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NewsUK construction output falls 2.8% in July
ONS releases figures showing 3.3% decline compated to July 2010
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NewsAtkins bouyed by Middle East operations
Growing infrastructure investment in Middle East outweighs challenging UK market
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FeaturesSchool building programmes: Figure it out
Michael has £2bn of PFI money for capital spending on schools. But he also has to update the school estate and provide extra pupil places. How much more money will he need? And - for extra marks - where will it come from? Sarah Richardson works out some possible answersܯ
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CommentShifting standards: new JCT contracts
New standard form JCT contracts are on their way, in line with the government’s construction strategy. But don’t worry, help is at hand to understand the changes
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CommentProviding schools: Creative classes
We don’t have enough places for kids in the schools their parents want. A new approach is needed: adapting other public buildings for education and bringing in private help to show us how
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CommentMy digital life…Diba Salam
Diba wants to avoid emails, Dom Joly moments and electro funck music
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CommentSchools crisis: ‘We have a responsibility to school our children’
Barking and Dagenham has to be the council the worst affected by the demise of the Building Schools for the Future programme. We look at the impact on pupils and construction in a deprived east London borough that is fast running out of space
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CommentHansom: Look at me!
Several ‘interesting’ ideas vie for our attention this week as Arup envisages a life-size Scalextric set, Miller Homes drafts in Keith Chegwin and German architects decide scaffolding should be more pretty
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NewsWeston Homes boss blasts government for axed project
Scheme to build 750 flats in Essex abandoned after social landlord cuts funding for 180 homes
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FeaturesThe free schools programme: Fancy free
Rachel Wolf, at 26, is in charge of delivering the government’s free schools programme. In the week the first of these schools open, she tells Sarah Richardson about how construction firms can get involved, and the importance (or not) of good design
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CommentSetting the bar high
Is standardising design the way forward for schools? Yes, says Philip Watson, but only if ‘standardisation’ means ‘best practice’ and we consider the individual needs of the school
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CommentThe Riot Act: it takes a village
Last month’s riots implicated every one of us - especially those at the top. It also brought to mind an old community-minded rule of law
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Reading the Riot Act
If your project suffered a loss as a result of the riots this August you may be able to claim compensation under a JCT contract or even from the police through a 125-year-old statute
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CommentThe tracker: Summer dip
Activity declined across all three sectors in July, partly due to insufficient demand and labour shortages. Experian Economics examines the latest figures
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FeaturesWorking in Mongolia: Getting warmer
Mongolia is famous for many things, and being a hotspot of construction activity is not among them - but perhaps it should be. Thanks to a booming economy, the country is developing at a rate of knots. Building finds out why it’s well worth braving the cold
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Inbox: Credit where it's due
Readers praise those who deserve recognition, be they engineers, the builders of code level 6 homes, or Scottish local authorities that have boosted housebuilding
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NewsISG reports ‘best ever’ revenue of £1.2bn in full-year accounts
Firm’s results come despite ‘large loss’ from Swiss project
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NewsCabe attacks Land Securities scheme
Watchdog launches scathing attack on plans to redevelop Westminster office block