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CommentWhy housebuilders are trying to sell you a Skoda
David Frise starts a series where he will chart his experience of how one major housebuilder failed to build the home it promised, and then staunchly refused to do anything about it
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NewsDeveloper eyes 'low-cost' fix for 'Walkie Scorchie' heat ray
Canary Wharf Group says cost of solution for solar glare problem on City tower likey to be in the “low single digit millions”
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NewsConstruction orders rise to highest level in three years
New orders rose nearly 20% in the second quarter, driven by steep rises in infrastructure and housing, but analysts caution sharp rise could be due to change in methodology
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NewsUK firms sought for £1.7bn West Kowloon development
Boss dismisses concerns following rebooting of park design competition
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CommentHansom: Guys and dolls
We compare chainsaws and sexual athletics, watch architects play with dolls houses, consider implications of the solar death ray incident, and ask the big question - are trained cats the future for the nuclear sector?
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FeaturesPolitics and infrastructure
As the party conference season kicks off, Building looks at what the political parties are saying on the key areas for construction
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News‘Sky high’ rates on Green Deal loans could come down
Boss of Green Deal Finance Company holds out prospect of reduced rates once demand is established
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CommentMy digital life … Stephen Melville
The Ramboll director on Facebook being evil, buying wet wipes online, and pretending to be listening while sketching on his iPad
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NewsWSP joins Renzo Piano on Sellar’s ‘Shardlets’ towers
Shard developer Sellar brings WSP on board for two further Renzo Piano-designed towers in London Bridge Quarter
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NewsRLB boss joins RICS global governing council
Lance Taylor appointed to help establish and strengthen the body’s international presence
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NewsThree bidders in frame for £2.5bn nuclear power job
Exclusive: Balfour Beatty, Costain and Kier among firms in the running for main civils job on £10bn Wylfa project
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CommentMandatory cost budgeting: Counting the cost
Construction legal experts debate the highly controversial subject of mandatory cost budgeting
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CommentThe GLA is prioritising gas-fired CHP
Why has the GLA not approved a scheme which uses renewables to reduce the predicted emissions by 40%? Surely reducing energy requirements should be paramount?
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CommentInvest for recovery
The recovery still looks fragile but it is more likely to take root if we have faith that it will do so and act accordingly by investing the necessary resources
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NewsKier and Wates mull new supply chain payment systems
Both Kier and Wates are considering introducing a ‘reverse factoring’ payment facility for subcontractors
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FeaturesPaul Lewis, Stanhope
Stanhope’s development manager on how the company is stepping outside its comfort zone
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NewsLaing O’Rourke’s profit in Europe plummets
But Australian part of the business reports £25m profit after two years of losses
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CommentFive years on
We need to learn from the last half-decade of pain and have a long-term infrastructure pipeline to help prevent a return to boom and bust
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CommentMuseum of Liverpool: Picking up the tab
Another interesting aspect of the Museum of Liverpool case is that the architect had to pay an adjudicator’s fee for an adjudication it wasn’t involved in. Does this set a precedent?