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NewsRegeneration blueprint aims to tackle 'two speed' Britain
Joint report by CBI and EC Harris makes number of recommendations to regenerate the UK’s regional cities
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CommentInsolvency and adjudication
An adjudicator decides who has to pay what to whom - a decision that is binding. But what happens when the payee is insolvent and any money paid may never be seen again?
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NewsHousebuilders warn of supply chain bottleneck
Firms warn UK suppliers have been caught ‘on the hop’ by resurgent housing market
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NewsLabour casts doubt over future of HS2
Balls claims Labour in power will not be handing out £50bn ‘blank cheque’ for high speed rail project
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NewsMiliband pledges major housebuilding push
Labour claims it will boost number of homes built per year to 200,000 by end of the 2020 parliament
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CommentSelf-build on a different scale
Actually, says Tim Byles, demand for self-build is already there and while there’s nothing wrong with one-off Grand Design projects, what we need now is something altogether more mainstream
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FeaturesInterview: Mike Putnam, Skanska
The Skanska UK boss on prompt payment, where he aims to take the firm and his work at the Green Construction Board
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CommentWhat would Labour do with the Green Deal?
Labour’s pledge to replace the Green Deal with a new Energy Save scheme has caused major ripples - but what might Labour’s scheme look like?
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CommentGenerating energy at the right time
Some forms of renewable energy are unpredictable and not available at the right time - better implementation could reduce carbon emissions and save money
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NewsWitherford Watson Mann takes 2013 Stirling Prize
Holiday home within the burnt-out shell of the 12th century Astley Castle wins this year’s Stirling Prize
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NewsEnergy and transport dominate UK infrastructure pipeline
The vast majority of UK infrastructure projects in the pipeline are in the energy and transport sectors
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NewsQatar World Cup construction 'could cost 4,000 lives'
Trade Union body issues warning over worker deaths as Halcrow and CH2M Hill respond to Guardian investigation
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NewsIan Sutcliffe appointed Countryside boss
Former Keepmoat and Taylor Wimpey veteran made executive chair
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CommentHS2 will speed ahead with Higgins on board
Sir David Higgins’ appointment to HS2 is the clearest signal yet that the project will leave the sidings
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NewsKSR wins planning for St John's Wood residential scheme
KSR Architects has won planning for a residential scheme in London’s St John’s Wood
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NewsAecom to hire 3,000 staff as Davis Langdon brand goes
Firm’s European chief says EMEA business will grow significantly as market rebounds
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NewsConsultants recruiting again as sector hails recovery
Industry prepares for increase in work as trade conditions pick up after half a decade of stagnation
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £87m St James's Market job
Balfour Beatty to build major new commercial and retail block as part of £320m St James’s Market development
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CommentWhere are all the young QSs?
We need to tell the younger generation how much quantity surveying has to offer as a career, before the skills gap gets too big to fill