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FeaturesImage of the week: Putting the 'bee' in British …
UKTI present Wolfgang Buttress and BDP’s competition-winning design for the British pavilion at next year’s Milan Expo
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CommentConstruction Act: Pay back time
Moves to speed up payment for the supply chain may have tipped the balance too far the other way and some subcontractors are cashing in
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CommentLiquidated damages: The unlikely LADs
A court struck down a liquidated damages clause because when the value of the contract was reduced, it became disproportionate and ‘unconscionable’
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NewsPedestrians injured by falling site hoarding
Two pedestrians taken to hospital with injuries after being hit by a site hoarding at Bellway Homes’ Pembury Circus site in east London
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NewsHousebuilders hit back at Labour's land-banking claims
Ed Miliband attacks developers for hoarding land in latest party political broadcast
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NewsCampaigners challenge £1bn M4 extension
Friends of the Earth lodges legal challenge to the decision to build a road through the Gwent Levels
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NewsAtkins cuts UK and European staff
Firm cuts jobs in its aerospace, environmental and water businesses
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CommentLabour has got ambition but no cash
The Labour party conference reveals much positive policy but without some spending it may not add up to much
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CommentCollaborative working: Age of the team players
The industry has a number of tools to help focus collaborative working. So, is partnering still the future of construction?
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FeaturesInterview: Phil Wilbraham
Phil Wilbraham, the man who oversaw two Heathrow terminals, now has to implement the airport’s new framework strategy, which means driving down construction costs
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NewsBalfour Beatty stays on top with £206m contract haul
Contractor leads August league table having won 19 projects, while contract awards in general rise slightly
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News900 students undertake Constructionarium training
Industry training centre draws wide range of students over the last academic year
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Heathrow wants lower costs
Airports director of planning and programmes tells Building he has set demading targets for contractors
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NewsPringle Brandon Perkins+Will's City office wins planning
Scheme in London’s Square Mile gets the go-ahead
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NewsUniversity spending on non-residential estates reaches £2bn
Report shows 9% capital spend increase as institutions compete to attract students
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CommentFeeling the benefit
The CPA/Barbour ABI Construction Index was 129 in August, marginally higher than in July but 21% higher than a year earlier
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CommentWeak commercial output
The latest construction output figures show that the industry remains in a relatively healthy position
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FeaturesCost model: Extra care housing
With a rapidy ageing population demanding high standards of both housing and care, while also imposing a rising cost on public finances, could “extra care” housing be part of the solution?
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NewsFears Tesco profit warnings could lead to further construction cuts
One of the largest private construction clients may be set to stop capital spending in the wake of £250m profit warning
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NewsUKTI reveals new images of Milan Expo pavilion
Hive designed by Wolfgang Buttress and BDP ‘harks back to Paxton and Buckminster Fuller’