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CommentCredit to construction: The Olympics, the greatest show on earth
Come July, all eyes will be on the world’s greatest athletes, says Sir Steve Redgrave. But praise should also go to the construction professionals who made it all possible
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NewsAppeal of FITs ruling leaves solar firms in limbo
Goverment’s decision to challenge High Court ruling causes further confusion for solar industry
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NewsPlans for £60m Thames pontoon withdrawn
Client still committed to the Mace and Gensler scheme but will make amendments following negative reception
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NewsURS director leaves to focus on govt BIM roll-out
Mark Bew received an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list
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NewsCapita and BDP shortlisted for £40m Sheffield hospital
Six make the cut for children’s hospital design contract
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NewsUK architect wins competition to masterplan $1bn Iraqi rebuild
Architect Assemblage has designed a masterplan for housing which could be rolled out across the country
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NewsEco hotel planned near Bangalore unveiled
Architect Mohsin Cooper and engineer Hurleypalmerflatt behind 9,450m2 scheme
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NewsPictures show extent of damage to Hammersmith flyover
Images show corrosion to prefabricated concrete panels
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NewsLend Lease hands over delayed athletes' village plots to ODA
Final plots were hit by delays but ODA confirms Lend Lease met rearranged handover deadline
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CommentWe should have some of the Olympic glory
The Olympic organisers have to protect their brand but the construction firms also need some recognition, says Peter Murray
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NewsTwo arrested over piling death
Yorkshire men arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence
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FeaturesA guide to the Olympic venues: Greener, faster, smarter
Finally, after six years of work and waiting, we have entered London’s Olympic year. Building kicks off our 2012 campaign with a guide to the main venues and what makes them greener, faster and smarter
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FeaturesDelivering the Olympics: Six months to go …
So far the construction industry’s Olympic record has been excellent. Cue big pat on the back. The question is, with a new, inexperienced client taking over and just six months to go, can it finish the job? Building reports
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FeaturesSparks fly: The row over electricians' wage agreements
The decision of seven major M&E contractors to break away from the 40-year-old JIB wage agreement was prompted by an ‘urgent need to modernise’ but has already led to angry clashes between workers and police. Building reports on a row that threatens to become the sector’s biggest industrial relations dispute ...
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NewsConstruction still worst for deaths at work, HSE confirms
Health & Safety Executive planning new safety campaign after grim stats show rise in fatalities
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NewsConstruction activity recovers in December
CIPS data shows warm weather helped deliver workload increase
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NewsOne Room, Three Global Names: 9 - 23 January
Designers and artists including Sir Terence Conran exhibit their most loved work as part of evolving exhibition
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OMA Progress: Until 19 February
OMA/Progress is the first major presentation of architect OMA’s work in the UK and is guest curated and designed by the Brussels-based collective Rotor, who were responsible for the much praised Belgian Pavilion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale.With unprecedented access to OMA’s archives and daily practice, Rotor has created ...
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NewsRapport Experimental Spatial Structures: Until 9 April
Exhibition offers new insights into the interdisciplinary approach of Berlin architect J Mayer H
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NewsVinci wins £22m student accommodation and fire station contract
Scheme in Cardiff is for developer Cambrian Holst