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NewsUK architects shortlisted for Ghana project
Elsie Owusu Architects and Feilden Mawson have been shortlisted for a civic centre in one of Ghana’s largest metropolitan areas
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NewsBarratt profit set to double
Housebuilder says it sold the greatest number of homes for the last six years in 2014 trading year
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NewsGalliford Try buys Miller Construction
Firm pays just £16.6m for £410m turnover construction business
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CommentWhat can construction learn from the World Cup?
Like in football, timing in the business world is everything and if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail
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NewsMoD fails to hit its target on construction cost reduction
Defence ministry was only department of seven being monitored that failed to meet its 2013/14 cost reduction target
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NewsCouncils to procure work on £2bn priority schools phase
SMEs disappointed by regional framework decision could benefit from ‘mixed’ procurement approach
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NewsLend Lease sells FM division to Cofely
Cofely follows up on acquisition of Balfour Beatty Workplace late last year
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NewsGalliford Try set to report record profit
Contractor says pre-tax profit will hit top end of analysts’ forecasts in trading update
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NewsDeveloper may 'sit on' Smithfield site
Henderson’s lease on the buildings does not expire until 2020 and that the developer may decide to hold on to the site
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NewsGreen light for £40m Nine Elms bridge
Competition to design a new footbridge across the River Thames is set to be launched later his year
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NewsAllowable solutions consultation dodges carbon price
Long awaited consultation sets out some further details of offsetting system but key issues remain undecided
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
This week’s cladding products range from insulated wall panels for the new Aldi distribution centre in Goldthorpe, Barnsley, to a fibre cement Equitone facade being installed at the Festival Hall in Erl, Austria
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CommentThe skills timebomb
Our industry is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit people with the right skills, yet there is no sense of urgency when it comes to training and development. Why not?
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FeaturesZero Carbon Hub report: Performance gap in new homes
The ‘performance gap’ between the design of new homes and their as-built energy use can no longer be ignored. And according to the Zero Carbon Hub, the only answer is to fundamentally shake up the way that the industry works
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NewsEFA confirms £5bn schools framework winners
Education Funding Agency confirms 16 winners of regional framework
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NewsAsbestos scare prompts university site shutdown
Contractor evacuates staff after rennovation work at Warwick University disturbs asbestos
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NewsCompulsory training needed to tackle 'performance gap'
Major review by Zero Carbon Hub finds the industry needs cultural revolution to deliver buildings that perform to design
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NewsCapita appointed on new BBC Wales HQ
The BBC has appointed Capita to project manage the delivery of its new broadcast centre in Cardiff city centre.
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NewsCapita architects draw up Chipping Campden academy masterplan
Capita has completed a masterplan to revamp an academy in the picturesque Cotswold town of Chipping Campden
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NewsBovis backs Bank's mortgage clampdown
Housebuilder backs Bank of England intervention and posts bumper trading update