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NewsArmitt chosen as vice-president of ICE
Move means Olympic Delivery Authority boss set to lead Institution of Civil Engineers from 2015
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NewsAberdeen's £395m bypass faces further delays
Campaigner to take legal challenge to Supreme Court
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NewsVinci sees profits halved in 'difficult climate'
Contractor’s pre-tax profit down 48% - turnover up 8% to £1.11bn
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: BTA's Vancouver library
Student panel on the pioneering Surrey City Centre Library that takes directly from social media
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NewsFive firms scoop £49m of HS2 civils work
Engineers Mott Macdonald, Arup and Atkins all to design parts of the new line
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NewsRIBA's night of architecture and design
RIBA introduces Last Tuesdays monthly night of architecture and design events at its London HQ
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NewsAecom bags £49m brace of water contracts
Engineer will work on the upgrade of Blackburn Meadows water works
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CommentE-disclosure: What's inside your computer?
E-disclosure is complicated and requires planning and co-operation between the parties if it is to be effective
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FeaturesThe 2012 consultants' salary survey: The measure of things
The Building/Hays Construction salary survey shows that infrastructure work has provided one of the few escapes in another sobering year for consultants, but the adoption of BIM technology is hitting technical experts hard. Building reports
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FeaturesThe modern reader: Worcester's library of the future
Feilden Clegg Bradley’s Hive library in Worcester is a bold reinterpretation of the area’s pottery heritage while leaving no one in any doubt that it’s ready for the age of the Kindle
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NewsHorizon sale may set nuclear plans back two years
Fears over delays to programme and wider appeal of sector
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CommentNew asbestos regulations: The risks
From tomorrow stricter regulations will govern even low-risk asbestos work, triggering new obligations for contractors and property owners. Building reports on the risks for the industry if it doesn’t follow the legislation to the letter
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Lead times: January-March 2012
Lead times remain extremely low across all trades, with any bottlenecks being absorbed by the pre-construction programmes of contractors eager to win work. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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Spotlight: Impact of archaelogical work
The prospect of finding historic artefacts beneath a site is more likely to strike a developer with fear than excitement. But the real danger arises when it isn’t planned for, says Brian Moone
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Movers & makers 5 April 2012: Refurbishment
The latest news from manufacturers includes shifts to China, more efficient wall insulation and the launch of new websites
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Glass, automatic swing doors
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies’ doors were used for the London Eye’s refurbished ticket office
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Heritage rainwater system
Alumasc has provided a bespoke heritage aluminum rainwater system for Marylebone’s 150m-long station shed roof covering