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Brickmakers boost capacity to address supply problems
Brick and blockmakers increase capacity by 10% to meet increase in demand as housing market takes off
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Government 'must tighten focus of infrastructure plan'
Institute of Civil Engineers calls for government to narrow focus of its infrastructure plan to a concise list of priority projects
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Devereux's UK arm back in the black
Architect bounces back from £1.9m pre-tax loss in 2011 to report a profit of nearly £200,000 in 2012
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Active vs passive green design measures
Encouraging clients to exceed their sustainability targets will help cutting edge practices become the norm
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Zen and the Art of Building Regulations
Codes and ratings should be voluntary as we will default to mediocrity if we try to legislate for excellence
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A tale of two tunnels
Why aren’t greener alternatives to the £4.2bn Thames Tideway Tunnel being considered?
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My digital life … Deborah Saunt
The DSDHA director on online mapping apps, Stella McCartney handbags, and Talking Heads
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Osborne pledges capital spending boost
George Osborne says a future Conservative government would raise capital spending at least in line with GDP in next parliament
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Transport secretary defends HS2
Patrick McLoughlin uses his Conservative party conference speech to launch defence of the £43bn high-speed rail project
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Osborne defends Treasury's green record
George Osborne rejects claims that Treasury has blocked policies aimed at incentivising take up of the Green Deal
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Stop scrabbling around
The losing party in an adjudication sometimes tries to come up with a reason not to pay. But, however ingenious the argument, the court is likely to enforce the adjudicator’s decision
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Lipton Rogers to target residential schemes
Sir Stuart Lipton says residential schemes will be a key focus of his new development business founded with Peter Rogers
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Number of construction insolvencies falls again
Number of construction firms falling into insolvency declines for tenth month in a row
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Keller wins £33m Singapore hospital job
Firm to build foundations for new hospital in Singapore
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Government accelerates Help to Buy
Treasury brings forward the mortgage guarantee element of the Help to Buy scheme from January
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Changing our culture for 'deep' retrofit
We need to substantially change the way we work to achieve the highest standards of energy efficiency and enjoy the benefits this would bring
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Bennetts Associates scheme wins planning
A Bennetts Associates-designed mixed-use scheme at One Bedford Avenue, central London, has been given the green light by Camden council
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The Stirling Prize and the missing QSs
Quantity surveyors don’t just keep the score but contribute to good design - so why did the RIBA fail to credit them at the Stirling Prize Awards?
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Might the public be the real winner of this Stirling Prize?
Astley Castle’s Stirling Prize win does not mean heritage is again at the forefront of debate - but what if anything can we read into the decision?