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NewsPersimmon and St Modwen get go ahead for Longbridge housing scheme
Plans are part of wider £1bn Longbridge regeneration project
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CommentChanges to bankruptcy proceedings: No credit where it's due
Some of the proposed reforms to petitioning for bankruptcy are to be welcomed but others will hit creditors at a time when they are already struggling for survival
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FeaturesOlympic health and safety: Record breakers
The Olympic big build project has been a massive success for UK construction - not least from a health and safety perspective. Emily Wright looks at how those involved delivered with one of the cleanest records ever - and what lessons can be learnt for the future. Illustration by Sarah ...
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NewsGreen Deal is not being actively promoted by 50% of MPs
Poll from Green Deal Dialogue group shows that large sections of the House of Commons have not engaged with energy-efficiency scheme
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NewsChinese tower specialist sets out big ambitions for Europe
Managing director predicts newly-launched division will be one of top cladding contractors in Europe within five years
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NewsIndustry vents frustration at slow progress on infrastructure
Construction sector says coalition must take measures to encourage investment in major projects
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NewsDew Construction falls into administration
All 31 staff at the Oldham civil engineer are made redundant
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NewsGreat Portland Estates buys two prime London properties
Henderson offloads French Railways House and Jermyn Street property in £39m deal
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £34m UK waste energy contract
Yorkshire facility, converting waste into energy, underscores ‘increased exposure’ to waste sector
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CommentMy digital life... Jayne Dennyson
The director of business development for the UK Green Building Council is on Twitter but has yet to tweet and prefers iPhone to Blackberry
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NewsGreen light for Northwich Marina plans
Council backs proposals for £20m redevelopment of Cheshire canal haven
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NewsPaul Davis & Partners wins planning for low carbon housing
Scheme in Belfast a mix of Code Level five and six homes
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NewsColin Firth’s wife loses battle to put solar panel on listed home
Environmental campaigner is refused planning permission by Hounslow council
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NewsJohn Lewis to cut 30% from spending on consultants
Retail’s Mr Nice Guy embarks on rationalisation drive but moots £600m work pipeline
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NewsConsultants named for £800m Co-Op scheme
Co-Op appoints consultants and developers for major Manchester development
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NewsStanhope appoints Mace on £45m City office scheme
Contractor to start on Allies & Morrison building within weeks as activity picks up at Stanhope
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NewsLeisure hub by Michael Aukett Architects
Vinci begins work on Michael Aukett Architects-designed mixed use leisure, retail and residential project in south London
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CommentThe NEC and 'good faith' clauses
The New Engineering Contract’s requirement to act in a spirit of mutual trust could penalise over-zealous suppliers just as easily as slack clients
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FeaturesCrowning glories: The royals and architecture
As we prepare for the Diamond Jubilee, Ike Ijeh takes a look at the influence the Queen, some of her forbears, and last, but by no means least, her eldest son, have had on British architecture
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CommentHansom: Doubling up
This week, the long-awaited Kanye West/OMA collaboration, the white heat of technology at the BCO conference and a Godzilla-sized image of the House of Windsor looms over London