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NewsBRE to launch sustainability standard for new build housing
Think tank plans voluntary standard following government decision to axe Code for Sustainable Homes
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CommentA future for free schools
Labour’s pledge to allow the free school pipeline to go ahead if it wins the next election gives the sector some much needed clarity
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NewsCanary Wharf Crossrail station roof reaches completion
Structural work finishes on the new Foster + Partners-designed Canary Wharf Crossrail station this week
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FeaturesWhat clients want
A resurgent commercial market means contractors now more able to pick and choose their projects. But this is making clients keener than ever to develop relationships, build a team and engage earlier with specialists
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NewsBletchley Park reborn
The restored huts of the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park were opened on Wednesday
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FeaturesWhat's been the impact of the Green Construction Board?
As the Green Construction Board marks its second birthday, not everyone has found reasons to celebrate. But the board’s defenders point to impressive delivery of a 162-point action plan. Now it needs to convince others it can make a difference
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CommentBoom or not, we need more homes
The Bank of England governor intervened twice this week to make it clear he will not hesitate to take action to cool the housing market if it thinks there is risk of a bubble
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NewsNHBC streamlines board, with two senior departures
Finance director Sandra Kelly and commercial director Richard Tamayo to leave organisation
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NewsBoris consults over Old Oak regeneration plans
Mayor of London launches consultation on plans for new Mayoral Development Corporation to lead massive regeneration
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NewsFive firms team up on £184m highway upgrade
Five contractors will work together to build a 17-mile upgrade to the M60 and M62 motorway
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NewsKier wins £140m housing repairs job
Kier has won a contract to provide planned maintenance across 33,000 homes for Genesis Housing Association
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FeaturesWhy be a distance learner?
More and more construction professionals who want to gain a competitive edge to progress their careers are turning to distance learning. Just don’t think of it as the easy option
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FeaturesSouthmead: The UK's greenest hospital
Carillion’s new £430m super-hospital in Bristol can lay claim to being the greenest hospital in the UK - and it’s all thanks to some fresh thinking on ventilation.
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CommentExtension of time: Time is not on our side
Lessons should be learnt from six recent cases on delayed projects and extension of time disputes. However, as with those projects, progress is slow
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NewsBerkeley boss: I won’t defend Vauxhall tower
Pidgley admits Broadway Malyan-designed tower is not firm’s finest building but maintains he is not ‘un-proud’ of scheme
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NewsGrimshaw designs kit set sports facilities for Qatar
Architect to design a new range of kit set community sports facilities in Qatar
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NewsLabour pledges to honour £850m free school pipeline
Move provides certainty to industry as government approves a further 38 free school projects
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NewsBarbour ABI's June market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for June is now available to download
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NewsShard in the running for Stirling Prize
Renzo Piano’s Shard and Zaha Hadid’s aquatics centre among high-profile schemes to make RIBA Awards list
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CommentSlight dip, but generally still on the up
The CPA/Barbour ABI Construction Index was 123 in May, 2% lower than April but still 5% higher than a year ago, indicating that activity is still on a general upward trend