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NewsIndustry and MPs gather at summer reception
Attendees at Building’s terrace reception at the Houses of Parliament heard speeches from Nick Raynsford and Peter Hansford
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NewsFive firms in race for £65m barracks project
Defence Infrastructure Organisation invites five firms to bid for £65m project to expand Beacon Barracks in Stafford
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NewsConstruction output continues to slide
Sharp falls in public sector and commercial work drag down construction output
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NewsKier shareholders back May Gurney takeover
Kier shareholders have approved the firm’s proposed £221m takeover of May Gurney
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CommentReady, steady … build
It’s not that the government isn’t doing anything, but it’s all taking far too long. Here are some ideas to speed up the pace
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CommentLimitation periods and adjudication
The idea of adjudication is that it has no bearing on any subsequent litigation or arbitration, but in this case a clever argument tried to get around that principle
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CommentEasements: What's yours is theirs
How easements - rights that people who don’t own the land can exercise on it - can hold up a development
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NewsDavis Langdon breakaway Core Five tops £850k in year one
Start up consultancy sets sights on £1.5m-2m turnover for second year
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NewsConstruction appointments: 14 June 2013
Mott MacDonald, Aecom, amd WSP are among the companies announcing new appointments
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NewsHill turnover dips amid shift to private housing
Pre-tax profit increases threefold in move from social to private housebuilding
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CommentBuilding buys a pint for … Bennington Green
Sailing, organic eggs and a bar with a view all feature when Bennington Green buys Building a glass of champagne
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NewsDelay to Part L changes could put zero carbon plans at risk
Fears grow that implementation of Part L changes may be pushed back by six months to April 2014
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FeaturesElectric heating for the right reasons
This week our trip back into construction history leads us to a seventies advert for heating homes with electricity - it seems technology could be coming full circle …
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FeaturesTune in to BIM FM
What can BIM offer facilities managment and will it have a transformative impact on building operation?
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CommentMy digital life … Pernille Stafford
Resonate Interior Architecture’s managing director reveals her worst digital habit and an unusual online purchase
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CommentHansom: You're bard
It’s a week of drama again for construction, full of joyous celebrations, a race to get a document ready, a wandering fox and both a reality TV star and our esteemed chancellor working up a sweat
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FeaturesWhere's the money?
Ahead of the spending review later this month, Building looks at the prospects for investment in construction
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CommentReassess planning to boost housebuilding
The country’s planning policies, which thwart development, hinder the supply of new homes
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CommentMore needed for growth
Negative trends in the industry are likely to continue unless action is taken, such as investment in ‘shovel ready’ projects