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NewsLabour pledges crackdown on 'umbrella' employment schemes
NHS boost to be part-funded by stamping out schemes designed to sidestep bogus self-employment crackdown
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FeaturesSlow progress
The recovery is still moving at a slow pace but August saw a year-on-year increase in construction awards. Michael Dall presents highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review, with a special focus on the commercial and retail sector
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NewsRoyal Gold Medal goes to Stirling shortlisted architects
Irish architects Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey will receive prize next February
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NewsLabour will make 'swift decision' on airport capacity
Shadow transport secretary tells Labour party conference issue will not be “kicked into the long grass”
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CommentLabour has few surprises at its conference
This year’s Labour conference was awash with policy pledges but new policy and detail was thin on the ground
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CommentThe next chapter for green building
This week’s World Green Building Council report on green value is the start of a new frontier in selling green construction
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NewsLiverpool FC wins planning for £75m Anfield expansion
Contractor will start job to expand main stand at Liverpool’s iconic football stadium early next year
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NewsGB Building restructures after period of expansion
Contractor splits into four divisions as it grows to 80-strong
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NewsNBS wins role to complete BIM level two puzzle
NBS wins £1m competition to complete BIM level two standards
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NewsNG Bailey wins £9m role on Exeter campus building
Subcontractor appointed by Bam to deliver package of energy-efficient features
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FeaturesSingapore National Stadium: Breaking new ground
It isn’t so much the Singapore National Stadium’s vast steel dome that sets it apart, as the pioneering cooling system that might just come to the rescue of the 2022 Qatar World Cup
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NewsSustainable buildings linked to improved staff productivity
World Green Building Council report finds “overwhelming evidence” good design influences employees
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CommentLabour conference: No borrowing for building
A fretful conference saw Labour tighten its stance on austerity, ruling out extra borrowing for capital spending
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NewsHeatherwick serves up double gin glass houses
Images released of Bombay Sapphire’s new distillery and visitor centre
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NewsRLB chief executive Lance Taylor to step down
Exclusive: RLB UK boss will step down in early 2015 to “pursue new opportunities”
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NewsKPF submits 16-storey Square Mile tower
Office would replace four buildings opposite Britain’s oldest synagogue
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NewsBam appointed to £100m Watford scheme
Firm to design shopping centre extension for developer Intu
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NewsLabour declares 'war on cold homes'
Shadow energy secretary says Labour will make energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority
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CommentLabour conference: Brownfield or greenfield housing?
We need to get the balance right between brownfield and greenfield development and I’m not sure Labour has done that yet
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NewsMiliband puts green economy at heart of 10-year plan
Labour leader outlines vision for government including aim to boost green economy and housebuilding