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Make's Leicester Square makeover bags planning
Redevelopment of 48 Leicester Square will see building get all new core and floorplates
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Housing stats: New build sales and completions in December
This month’s data reveals the number of completions in every region dipped at the tail end of last year
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My digital life ... Stephen Thompson
This graduate structural engineer from Arup on password problems, worrying things about Twitter, and the joy of Bananagrams
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Amanora Gateway Towers 1: The high life
Luxury tower project developed by jeweler Swarovski will comprise of 410 apartments in the Indian city of Pune
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John Laing backs away from council joint ventures
Exclusive: Firm puts jobs at risk in development division following review of public-private partnerships
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Balfour Beatty admits to Olympics blacklist checks
Exclusive: UK’s largest contractor admits using blacklisting organisation to check on 12 prospective Olympic employees
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Industry unites to demand action on green growth
UK Green Building Council leads construction bodies in call on chancellor to act on Green for Growth campaign
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Top 150 European contractors: the Euro vision
We introduce the top European contractors and housebuilders league tables with an analysis of the overall health of the market
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Over 100 supporters for Green for Growth campaign
Trade bodies, architects, contractors, clients and consultants among firms to sign up to Building’s campaign
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How to force your adversary to reveal all
Crushed by claim files and in fear of the adjudicator? Just hope you remembered to include a contract clause that will force your adversary to reveal all
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David Tonkin interview
Atkins’ boss on the gains from being the engineering provider for London 2012, and on returning the firm to growth
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Hansom: The bestiary
Migrating fish are a matter of debate, a horse and his contractor bring it home in Ireland and Ewoks avoid having to visit the White House. Some BEEs, meanwhile, are looking doubtful
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Energy efficiency is key
The CIBSE lends its support to Building’s Green for Growth campaign
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Lever for growth
Cullinan Studio’s Robin Nicholson says chancellor must reduce VAT for retrofit work
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Reach for a sustainable future
The coalition’s single greatest folly has been to undermine business confidence in developing and investing in green technologies
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One step forward
The government’s recent record of communicating clearly with construction is poor – except about standardised schools
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The future of site reporting
How much time and money is wasted on writing up site surveys? GoReport® is a new tool aimed at streamlining the process and reducing admin costs by using the latest mobile technology to generate surveys or inspection reports
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Google completes King's Cross deal
Google buys major site at King’s Cross which will be home to its new UK headquarters