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Planning woes dog number of Persimmon completions
But housebuilder says it expects to hit target of building 15,000 homes this year
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House price growth slowed in June
House prices in the UK rose 7.8% in the year to June, less than the rate of general inflation.
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Bashing government on net zero progress feels good but does it get us any closer to our targets?
Private and public sector must move faster to decarbonise the built environment but important steps have been made
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Chipperfield team wins £100m LSE Lincoln’s Inn Fields competition
Chipperfield and Feix and Merlin beat a field of six runners to win the commission
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Your guide to the key players shaping construction in Manchester
As part of Building magazine’s Manchester week, Carl Brown and Ben Flatman profile some of the main movers and shakers in the city.
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Regulator drops ‘leasehold’ investigation into Barratt without taking action
Housebuilder ‘pleased’ as CMA cites ‘insufficient evidence’ of mis-selling
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Construction pay rises faster than most sectors but still falls in real terms
Industry vacancies drop to lowest level for several months but remain historically high
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LABC launches fully funded building control course as industry readies for new regulator
Students will be paid a full salary while they learn in effort to attract new recruits into the profession
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ISG pauses work on £2.6bn car battery ‘gigafactory’ amid funding delays
Contractor says it will get back onsite when designs for the 95-hectare scheme are “finalised”
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Gender trouble at work
Allison Bailey’s tribunal underlines the legal requirement to allow diversity of opinion
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Tony Wilson’s legacy in Manchester: ‘A city where you can stay up north and be successful’
In 2006 Yvette Livesey guest-edited Building with her former partner and music mogul Tony Wilson. She talks about their work together
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Dozens of hospital building roofs at risk of imminent collapse, minister admits
Number of hospital trusts affected by unstable aerated concrete three more than previously thought
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Manchester’s moment – building on the city’s cultural legacy
The city could become an examplar of how urban centres can offer a way of life that is attractive and sustainable
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MMC makes it harder to reuse materials, say demolition firms
Modern materials are ‘nowhere near’ as reusable as those used in traditional construction
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Fosters’ plans for £1bn Blackfriars tower cluster given public airing
Architect took over from Wilkinson Eyre on the 18 Blackfriars Road scheme last year
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Andy Burnham interview: remaking Manchester
Manchester’s mayor on how green spaces, better infrastructure and the pursuit of net zero are at the heart of his ambitious plans for the city
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ONS reports June drop in output as construction feels impact of record price rises
But second quarter output still positive overall
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UKGBC calls for standardised measures of carbon savings when reusing materials
Lack of agreed metrics on carbon savings from retaining components in projects is an important gap in industry knowledge, climate group claims
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Academics unveil ‘weather-resistant’ heat pump
The ‘flexible’ technology could solve the problem of heat pumps affected by cold weather
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Construction industry gossip: Master of spin
Who knew how much musical talent the industry was hiding?