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NewsGreen light for £1bn Cambridge development
University of Cambridge wins planning permission for Aecom designed masterplan
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NewsLend Lease expands into London housing market
Developer will sell homes to the public for the first time
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CommentPublic procurement: Turning Point vs Norfolk council
In this case the TCC considered issues of limitation as well as qualifications/caveats to tenders in public procurement
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NewsUK architect in running for £500m Paris project
Specialist water architect Baca Architects is working with designer Villes & Paysages and engineer Egis
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NewsOlympic firms warned not to 'preach' to rest of world
Sir John Armitt says industry should avoid ‘empire-building’ when seeking to win post Olympics work
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NewsConstruction output fell 3.9% in Q2
Fall in construction output revised upwards from -5.2% to -3.9% in second quarter of 2012
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NewsRICS calls for benchmarking of consultant fees
RICS asks government to intervene to stamp out underbidding as new figures show continuing decline in fees
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NewsNumber of solar installations soar to beat feed-in tariff cut
Solar capacity installation up fourfold as slashing of feed-in tariff continues cycle of boom and bust
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NewsBalfour Beatty looks to retrofit projects to swell coffers
Contractor targets local authorities for Green Deal energy efficiency work
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NewsGalliford Try for £60m Clapham housing scheme
Galliford Try wins job to build a £60m speculative housing scheme for developer Grainger
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NewsDerwent shortlists builders for £70m of London work
Further schemes worth £140m to be tendered shortly as focus shifts to new build developments
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NewsOlympic velodrome: Full speed ahead
Britain achieves its highest Olympic medal tally for over a century. But can the delivery model that gave us the Games’ venues provide a blueprint for the future?
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Construction appointments: 10 August 2012
Firms, including Sweett Group and Vinci, announce recruits and promotions, plus, a clarification
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NewsPlanning stats: New build sales and completions in July
Barratt Homes and Taylor Wimpey were the two biggest housing clients in July
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FeaturesNick Baird: 'You lot need to get out more …'
That’s the message to contractors from the UKTI chief executive. He tells Building why the world’s emerging economies want to see more of British builders.
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FeaturesCoastal attractions
Bored of the beach? Ike Ijeh recommends some buildings to check out on those idle seaside afternoons this summer
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CommentBeck vs UK Flooring: The right to remain silent
A recent case raises the question, how long must a letter of complaint stay unanswered before a dispute is inferred?
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FeaturesHow Canada took the if out of PFI
While the UK government tries to work out what to do with the controversial procurement route, the Canadians have created a version that transacts deals in half the time and gives the market far greater cost certainty. But could their approach work here?
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CommentHow fair is the HSE's recovery scheme?
The HSE needs to convince the industry that its new cost recovery scheme is a deterrent against health and safety breaches and not just a method of lining its own pockets
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CommentUK guarantees: a boost for the industry?
The UK Guarantees scheme was supposed to provide a much needed boost for the industry, but it will not benefit the small-scale projects that need funding the most