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NewsConstruction output flat in November
ONS figures show construction output broadly flat in November but down 1.6% on the same period a year ago
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NewsNetwork Rail announces £1.5bn worth of signalling contracts
Atkins, Balfour Beatty JV Signalling Solutions and Invensys Rail chosen for framework agreement
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FeaturesRaindrops keep falling: The Oxford Natural History Museum's leaking roof
The Oxford Natural History Museum has been plagued by water dripping through its roof since its completion but after years of buckets and botched jobs one architect has finally solved the problem. Building finds out how you fix a 154-year-old leak
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FeaturesExhibition Road: Walkin' & wheels
Dixon Jones’ £28m reworking of South Kensington’s great museum quarter, Exhibition Road, resolves the long stand-off between pedestrians and cars by allowing them to share the same space. Ike Ijeh is knocked over by the simplicity of the design. Photographs by Tim Crocker
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CommentGalliford Try vs Lanes Group: Premature adjudication
An adjudicator who outlines a preliminary view needs to make sure he’s not reached a final decision too soon
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FeaturesStanton Williams: The Attraction of Opposites
Architect Stanton Williams is a company that likes to be different - so when its profit plunged by 90% at the start of the financial crisis it didn’t do what so many other architects are doing and look abroad for work. It decided to stick with what it knows best: ...
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FeaturesIs the Green Deal heading for failure?
The Green Deal is supposed to be the biggest domestic refurbishment programme since the Second World War. But the government’s own figures predict it will be anything but. Joey Gardiner asks if the coalition’s flagship policy could be heading for failure
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NewsPersimmon off to good start with site visitors up 20% on 2011
Trading update says profit set to increase by around 50%
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NewsGovernment approves HS2 in the face of fierce opposition
Changes to the route including running more than half the line in tunnels or cuttings
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NewsArchitects struggle as Archial latest to make cuts
Up to 15% of Archial staff face redundancy amid restructure as RIBA says profession is ‘fragile’
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Aluminium rainwater system
Marley Alutec provided an aluminium rainwater system to a development in East Sussex
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Liquid waterproofing system
This cold-applied liquid waterproofing system reduces health and safety risks at height
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Insulated panel system
Tata Steel supplied R32 (roof) profile and C32 (walls) profiles on 36 bonded warehouses at Mulben, Scotland
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CommentGalliford Try vs Lanes Group: Forum shopping
The practice of ‘forum shopping’ as mentioned in Tony’s article may be unappealing to some, but any attempt to legislate against it will cause a trolleyful of problems
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FeaturesGreen Deal: Does it add up for homes?
The Green Deal aims to reduce energy consumption at no upfront cost to homeowners, but which measures meet the ‘golden rule’? Phil Birch and Richard Quartermaine of Cyril Sweett report
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NewsFears of euro collapse spark overhaul of EU contracts
Concerns have emerged that euro’s fall would render many contracts null and void
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CommentLife after banks: Building without loans
The chances of smaller developers getting loans, even for pre-let projects, are slimmer than ever - but that doesn’t mean they need to stop building, says property investor Eric Jafari
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NewsHome insulation work to collapse under Green Deal
Government predicts 93% fall in loft insulation work, putting carbon targets at risk