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Sheffield pushes on with £300m retail quarter plans
Council will begin procurement for investors and developers to kickstart scheme this summer
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David Walker Architects wins Vauxhall tower job
Heron tower architect is third practice appointed to riverside site by developer St James
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The new Serpentine Pavilion begins to take shape
First construction shots of architect Smiljan Radic’s ‘boulder’ in Kensington Gardens
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Boris reveals sites for 50,000-home development push
Mayor of London unveils plans for 20 ‘housing zones’ across the capital to speed development of 50,000 homes
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'Un'-fit for purpose can be a very expensive experience
‘For a contractor, a fitness for purpose obligation tends to raise the hackles. But why?’
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Government slashes back the size of its estate
Cabinet Office publishes update on public sector estate rationalisation
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Construction grew faster than expected in first quarter
Construction output growth revised up to 1.5%, in move that could mean UK economy grew 0.1% faster than previously thought
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Four locations shortlisted for HS2 college
Government shortlists locations for high-speed rail engineering college
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Osborne unveils plan to boost development on brownfield land
Chancellor announces move to pre-approve development on brownfield sites
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Government launches drive to boost number of female engineers
The government has announced a £30m fund to encourage more women into the sector
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Features
What to specify: refurbishment
This week’s refurbishment products include the installation of an aluminium windows and doors system in Hackney, moveable walls in Manchester, and a wood canopy for a campus at Edinburgh University
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Hansom: The Departure Lounge
This week, a charity prepares to set off for some mountain climbing, brave construction folk drop in on Pegasus Bridge, the head of Foster + Partners takes his leave (twice), and the Queen departs from normal English
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Staying on top in challenging times
As we compare the market share between the 20 biggest contractors pre and post recession, the next question is what must firms do to ensure they’re on top in another six years?
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Wonders and blunders with Nicola Rutt
Nicola Rutt finds Oxford University’s Florey Building ‘brave and beautiful’, but thinks more recent student accommodation, Unite’s post-Olympic Stratford development, is ‘overbearing’ and ‘confused’
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Abolish retention?
A reader responds to Tony Bingham’s latest column to argue that retention funds should not be abolished
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Sketch of the week: Dun Carloway
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by David Grech of English Heritage
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This week in ... 2000
This week we take a look back at the start of the millennium, when the construction of the Millennium Bridge was proving problematic, as this Building news story reveals
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Contractor research bundle
For an overview of the contracting sector download these free pdfs
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Brazil's World Cup stadiums: Estadio Beira-Rio, Part 12
In the final part of our series on World Cup stadiums in Brazil, we look at the biggest venue in the south of the country, Estadio Beira-Rio