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NewsBlair Associates to design Admiralty Arch hotel conversion
Firm to plan conversion of historic building into hotel
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NewsInfrastructure forum highlights need for policy certainty
New industry forum tells Danny Alexander government must provide certainty around energy policy and renewables
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NewsGovernment launches wholesale review of building standards
Review will look to rationalise building standards in bid to simplify regulations for industry
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NewsCarlyle Group unveils South Bank tower cluster
Developer will build nine Thames-side towers between five and 48 storeys high on site of Building’s office.
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NewsGreen light for £1bn UCL Stratford campus plans
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands-designed 23-acre scheme will be built next to London’s Olympic Park
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NewsEnergy efficiency cash may have gone to waste
Government fails to account for £11m in funding aimed at improving energy efficiency in buildings
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FeaturesThe benefits creating the most buzz
Tough times have meant a shift in what employees value from their jobs. Debika Ray examines which benefits have emerged as the most sought-after in the altered landscape and what employers are doing to provide them
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NewsRainscreen cladding panels
RigiSystems has developed a range of rainscreen cladding panels using Alubond ACM
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FeaturesStaff benefits: What's it worth?
Building reports on the key trends in staff benefits among the most forward-thinking firms in construction
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CommentA happy workplace
Happy workers are more productive than miserable ones, but what generates happiness in the first place? Here’s the secret according to Stephen Gee at John Rowan and Partners, which topped our Good Employer Guide this week
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NewsInsulated steel cladding
A total of 2,700 linear metres of Steadman’s roof panels were used on a Citroen dealership in East Yorkshire
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NewsWeatherproof insulation
Foamglas clad a grade-II listed bookshop with its weatherproof and vapour-tight insulation material
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RIBA Student Awards: 5 December 2012 - 26 January 2013
The RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards are considered the most prestigious and long-lasting award in architectural education in the world.First awarded in 1836 as the RIBA Silver Medal for an architectural essay, this is the RIBA’s longest-living award and it precedes the Royal Gold Medal (established in 1848 to reward ...
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NewsCrossrail tunnelling machine lowered into place
A 550 tonne tunnelling machine – called Elizabeth – was lowered into a 40 metre deep shaft in east London last night
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NewsHCA invites bids for £240m specialised housing fund
Bidding opens for first phase of fund aimed at expanding housing options for older people and adults with disabilities
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NewsLondon skyline to be reshaped by residential towers
Report says 25 residential towers in development and another 78 have planning permission
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NewsThree firms battle for £45m Crossrail job
New Ilford yard facility will be constructed while current yard remains operational
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NewsRMJM's UK businesses cease trading
KPMG steps in as architect’s three British subsidiaries placed into receivership, with new business RMJM Europe created in their place
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CommentIt’s time to kick-start a housing revolution
Local government holds a once in a lifetime opportunity to shape the communities in which we live