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NewsLabour moves to stop green standards cut
Shadow energy secretary fights to preserve councils’ authority to set higher energy efficiency standards
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NewsKier’s £260m Watford health scheme in for planning
Redevelopment to include housing, retail and business space as well as hospital space
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NewsBalfour Beatty takes £12m revenue hit after court case
Firm wins arbitration case but gets settlement much lower than expected
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Comment
An end to exploitation
Construction’s recovery means that clients that have had the upper hand since the start of the recession now have to find ways of persuading contractors to work for them - so expect a lot more collaboration
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NewsChester Cathedral's historic tower set to open after revamp
Turner Townsend managed project that will enable public access to the medieval cathedral tower for the first time
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NewsFirms in limbo as MoD further delays £7bn worth of contracts
Exclusive: Fresh delays mean some shortlisted firms will have been waiting three years before contract is awarded
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NewsFoster + Partners slashes £130m off value of its business
Global architect posts £142m pre-tax loss following massive writedown as it prepares for potential “financial restructuring”
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FeaturesTrouble at the top
Bad managers can have a big impact on staff morale and productivity levels, and they could even pose a serious threat to the industry’s upturn. So why are there so many of them?
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NewsBoris unveils plans for £200m 'housebuilding bank'
Bank would offer funding to developers of large schemes stalled by funding issues
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NewsLong-awaited renewable heat subsidy scheme launches
Government will pay households that generate renewable heat subsidies for seven years
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NewsCITB appoints policy director
Policy director from manufacturers’ organisation becomes first appointment to revamped executive team
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NewsRevenue at Atkins UK set to be flat
But firm points to improved trading in its Middle East, Asia and energy businesses
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NewsStanhope hires new BBC TV Centre director
Alistair Shaw rejoins Stanhope to oversee the redevelopment of west London site
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NewsEC Harris buys property advisory business
Consultant acquires 20-strong Corporate Property Advisers
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CommentHealthier by design
Experts have suggested that up to £1bn a year could be saved on healthcare if the UK introduced better town and city planning
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CommentGuaranteeing the guarantees
What happens when a firm agrees to deliver a bond or collateral warranty and then fails to do so? Mr Justice Ramsey, it seems, thinks ordering specific performance may be a solution
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FeaturesSustainability: Facilities efficiency
As construction becomes ever more energy efficient, attention is turning to facilities management to deliver greater carbon and cost savings. Phil Birch of Sweett Group examines how the purchasing and management of cleaning and catering operations can reduce a building’s environmental impact
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Housing
This week, we go through the keyhole at some of the UK’s most genteel new residences, including a Buckinghamshire country house with timber leaded windows and a rapidly rendered home in Poundbury
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FeaturesFair payment charter: Cheque’s in the post
Few issues are more contentious in construction than payment practices. So will a new fair payment charter that asks contractors to commit to shorter payment times actually work - or merely add to the pile of previous failed attempts to reform the industry?
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NewsGovernment unveils new construction payment charter
Contractors and the government have agreed to pay all suppliers within 30 days from 2018