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NewsSidell Gibson creditors to be left out of pocket
Architect’s assets not large enough to pay off £2.5m of debt
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NewsMiller project still ablaze six days on
Major fire at police firearms training centre in Portishead was first spotted last Tuesday
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NewsSweett wins role on Hong Kong harbour tunnel
Sweett has won the job to cost manage a 2km rail tunnel project beneath Hong Kong harbour
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NewsMorgan Sindall to construct UK’s first carbon neutral lab
Contractor awarded £16m contract by University of Nottingham
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NewsThomas Vale bosses promoted
Bouygues-owned firm appoints new managing director from within the company
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NewsSimple Smart House
Design by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects is among those nominated for the Sunday Times’ British Home Awards 2013
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CommentRogers vs the Prince: A battle between two establishments
Richard Rogers speaks for an elite whereas the Prince of Wales defends the view of the ordinary citizen
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CommentBringing house buying into the digital age
Improving the quality of new homes, the choice available, and the purchasing experience would help get the public on the side of housebuilding
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NewsGreen light for Liverpool’s £150m ‘Project Jennifer’ scheme
St Modwen wins planning for 45-acre mixed-use scheme
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NewsBam Nuttall pays £33m to settle busway dispute
Legal battle over Cambridgeshire Guided Busway settled out of court
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NewsSweett bullish after UK division growth
Consultant targets £100m revenue within two years ahead of AGM today
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NewsBuilder fined after worker falls from second floor window
Leicestershire builder fined £4,000 after worker suffers ‘life-changing’ injuries
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NewsStyles & Wood falls into the red
Firm’s profitability hit by tough market conditions and increased investment in new sectors
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NewsKier picked for £42m housing scheme
Kier Partnership Homes chosen by Walsall Housing Group for five site scheme in Walsall
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NewsTower 8 start-up turns over £2.2m in second year of trading
Firm founded by former Jones Lang LaSalle directors describes ‘massive support’ from clients of old company
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CommentIndustrial strategy: Round Two
Last week, our columnist gave the government a piece of his mind over the Construction 2025 strategy. This time he explains how it should be changing its own behaviour in order to make savings
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CommentA new era of greener homes
Construction can now boast a return to growth thanks to this government’s focus on capital projects, and one happy consequence will be more homes built to greener standards
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CommentHansom: Recognising greatness
A great feat of Scottish engineering is honoured, Bam does a lot of good work for charity, a US design practice prints a pavilion, and there’s the latest in a long line of hilarious building-shaped confectioneries
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FeaturesLiving in a box: housing standards
The typical UK new-build home is about as roomy as a rabbit hutch, according to the RIBA. But housebuilders argue minimum space standards would put the brakes on construction. Now the government is re-examining the case