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NewsKier and Bam sign £100m Hinkley nuclear contract
Contractors will provide preparatory works at EDF nuclear power plant in Somerset
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NewsMaking a splash: Baca Architects' amphibious home
The two-storey house will float when the dock beneath it fills with water during floods
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NewsInsulated cladding system
Natural Building Technologies’ (NBT) Pavaclad building system was used in the construction of Waingels College, Reading
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CommentFrom the rooftops
At home our Building 2012 campaign acquires some serious clout, and abroad we’re looking at the best opportunities in India, Qatar and more
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NewsModular building
A sixth-form centre has been constructed at Wymondham High School, Norfolk, using a recycled modular building from Foremans Relocatable Building Systems
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NewsSolar heating system
Stokvis Energy Systems supplied an energy-efficient solar heating system for Thomas Rotherham College, South Yorkshire
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CommentMy digital life … Mel Starrs
This tech-savvy associate director carries both an iPhone and Blackberry but would rather communicate over a meal and glass of red wine
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NewsSir Terry Farrell submits Battersea rescue plan
Farrell hails ‘affordable’ proposed scheme that would involve knocking down all but the north and south facades of the power station
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NewsBalfour Beatty withdraws controversial BESNA contracts
Contractor pulls out to avert strike action
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NewsBalfour and Galliford make £600m Mersey Gateway shortlist
Three consortia set to put forward detailed proposals over the next year
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FeaturesMott Macdonald's Keith Howells: 'It's a bit like star wars'
How should the UK’s largest independent consultant respond to the ‘evil Empire’ of consolidated corporations taking over the market? Mott MacDonald chairman Keith Howells tells Building about the company’s plans to strike back. Tom Campbell photography
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FeaturesInside India: Construction opportunities
India is not a market for the fainthearted, but with the demands of 1 billion people to satisfy, growth of 7% predicted for this year and an investment plan of 1 trillion dollars on the table, there are rich pickings for the courageous. Building reports
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CommentAdjudicators 'taking the initiative'
Adjudicators on construction cases are allowed to ‘take the initiative’ to establish the facts but straying too far from the path can have severe consequences
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FeaturesBuilding by numbers: Variation in public project costs
The latest government data shows dramatic variations in the cost of construction procurement across the public sector. But will arming decision-makers with these figures turn them into leaner, more savvy clients? Building reports
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … For DTZ's building team
Strange sounding words are bandied about when Building buys a pint for DTZ, and the trouble with romance and extreme activities is revealed
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FeaturesHansom: Trouble at the top
As the two-way (un)popularity contest continues in the Cabinet, construction’s main man pats the industry on the head and a sustainability expert calls for the chancellor to get his cheque book out
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NewsBerkeley launches One Tower Bridge
Construction will begin on development of 390 flats after controversial planning history
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NewsCarillion admits partial fault in Ocado case
Contractor concedes that mistakes were made but suggests that the supermarket made matters worse
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Movers & makers: Education
A round-up of news from manufacturers including Portakabin and Kingspan Insulation
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Curtain walling system
Technal supplied aluminium facade systems for the new College of Further Education in Hartlepool