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NewsAutodesk and Gehry join forces to promote BIM
Autodesk takes stake in Gehry Technologies as starchitect’s firm moves into BIM consultancy
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NewsPlans unveiled for £350m high-rise development in Croydon
Scheme designed by architect CZWG is part of massive regeneration effort in the London borough.
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NewsCaterpillar profits up in third quarter
Earthmoving equipment giant expects recovery in US and Japan markets to gather pace in 2012
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FeaturesTim Byles' £1bn development pipeline: What are the opportunities?
Building questions the former Partnerships for Schools chief on Cornerstone’s upcoming work
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FeaturesMy working day: JFA ecologist Adam Earl
The ecologist at JFA Environmental Planning doesn’t have a regular working day but they all start early with feeding his three chickens
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NewsMiller tops off Carlsberg brewery extension
Brewery will produce over 300 million extra pints of beer a year
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NewsFacebook chooses Sweden for giant new data centre
The facility near the Arctic Circle will cover 11 football pitches
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CommentOral agreements: All mouth no trousers
It’s easy for two parties to get dug in over quite trifling sums. Here’s a case in point that revolved around the question of oral agreements - only the lawyers enjoyed it
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CommentWhat's a clause intended to do? It may take precedence over its wording
Don’t rely on legal wording without considering the context of a clause, as a judge may look at its purpose instead
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FeaturesFree school conversions: Making the switch
The government went out of its way to make it easier for free schools to be formed in non-school buildings by easing planning laws. So now that they’ve opened their doors, do they actually work? Take a look at two very different conversions…
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FeaturesCladding: Facing the future
The cladding market is being tested by the influx of new regulations and cost pressures. The good news is that facades can now be designed on a more human scale, says Stephen Ledbetter, director of the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology
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CommentHansom: Talk to my agent
Cocktails and canapes in a tent, a fish and chip supper and a spot on prime-time TV. Sounds like a lifestyle for a B-list celeb, not a day in the life of a contractor
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Construction appointments: 28 October
This week, United House, John Sisk & Sons and Woods Bagot are among the firms to have made new appointments
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The prevention principle: Fast forward
When a construction project is delayed nobody wants to take the blame. Here’s how the prevention principle might come into play
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Stuck in the mud
Prices have continued to stagnate in 2011, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company. And with the eurozone crisis and global unease, construction isn’t going anywhere fast
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FeaturesSean Tompkins: Setting it straight
The RICS has faced a lot of criticism lately, with its global expansion drive and proposal to drop its top level qualification under fire. Iain Withers finds out how chief executive Sean Tompkins plans to reconcile ambitious plans abroad with winning back support at home
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NewsHousing stats: New build sales, starts and completions in September
Housing registrations in September fell 12% below August’s