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Above and beyond the rules on sustainability
How can we house millions of people in a short space of time while having the minimum effect on our environment?
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Corruption 'still common' in construction
CIOB survey finds that more than one in three construction professionals have been offered a bribe or incentive
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Dev Secs buys Southwark regeneration site
Developer looks to create office-led masterplan around tube station
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Carillion launches major restructure amid Green Deal delays
Extensive job cuts likely as contractor blames faltering Green Deal and delays to ECO for £40m restructure
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Building intelligence Q2 2013
Data from Experian Economics shows that construction output in Q2 saw a slight improvement, but new work orders have soared by 20% and public housing is looking strong
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BIM: A romance of many dimensions
Thanks to the introduction of BIM, two-dimensional geometry is no longer sufficient for QSs
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Global Clients Group: Demands on supply
How two members of the Global Clients Group are meeting demanding sustainability standards
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Deal or no deal?
The Green Deal is in trouble - but what are the alternatives? Building asked some of those at the heart of green policy where they thought the scheme was heading
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Going paperless
The Forest Stewardship Council has created an online certification system - but is the industry prepared to use it?
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Kingdom Tower contract signed
EC Harris and Mace finalise deal for project manager role on world’s biggest skyscraper
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Four teams to tender for £7bn Magnox job
International consortiums include CH2M Hill, Bechtel, Atkins and Amec
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T&T wins role on expansion of Abu Dhabi airport
Turner Townsend has won a role on the major expansion of Abu Dhabi International Airport
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Main contractors non-payment blamed for M&E firm's collapse
Administrator says non-payment by main contractors sent sub-contractor into administration
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Renewable Heat Incentive: The heat is on
Andrew Brister looks at plans to reignite the Renewable Heat Incentive and asks whether the moves will achieve the government’s targets
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M&E firms and strategic partnerships
David Hurcomb knows as well as anyone that the recession’s been an unhappy time for M E contractors. But creating strategic partnerships may be one way out
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Cameron mounts defence of HS2
Prime minister stresses importance new high speed rail line to the north of England in his Conservative party conference speech
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Interview: Kevin Brush
Being the Queen’s builder is an amazing platform from which Fairhurst Ward Abbotts’ Kevin Brush has built a construction business. Just don’t ask him about baby George’s nursery
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UK Green Building Council seals deal with Ecobuild
The UK Green Building Council and Ecobuild have signed a deal cementing a long-term partnership
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Construction 'no longer the weakest link' in economy
Latest Markit/CIPS Index shows construction activity grew strongly again in September