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Frameless shower door
Roman has added a bespoke frameless hinged glass shower door to its Sculptures range
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New RIBA boss wants architects to take lead
Angela Brady calls for architects to be reinstated as project leaders
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GLA considers 600 fast-track home pilot
Pilot scheme aims to identify 12-20 local authority sites in London on which to rapidly build new homes
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WTC Tower 3 architect calls for push on stalled scheme
British architect says developer Silverstein must secure private financing
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Government review of procurement to cover construction
Industry welcomes decision to include construction in review of EU procurement rules
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Only 31 homes reach code level 6
However, 29,205 homes have been completed to level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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Aukett rethinks global strategy after losses
Aukett Fitzry Robinson diversifies Russian business and considers scaling down Middle Eastern arm
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Weston abandons 750-home development
Chairman blasts government over funding cuts which left developer shouldering social housing costs
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Bouygues UK bags £61.5m Tower Hamlets BSF job
Financial close on third wave of borough’s schools brings total number redeveloped to 14
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Councilors vote to save Edinburgh tramline
Trams will run through to the city centre after local politicians perform a u-turn
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Author of planning reform hits back at critics
Tory MP John Howell says current planning system ‘lost balance many years ago’
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OFT refers Anglo American/Lafarge venture to Competition Commission
OFT highlights concerns that joint venture could undermine independent ready-mix concrete suppliers
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Comment
Worst orders figures on record suggest the worst on the ground is yet to come
There are times when you hope you’re misreading data or that there may be an error. But it doesn’t look as though these crutches are available as I stare at the carnage implicit in the new orders data.
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Construction industry PMI falls to eight-month low
Improved commercial performance outweighed by weaker civil engineering work
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Aecom and URS win Forth Bridge contract
Aecom and URS Scott Wilson has been awarded the role of Design Checker for the Forth Replacement Bridge in Scotland.
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Cyril Sweett shares fall on profits warning
Increased competition in UK and effect of Arab Spring leads to lower operating margins
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New construction orders crash to lowest ever level
Shock ONS figures show 16% fall in orders to below previous 1980 low
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Features
Triple glazing: Clear technology
Triple glazing is no longer the preserve of environmental zealots, it has become a practical and accessible way to reduce energy loss in buildings and hit environmental targets. Building guides you through the market and latest developments
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Tall building design: Is it safe?
Ten years ago the world watched two of New York’s most iconic towers come crashing to the ground. Since then the industry has changed the way tall buildings are built in an attempt to make them terror proof. Building takes a look
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Larry Silverstein: Dreams & nightmares
On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Building talks to Larry Silverstein, owner of the World Trade Center complex, about how the responsibility of rebuilding the site keeps him awake at night, his controversial insurance claim - and what saved his life on that fateful day