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Those housebuilding numbers: Joy, reality, then annoyance
The increase in housebuilding doesn’t look that impressive when you plot it on a graph
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Labour commits to Armitt's infrastructure plan
Ed Balls says party will draw up a draft bill designed to make findings of Sir John Armitt’s review a reality
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Balfour Beatty back on top with £255m contract haul
Wins cement contractor’s lead at top of yearly work won list, while Galliford Try slumps to 34th place
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Crossrail completes first train tunnel
Tunnel from Royal Oak to Farringdon took 18 months, part of a planned 42km of train tunnels
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Reading and Aberdeen top UK cities for quality of life
London near bottom, despite having some of the best performing boroughs in the country
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Plant hire prices dip slightly despite upturn in construction
A look at the latest data from the Office for National Statistics
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Barbour ABI's market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s monthly Economic Construction Market Review is now available to download
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More than 50 colleges secure £233m of government cash
Over 50 further education colleges have secured £233m of government capital funding that will unlock almost £500m in investment
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Information watchdog to write to 1,200 blacklist victims
Unions hail victory after two years of campaigning to get information commissioner to contact individuals on infamous blacklist
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Natural History Museum reveals shortlist
Architects Stanton williams and Fielden Clegg Bradley among five-team shortlist for grounds revamp
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RLB under fire over ‘rigged’ Belfast theatre job
Consultant criticised after Stormont committee says it has a ‘strong impression’ that procurement of Lyric Theatre was ‘manipulated’
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Contractors face two more blacklist High Court actions
Both Ucatt and Unite announce legal claims, bringing total number of cases to four
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Cost model: Data centres
The data centre sector remains highly active and market growth has continued throughout the global recession. We examine the latest trends in low-energy data centre design, procurement and construction
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Review: Tate Britain's refurbishment
Caruso St John’s redevelopment of Tate Britain contains no dramatic interventions. Rather, it is a masterclass in creating modern, vibrant spaces within the context of a venerable institution
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Viñoly's £510m Marble Arch design unveiled
Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine providing pre-construction advice to developer Almacantar
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UK engineering bosses honoured in top awards
Heads of WYG, Buro Happold and Pell Frischmann among those to recieve
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McCarthy & Stone boss to step down
Search to begin for a replacement soon, investment plan to lead company to 2018
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Blacklist protest targets Cheesegrater
Laing O’Rourke’s City of London skyscraper targeted as TUC national day of protest gets underway