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CommentYou were warned
The double-dip is upon us so what can government, and companies themselves, do to help in this hour of need?
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NewsMicro-perforated tiles
Micro-perforated metal tiles from Armstrong Ceilings have been specified for the offices of Birmingham council’s new workplace at 10 Woodcock Street
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CommentQuantity Surveyors: A must-have accessory
At long last, it looks like the humble quantity surveyor is being recognised in the global market and is on everyone’s shopping list, writes Richard Steer
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NewsBuilding envelope solutions
Tata Steel has provided building envelope solutions for two commercial units at Hawarden business park in Flintshire
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FeaturesStudents design accommodation units
Architecture students conceive of units that are above and bellow ground whilst respecting the site at Lumsdale Valley
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NewsMinisters' flagship growth fund 'shockingly wasteful'
Spending watchdog says says job-creation scheme has spent too much money on too few jobs
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NewsConstruction output revised down to -4.8%
Latest data reveals Q1 construction output figures revised down - dragging overall GDP growth down a further 0.1%
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NewsEight major heritage projects to share £76m
Maze Prison development among eight schemes to receive Heritage Lottery Fund cash
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NewsDream job for Arup in Seoul
Engineering services firm plays centrol role in South Korean commercial development
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NewsSubcontractors to blame for oil spill, says Lend Lease
Contractor mounts defence that shifts blame for faulty system to Overbury and Gratte Brothers
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NewsGovernment holds back key 2012 construction report
Ministers urged to publish ODA chair’s critique of Olympic marketing rules for non-sponsors
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NewsISG is front-runner for £20m City Tower job
Contractor tipped for Great Portland Estates’ City Tower re-fit
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CommentA chance for the industry to re-engage
With the economy falling back into recession engaging with government at the upcoming Government Construction Summit is more important than ever, writes John Frankiewicz
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NewsRICS flags improving construction sector
Surveyors report increased Q1 activity in face of ONS data which showed 3% contraction
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FeaturesWakefield council offices: A model of modesty
Cartwright Pickard’s considered, pragmatic design has allowed Wakefield’s council offices to come in at under half the price of some other recent civic buildings. Could this be a template for more hubristic architects to follow, asks Ike Ijeh
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FeaturesResuscitating construction: Alternative medicine
Last week Building looked at the government’s failure to resuscitate construction. This week, Joey Gardiner looks at where treatment is most urgently needed for construction to make a swift recovery
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CommentHansom: Capital gains
The pricey apartments at the Shard have many USPs, but are transport links really the clincher? Meanwhile Sweett is sour over lifts and work of a kind begins at Blackfriars One, but don’t get too excited
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CommentLOGIC contracts: Solving the puzzle
A new contract from the oil and gas industry is set to become more common in the building sector as offshore work increases - but many of its provisions will be familiar
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CommentMy digital life … with Andrew Pyke
You’re more likely to get an email rather than a phone call from this sporty design director and that’s not his only bad digital habit