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CommentThis is a critical time for low-carbon housing policy
There are a number of political balls in the air and this is a critical period
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CommentMy digital life … Kris Gamble
The Customised director on speaker envy, Jamie Oliver and being a tweetaholic
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NewsConstruction appointments: 30 August 2013
WSP, Stride Treglown and Stepnall are among the companies announcing appointments and promotions
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NewsBrazil work fails to live up to UK expectations
UKTI figures show UK firms have won less than 1% of Brazil’s expenditure on 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics
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NewsISG’s north-east managing director departs
John Gittins leaves firm’s Bradford office to be replaced by Andy Mallice, the firm’s northern regional managing director
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NewsNew RIBA president to boost client relationships
Stephen Hodder launches range of initiatives, including full review of design competitions run by the body, in effort to ‘cut wastage’
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CommentNo place like home
Trade delegations to lucrative markets abroad are great PR for politicians but to sure up this tentative recovery the focus has to be on activity in the UK
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NewsCouncils seek ‘whitelist’ to bar blacklist firms from contracts
GMB union asked to produce list of contractors who have not been implicated in industry scandal
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CommentPick your battles: Adjudication when a party is in administration
Taking part in an adjudication will always be a risk – but even more so when one of the parties is in administration. We look at the issues you should consider
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CommentBlacklisting or prudent management?
We haven’t heard the contractors’ side of the blacklisting argument
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FeaturesLosing faith in Brazil
After the success of the Olympics, UK construction looked to reap the rewards in Brazil. So what happened?
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CommentHousebuilding: An attitude problem
The public sector isn’t known for risk-taking or innovative thinking, but that’s what is required to release enough land for housebuilding
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FeaturesInterview: Stephen Hodder, RIBA
The new RIBA president on helping architects reboot their relationship with clients
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CommentBirmingham Central Library, 1973
How was the original Birmingham Central Library received when it opened in the 1970s?
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NewsBarratt's Stonegrove scheme revealed
Architect Maccreanor Lavington releases designs for 279-home scheme in Barnet
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CommentVerbal agreements: Is your word your bond?
The use of an oral or verbal contract in non-construction activity is commonplace, so is there any reason why we should not extend it into construction works?
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NewsKier shortlisted for four school batches worth £210m
Interserve and Wates also in the running for regional school batches