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NewsAggregates giants Lafarge and Holcim to merge
Deal will create largest global player in the cement, concrete and aggregates markets
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News'Roofer's heat gun sparked blaze on Osborne site'
Contractor says roofer’s heat gun sparked major fire at its £50m student accommodation scheme in Southampton
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CommentThird party funding: A third wheel?
Stopjoin Projects Ltd vs Balfour Beatty Engineering Services highlights issues which arise when third parties get involved in financing construction companies
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CommentArbitration: The secretary of state for defence vs Turner Estate Solutions
This case before Mr Justice Akenhead in the TCC considers issues of serious irregularity
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CommentOffshore wind power: Winds of change
Legal and regulatory hurdles are making offshore wind power unneccessarily expensive. Before the next round of projects is procured, we need to cut the costs in half
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NewsRyder's Liverpool innovation centre reaches completion
Morgan Sindall has completed work on Ryder Architecture’s new innovation centre in Liverpool
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CommentHumanising city systems
There is a lot going on in the development of smart city concepts, but what are they prospects for us, mere humans?
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CommentPower games in the energy market
Can contractors working in the energy infrastructure sector survive the fallout from Ofgem’s competition review?
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CommentFarrell Review: Buried beneath the long grass
Architecture needs the support of government to make the most of Sir Terry Farrell’s review
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NewsNetwork Rail picks new infrastructure boss
Network Rail has appointed a new infrastructure boss to replace the outgoing Simon Kirby
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NewsThree firms vie for £120m Pf2 schools
Three firms shortlisted for £120m batch of private finance schools in Yorkshire
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NewsWestfield wins planning for £1bn west London scheme
Plans for a £1bn extension to Westfield’s shopping centre in west London have been given the green light by planners
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NewsBioRegional project delivers 60% carbon savings
Biomass boiler problems hamper achievement of greater carbon reductions
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1914
We look back 100 years to 1914 when The Builder magazine was … Looking back 50 years to 1864
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Roma football stadium
Thanks to Dan Meis of architect Woods Bagot for his sketch of the week
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NewsBids invited for £150m Pf2 schools
The Education Funding Agency has invited contractors to bid for the final batch of schools to be built using private finance
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NewsIndustry urges end to energy standards delay
Industry and environmental groups call on government to publish minimum standards for rented properties
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NewsNew Earls Court Village gets go-ahead
The first detailed plans for parts of the £8bn Earls Court redevelopment have been given the green light by planners
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NewsHome labelling initiative launched
Pilot scheme aims to improve quality of new homes and information provided to prospective buyers
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CommentJackson Reforms: Justice going cheap
Andrew Mitchell found himself falling foul of the new Jackson Reforms when it came to costs in the ‘Plebgate’ case. But what will the changes mean for construction disputes?