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Insulated wall systems
H+H’s Thin Joint system has been used in the design and construction of a low-energy apartment block on a site in Brighton
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Passivhaus windows
Scandinavian window producer NorDan has helped housing association Saxon Weald to deliver Passivhaus homes in West Sussex
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Low-carbon walls
Natural Building Technologies’ ThermoPlan wall system has been selected to construct eight low-energy homes in south-west Wales
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Morgan Sindall to use £1.1bn Sellafield win as platform for growth
Contractor promises “plenty of opportunities” for subcontractors after securing coveted Sellafield contract
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Detailed plans for Battersea submitted
Detailed plans for first phase of Rafael Viñoly-designed Battersea Power Station scheme submitted for approval
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Construction output falls 11.6%
Total output fell 11.6% in August compared to last year, but remained relatively flat month on month
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Interserve sells 19 PFI schemes for £89.5m
Contractor set to make £60m pre-tax profit from the sale
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Lovell launches regional shake up
Morgan Sindall’s housing arm Lovell is to merge its regional operations, with the move leading to a number of senior job losses
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Morgan Sindall wins £1.1bn Sellafield job
Contractor’s joint venture with Arup sees off competition from Balfour Beatty for Infrastructure Strategic Alliance contract
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Put £10bn pension pot into homes, says RIBA
RIBA’s Future Homes Commission to call for local government pension funds to invest £10bn in homes for private rent
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G&T for Foster + Partners' Manhattan skyscraper
Firm lands consultancy role on a Foster + Partners-designed New York skyscraper
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NewBuy to deliver 25,000 not 100,000 homes
Expectation of number of sales through government’s flagship NewBuy mortgage guarantee scheme slashed
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Davis Langdon fills Asia gap
KPK takeover fills the gap created when Aecom failed to acquire Davis Langdon’s Asian business in 2010
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Shanghai China Grand Theatre: Theatrical revival
RHWL Architects to return listed 1930 Shanghai China Grand Theatre to its former glory
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BAA shelves £2bn Heathrow job amid airports uncertainty
Exclusive: Airport operator’s draft investment plan does not include second construction phase on Terminal 2
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Features
Passivhaus for dummies
An off-site Passivhaus solution has been developed that can, its maker claims, be put up by anyone able to hold a hammer. Thomas Lane reports
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Operational risks on power station projects
Construction contracts on power projects contain a host of operational requirements, but the testing of the plant’s performance can cause sparks to fly
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Time to think small
Infrastructure investment may be the key to economic recovery, but projects need to start now - and that means focusing on less showy but ‘oven ready’ local schemes
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Hansom: The past is a foreign country
This week, Jagerbombs all round at Gleeds Serpentine Pavilion Party, a HBF conference speaker fails to bow to (or perhaps comprehend) political correctness, and construction gets ready to rock