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NewsNuclear developer warns over UK skills shortage
Westinghouse boss says firm may need to import foreign engineers to build nuclear plants in the UK due to skills shortage
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CommentWasted energy
Political parties need to be clear on their sustainability policies for the future
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CommentCreating the 'third space' for student accommodation
As demand for quality student living increases the design of communal spaces is becoming more inventive and flexible
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NewsConstruction growth slows in July
Year-on-year growth at its lowest rate since November 2013, while output remained flat month-on-month
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NewsGovernment gives green light to £4bn Thames 'super-sewer'
Government gives development consent for 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel, with construction due to start in 2016
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NewsGovernment urged to bolster support for retrofit
Chair of energy committee calls for change to energy market policy to sure up support for efficiency projects
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NewsJapanese firm ends fight for Hyder
Consultant Nippon Koei says £296m price for Hyder is too high, ending its bidding war with Arcadis for the UK engineer
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NewsGalliford Try and Costain land Southern Water jobs
Contractors appointed to work on utility’s investment programme over the next five years
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NewsAmazon confirms move to Brookfield's Principal Place
Move set to kickstart development of stalled Foster + Partners scheme in Bishopsgate
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CommentHansom: Plaudits and brickbats
There’s a lot to celebrate this week - both at the Holcim Awards in Moscow and at HLM’s 50th. Elsewhere, though, the industry is in the dock and a hideous building gets planning approval in Brum
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NewsWates boss sets out plan to double turnover to £2bn
Exclusive: Contractor is aiming to double turnover to £2bn, as chief executive says firm is considering moves into “adjacent markets”
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NewsFosters to design new Mexico City airport
Foster + Partners appointed to design world’s largest airport
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Almaty
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by architect Mike Oades at Atomik Architecture.
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CommentRisky business
More than 80% of the industry complain that contract obligations are becoming too complex. But guarding against risk early on could save money
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CommentGet with the social media programme
Property and construction professionals can ill-afford to ignore social media products - they’re fun and have business benefits too
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CommentWonders & blunders with Gill Parker
London resident Gill Parker thrills to the Sackler Gallery’s contemporary spirit but is less than charmed by a sixties housing estate that has ghettoised its residents
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NewsArchitects clamour for Olympicopolis project
Nearly 1,000 architects register interest in new cultural quarter on the Olympic park
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FeaturesInterview: Andrew Davies
When Andrew Davies, Wates’ chief executive, goes to the board next month it will be to tell them how he intends to double turnover at the £1bn family firm. But don’t expect a revolution
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FeaturesThis week in 2004
Building gives its architectural review of the new Scottish Parliament building in Holyrood
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NewsBalfour banks hold key to Parsons deal
Analysts warn banks could present a hurdle to £820m sale of Parsons Brinckerhoff to WSP