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NewsNFB boss Julia Evans quits to join consultant
Evans will depart SME trade federation next April
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NewsShepherd wins £82m train factory job
Contractor to build factory for Hitachi in the North East of England
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Comment
Brains, not buildings
George Osborne and Boris Johnson may have gone to China to sell UK retail and nuclear opportunities, but what the People’s Republic really wants is our expertise
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NewsKey zero-carbon housing proposal may breach EU law
Government’s allowable solutions proposals may not be compatible with EU directive, warns CIBSE
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CommentHansom: When the wind blows
While St Jude brings both a wind turbine and Nick Clegg to a halt, and an Italian architect fills a Shanghai office with bubbles, there’s still time for a moment of quiet reflection in the Staffordshire countryside
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NewsMorgan Sindall bags £41m Cambridge uni job
Exclusive: construction firm wins BDP-designed research facility contract
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NewsCheltenham art gallery
Berman Guedes Stretton-designed extension opened earlier this month under its new name, the Wilson Cheltenham Art Gallery Museum
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NewsContractors fear sudden cut to £1.3bn ECO programme
Construction businesses warn government review could trigger break clauses in retrofit contracts
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CommentThe axeman cometh
Cameron has announced plans to roll back green charges on energy bills. These charges fund the only measures likely to lower bills in the future.
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CommentWonders and blunders with Emma Rickwood
Emma Rickwood despairs at the darkness and monolithic concrete slabs of Westminster Underground Station and enjoys the architectural mischief of 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
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CommentLessons from Kabul
Not everyone necessarily wants us to do things for them, despite belief to the contrary – they want us to enable them to do things for themselves
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NewsPublic will shun firms that fail to pay minimum wage
Government survey finds eight out of ten will not give work to low paying construction firms
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News‘Build to rent’ viable across England, says EC Harris
Research finds ‘build to rent’ model is viable across more than 50% of English local authorities
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FeaturesWWF HQ: 'Stringent is an understatement'
At the World Wildlife Fund’s new HQ in Surrey, Willmott Dixon has taken sustainable construction to new levels of rigour, forensically tracking the carbon content of every single element, and even building an FSC-certified workshop on site. So has the result been worth it?
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NewsLaing O’Rourke appoints UK infrastructure head
Boss of Middle Eastern contractor joins UK’s largest private builder
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CommentPractical completion: Are we there yet?
Most of the time in life we know when something is finished but how do you define when a building is ready
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NewsRace is on for £100m Luton Airport job
Airport is seeking contractors to expand its terminal and build new roads
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NewsBoris to settle £1bn Convoys Wharf row
London mayor calls in Farrell-designed development after developer falls out with council
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NewsOfwat brings forward £100m in water work
Regulator tells water firms to uncork spending early to reduce dips in work pipeline
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NewsLend Lease lands £100m MoD barracks job
Contractor will construct £100m Staffordshire barracks for soldiers redeployed from Germany