CommentDon't write off small associations
There’s an opportunity for small developers to help realise social housing construction
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CommentLandlords - the new pariahs
The private rented sector gets a bad press, but it’s time to shine a little light into the darkness
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FeaturesBIM architecture: The vision thing
BIM isn’t normally seen as a design tool but increasingly it can influence what a building looks like. We explore the possibilities and dangers of BIM-inspired architecture
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CommentNEC3: Awareness is preparedness
Like most contracts, the NEC3 contract deals with risks and might present some too
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NewsBam scoops £80m North West Cambridge job
Contractor wins largest package of work to date on 5,000-home scheme
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CommentBeyond BIM tools
Industry-wide adoption of BIM is about more than software - we must also change the way we manage projects
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CommentThe wage gap
The CBI is right to say we need fair rates of pay to secure economic and social stabiity, and in construction this approach could also help secure the next generation of workers
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NewsSupermarkets must ‘replace stores with housing’
Goldman Sachs says Britain’s biggest supermarkets should sell one in five shops
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NewsWates appoints ex-Shepherd Construction director
Mark Tant charged with developing new strategy to expand Wates private housing work
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NewsArcadis seals alliance with Chinese consultant
Dutch giant aims to increase its presence in the world’s biggest economy
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Qatar keen to bankroll HS2 hubs
Gulf state in talks with Downing Street over investing in regeneration projects along high speed line
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NewsForest of Dean regeneration scheme clears planning hurdle
New link road will unlock £100m of development opportunities
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NewsOne in five homes to be exempt from zero carbon standard
Government wants developments of ten homes or less to be exempt from incoming zero carbon regulations from 2016
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NewsWimbledon AFC unveils stadium plans
Designs drawn up by architect Sheppard Robson for Wimbledon FC and developer Galliard Homes
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NewsBritish Land to report on Cheesegrater bolt failures in New Year
Client also provides update on its development pipeline
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Roofing
This week’s roofing products include bespoke rooflighting for an RIBA award-winning house in Suffolk and a roofing system at a new care housing scheme in North Yorkshire
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NewsUK construction cuts continue at Balfour
Contractor trading statement contains no new profit warning
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NewsScots council pension pledges £30m to new housing fund
Housing fund aims to raise £150m for new build projects north of the border
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CommentRetentions: On the money
What happens to cash retentions if the contractor goes bust and there is no provision in the contract stating that the money was to be held in trust?