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NewsConstruction appointments: 20 September 2013
Turner Townsend, Bennington Green and Hammerson are among the companies announcing appointments and promotions
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FeaturesShould the government get rid of the Code for sustainable homes?
In his blog, Good riddance to the Code for sustainable homes, Neil May, managing director of Natural Building Technologies, wrote: The world-leading, growth-fuelling, planet-saving, highly innovative sustainability programme for new build, launched by the last government as the Code for Sustainable Homes, was a disaster. Click here to read ...
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CommentWithholding payment after adjudication
Withholding payment after an adjudicator has made a decision puts you in tricky territory. But one of the parties in this case attempted to find a way to do just that
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CommentNo stay of execution
A contractor tries to delay paying its subcontractor, arguing that it cannot reclaim the money later if the other firm goes into administration. What did Mr Justice Ramsey think?
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CommentThe industry has settled down
Data from the CPA/Barbour ABI index shows that contract awards in August were similar to a year ago
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FeaturesInterview: Mark Reynolds, Mace
Mace’s new chief executive on how he plans to double the firm’s turnover by 2020
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FeaturesThe timber trail
As the EU cracks down on illegally harvested timber, what are the industry’s responsibilities?
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FeaturesLatest products to meet regulations
Whether it’s glazed partitioning, fire-resistant safety glass, or just plain old cladding, we look at some of the latest recommended options to help your project meet regulations
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CommentHansom: Holding forth
There have been an awful lot of speeches this week - some of them more missable than others - but few have understood that the true art of public speaking is to say nothing but to say it very well
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NewsBDP's Appleton Academy opens for new school year
BDP-designed £22m school for children aged three-years old to 16 opens in Bradford
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CommentClaire Bonham-Carter
Claire Bonham-Carter is a principal and director of sustainable development, design and planning at AECOM
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NewsRIBA to bring in new membership categories
Institute to introduce ‘graduate’ and ‘fellow’ membership categories
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CommentJack Pringle
Jack Pringle is principal, managing director EMEA at Pringle Brandon Perkins + Will
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CommentIs there a business case for green buildings?
The industry needs to create a competitive supply chain capable of delivering high standards of sustainability, writes Shaun McCarthy
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NewsGovernment sinks £25bn Severn barrage plan
The government says developer Hafren Power has failed to make a strong case for the scheme
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NewsNumber of completed Green Deals rises to 12
There are now 12 ‘live’ Green Deal plans, while a further 372 plans have been signed by the customer the latest figures show