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CommentDo the home working statistics provide cause to rethink the built environment?
A more flexible notion of the workplace, faster internet and cloud computing are contributing to more people working remotely - and we need to be prepared to react
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NewsSpecialists see signs of an upturn
Conditions remain tough for specialist contractors but latest trade survey shows signs of improvement
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NewsFarrells-designed tower wins Asian award
Nearly completed Terry Farrell and Partners-designed tower in Phnom Penh wins best commercial development in South East Asia
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £45m university project
Balfour Beatty has been named preferred bidder for Aberystwyth University’s £45m student accommodation project
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NewsIndustry braces for another year of declining orders
Latest trade surveys show slight pick up in work in final quarter of 2012, but majority of industry continues to suffer
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NewsSellafield sent nuclear waste to landfill
Firm that runs Sellafield faces fine after pleading guilty to illegally sending bags of nuclear waste to a landfill site
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NewsMinister to hold talks over nuclear waste veto
Cumbrian councillors and MP to meet secretary of state to find way forward over nuclear waste storage in Cumbria
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CommentUnclear nuclear
The future of nuclear energy in this country took some serious blows last week, which means more uncertainty for construction
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NewsVolkerStevin to create Welsh beach
Contractor VolkerStevin is set to create a new beach in Colwyn Bay, North Wales.
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NewsDeal struck on major Nine Elms scheme
Housebuilder Barratt agrees deal on London regeneration scheme including 700 flats and new Sainsbury’s supermarket
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NewsFirst phase of Elephant & Castle homes win planning
Lend Lease scheme of 235 homes set to be “among the most sustainable in Britain”
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NewsConstruction shows 'fragile' growth
Construction output up 0.9% in final quarter of 2012 but still down 9.3% year-on-year
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FeaturesChris Kane: The man from Auntie
The BBC’s property department has been on a rollercoaster ride for the past decade, to rival anything on the news side. Long-time boss Chris Kane talks about the major projects – and whether he still feels he is on a ‘hiding to nothing’ with the construction industry
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News8build wins London contracts
Fit-out specialists wins contracts for Royal Albert Hall and Donmar Warehouse West End theatre company
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NewsGuidance to help specialists overcome BIM barriers
Publication aims to drive BIM adoption by specialist contractors and makes business case
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NewsHOK and Henning Larsen face off in Swedish lab race
Architects are part of final two consortiums in race to build molecular research facility in Lund
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NewsOlympics firms rush for licence to plug 2012 work
Exclusive: Government scheme to bypass No Marketing Rights Protocol attracts 752 firms in first 10 days
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NewsPlanning stats: Residential projects and approvals in January
This month’s data reveals the number of projects across all the regions is up on the previous month
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CommentWonders & blunders with Andrew Pryke
Norman Foster’s Willis Faber building in Ipswich is a triumph of modern design, says Andrew Pryke. The Prudential office in London, however, is a crime to urbanism
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CommentGreen and growth in an eco-village
The green economy needs to be driven by entrepreneurs not just government. Tim Byles explains how his JV with Bill Dunster aims to do just that with their eco-village in Devon