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Working in Qatar: First person
The EC Harris partner in Qatar on the challenges and opportunities of working in the Middle East
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OFT decides not to appeal construction recruitment case
Reduction of 64% of recruiter fines will stand
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Has cavity wall got a future in low energy building projects?
One year on from the completion of the UK’s first cavity wall, the International Passivhaus conference takes place this Saturday (28 May 2011) in Innsbuck. Green Building Store’s Bill Butcher, project leader on the Denby Dale Passivhaus, will be speaking on the subject ’Passivhaus and cavity wall construction’. Here he ...
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Buro Happold at Chelsea Flower Show
Engineer Buro Happold and NEX Architecture create pavillion based on the way plants grow
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Architects required for Glasgow 2014 stadium design
Interested parties should submit expressions of interest before 17 June
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Quintain ramps up Greenwich build-out
Developer pushes ahead with Lend Lease despite £48.1m paper loss
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Comment
Plant hire prices sink back after a short-lived rally
Prices back to where they were in 2003
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Comment
The Financial Times, Barbour ABI and construction prospects
The data shows value of contracts awarded to 50 contractors - they don’t include a large slice of housebuilding work
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GDP: Everything changes, everything stays the same
Construction GDP figures revised upwards but still don’t reflect true picture
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EC Harris appoints head of renewables for Europe
Former WSP renewable services director to lead the European renewables team, supporting the energy and manufacturing sector
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Defective Premises Act: Mr and Mrs Jenson vs Spencer Roy Faux
This case explains why ’buyer beware’ should be the first rule of thumb when buying a house
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Why construction's making the headlines
The reasons behind the reported big drop in orders for Top 50 contractors
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Contractors sought for £54m solar framework
Work involves the installation of solar panels on 9,000 Welsh properties
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Lend Lease to build halted Olympic housing
Contractor given nod to finish Athlete’s Village block stopped after P Elliott administration
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Costain, Galliford and Atkins JV bags £200m water deal
Project involves the extension of Liverpool waste water treatment works
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Housebuilding must double to over 200,000 units
Study says 234,000 homes needed each year in England as opposed to the 103,000 built in 2010
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Labour appoints new construction shadow minister
Chuka Umunna takes over from Gordon Banks as shadow minister for business, innovation and skills
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CZWG and Holder Mathias unveil £70m Barnsley plan
Regeneration follows Will Alsop’s ’Tuscan hill-top’ vision
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Crossrail wins planning for station over-site development
Westminster council approves plans for Bond Street station scheme
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Comment
Electric Designs: Pylons & Architecture
A new competition seeks to redesign the iconic British electricity pylon. What impact will this have on rural landscapes and cultural stereotypes?