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NewsAlternative to HS2 is '14 years of weekend closures'
Network Rail report argues that upgrading existing lines instead of building HS2 would lead to 14 years of line closures on weekends
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £73m coastal defence work
Balfour Beatty has won two contracts worth £73m in total to construct marine defences in Blackpool
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CommentLet's hold firm on green growth
Green is good for business, good for society and it’s the only way forward
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CommentWhy architects should specify timber
A decade of using the material has made me a complete convert
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CommentOur supply chain is our lifeblood
Our supply chain is vital and we are working very hard to find increasingly innovative ways to support those who work for and with us
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CommentLet there be light
Hinkley shows promise, but a series of hiccups along the way means the project needs to go a lot smoother from here
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CommentLocal is going global
Local supply chain management poses a series of problems that need to be tackled to improve the sustainability of our cities
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NewsInterserve wins £39m priority schools batch
Interserve picks up £39m batch of priority schools in the West Midlands
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NewsKier bags £38m Chester cultural centre
Kier has been picked to built Chester’s Bennetts Associates-designed cultural centre
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NewsConstruction helps UK economy to grow 0.8%
The UK economy grew by 0.8% in the third quarter of the year, helped by 2.5% growth in construction
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CommentWe must, and can, tackle the fuel poverty crisis
Construction has a vital role to play in tackling fuel poverty but it needs policy from government as well
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CommentOur buildings are our legacy
Buildings aren’t just investments in bricks and mortar they are investments in people’s lives
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NewsConstruction fraud costs $1 trillion globally
Report by Grant Thornton says endemic corruption in global industry will inhibit growth
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NewsMiller wins £200m Scottish schools work
Construction firm appointed preferred bidder by hub North Scotland
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CommentMy digital life … Karen Ogden
The James Hardie Building Materials marketing manager on Urban Dictionary, eighties pop cheese, and how Candy Crush Saga took over her personal life
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CommentCollaboration: All for one and one for all
Alliancing, a form of collaborative working, can make for a non-contentious relationship between parties, foster a no claim/no blame culture and keep costs down. What’s not to like?
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FeaturesCladding products
Our round-up of the latest solutions includes curtain walling for guide dogs, a flagship regeneration project in suburban Surrey and a cover-up at the Scottish Crime Campus…
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CommentBIM needs leadership
We need the right people with the right mix of skills to be promoting the uptake of BIM
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Features'The Treasury still have a completely outdated view of sustainability'
How should the government kick-start its stuttering sustainability policy? Building, Ecobuild and the UKGBC held three roundtables at three party conferences - and three common themes emerged
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CommentBuilding at Construction Rocks
The venue: The Vaults, Waterloo; The winners: Best performance: Passiv Attack; Best new band: Cats; Best fundraiser: Mr Meaner