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So who's counting?
Government initiatives intended to boost the number of houses built each year seem to be working, but they aren’t enough to overcome the constraints on supply
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The intelligent building: Five technologies to optimise lifetime value
The biggest challenge to maximising value throughout a building’s life? It’s neither construction costs nor energy use. It’s tenant productivity. Here are some emerging technologies that will help boost their output
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Ministers told to open doors to foreign consultants
Construction Industry Council chair lobbies government to lift visa restrictions on white-collar construction professionals
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Galliford Try hits back in 2012 athletes village legal battle
Contractor launches £3.6m counterclaim against cladding firm Prater, citing ‘defective’ work and ‘delays’
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TFT launches cost consultancy
Building surveyor and project management consultant diversifies by launching new division
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Things can only get wetter
Why the mix of flooding and politics spells good news for contractors and consultants
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Fosters unveils plans for Manchester Maggie's Centre
Foster Partners has submitted plans for a new Maggie’s centre in Manchester.
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Building performance awards winners revealed
Marks Spencer’s Cheshire Oaks store and Chapman BDSP’s 2012 Velodrome among winners of CIBSE’s awards
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John McAslan storms out of Smithfield inquiry
Solicitor apologises for upsetting architect with suggestion of ‘inappropriate behaviour’
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Developers finalise fix for Walkie Scorchie
Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group propose fitting horizontal fins up south facade
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Carillion lands £110m Hard Rock Hotel
Contractor’s joint venture will build five star hotel in Abu Dhabi
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WSP makes several senior hires
Engineer promotes Tom Smith to global director for property and buildings
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Why 'dark developments' are on the rise
Homes are being built and left unoccupied while the majority struggle to get on the property ladder
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The question of confidence
We need a long-term and steady pipeline of work to guard against wild variations in industry sentiment
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Tinkering with the Green Belt is a dangerous game
Urban repair, not starting anew, is the way to go
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Who will be the next rising star of sustainability?
This year’s nominees for the UKGBC award show that a very important part of being greener is spreading the message
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Government 'will miss key 2016 BIM target’
Nearly two thirds of BIM experts say government will fail to hit its key target to have all centrally procured projects achieve Level 2 BIM by 2016
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Qatar World Cup workers' charter condemned as a 'sham'
Unions say charter aimed at protecting workers rights on World Cup construction projects is “totally inadequate”
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Arcadis posts 9% rise in full-year profit
EC Harris’ parent company posts profit rise despite fall in UK profit margin