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Former EFA design chief regrets cuts to school sizes
Mairi Johnson believes baseline designs for schools may result in buildings being too small
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EFA fails to attract any bidders for three priority school batches
Fears grow that contractors are backing away from urgent school building work because of tight margins
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Student digs
Despite rising tuition fees, university applications in the UK have risen to an all-time high. How is the industry is coping with the demand for student accommodation?
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Fears more retailers will follow Tesco refurb cuts
Construction firms in the retail sector should be braced for further spending cuts from the big retailers experts warned after Tesco slashed its store refurbishment budget
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The procurement challenge
A reader writes and gives their views on the public sector procurement system
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Banks’ approval key to £820m Parsons Brinckerhoff sale
Analysts say Balfour Beatty may have a “tough” job convincing lenders to maintain credit for a smaller contracting and investment business
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Mark Group to axe nearly a quarter of its UK staff
Exclusive: Insulation provider blames faltering government schemes for its need to cut up to 670 jobs
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Nine firms win spots on £1.6bn rail frameworks
Contractors appointed to frameworks to improve London North West and East Midlands routes
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Urbed designer wins Wolfson prize
Firm’s manager sees off competition from four other enties including those by architects Barton Willmore and PRP
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Queens Park Rangers unveils massive regeneration scheme
Football club publishes plans for stadium and homes on brownfield site at Old Oak Common
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WSP to buy Parsons Brinckerhoff for £820m
Balfour Beatty announces deal to sell its consulting arm, which it put on the market in May
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Broadwater Farm Inclusive Campus: Down on the farm
The Broadwater Farm Inclusive Campus accommodates on one site both special educational needs and mainstream schooling and is the culmination of a radical programme of inner-city renewal
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Most consumers ‘unaware’ of renewable heat subsidy scheme
Independent research reveals 79% of potential non-domestic customers unaware of government incentive
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The cost of avoiding disputes
Can we learn from earlier arrangements to reduce disputes later?
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Our H.O.U.S.E
Combining the benefits of high enviromental efficiency and prefabricated design and assembly, the student-designed H.O.U.S.E is setting the benchmark for regulation friendly housing
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This year's carbuncle
Architect Sheppard Robson’s Woolwich Central scheme has won the Carbuncle Cup, the prize for the worst building of the year
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UK SBS defends conduct in £750m framework dispute
Procurement body says it acted lawfully following T T’s allegations over government consultant framework
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Do your buildings adapt to climate change?
The buildings we are building now will need to adapt to climate and social changes not just in the long term but in the next five years
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Our non-domestic buildings are getting worse
Government figures show the proportion of highly energy efficient buildings is actually falling
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Bam scoops V&A Dundee job
Contractor lands presitigious job to build museum designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma