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CommentHansom: Each to their own
Ken Shuttleworth’s imagination runs wild, Ecobuild punters condemn Eric Pickles to an Orwellian nightmare, Ian Tyler bows out in style and Otto the dachshund is deselected
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CommentCentres of excellence to work with industry
How we can develop the future of sustainable construction through university education
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CommentDisputes about dispute resolution
Dispute resolution processes can be written into contracts to guard high value projects. But what if the parties can’t even agree on how the process should be conducted?
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CommentIdentifying owner occupiers
The part of Section 106 of the Construction Act designed to safeguard residential occupiers is only applicable if they can prove they intend to move into the property as their residence
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CommentZennestrom's house
Here is a recent judgment that highlights the proper application of the 1972 Defective Premises Act, in a charming Bauhaus setting with a marina view
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FeaturesThe ICE Awards 2013
In 2012 London took on the huge logistical challenge of hosting the Olympics, but its ambitions did not stop there. Thomas Lane highlights the feats of engineering that are changing the face of the capital and that are this year’s winners of the ICE Awards
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CommentKier results: Bellwether sounds the alarm
Kier’s results for the last six months of 2012 were more robust than many of its competitors’, but in fact they show what dire trouble the industry is in
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NewsGreen light for Feilden Clegg Bradley's Belfast campus
Project for University of Ulster to accommodate up to 15,000 students and staff
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NewsRICS urges government to simplify procurement
Exclusive: RICS unveils construciton policy which calls for government to increase transparency in its construction contracts and simplify the procurement process
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NewsMore than a dozen mega-towers to be built by 2020
Lift giant Kone expects as many as 15 mega-towers over 600 metres tall around the world by 2020
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NewsT&T eyes 15% growth this year
Turner Townsend is likely to grow 15% this financial year, the consultant’s UK managing director Steve McGuckin has told delegates at the Mipim
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NewsKier and Wates vie for final batch of priority schools
Contractors shortlisted for East of England batch of priority schools, worth around £25m
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NewsMoD reopens bids for £250m Scotland framework
The Ministry of Defence’s estate arm has reopened the bidding race for construction work on military estates in Scotland
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News'Slow but encouraging' start for Green Deal
First official statistics show there were 1,803 Green Deal assessments carried out in the first months of the scheme
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NewsMiller back in the black after strong year
Miller has returned to profit after posting a solid set of results with a record increase in its construction order book
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FeaturesCountry Focus: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s tall towers and connection with the strength of mainland China makes it a particularly vibrant construction market. Tim Robinson and Magda Skalska-Burgess of EC Harris report
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NewsSigns of ‘green shoots’ for new build housing
HBF chief executive claims that market is at a “turning point” as house sales hit two-year high