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NewsHousebuilding falls after local targets scrapped
NHF says 85,000 planned homes will not be built in England after a government decides to abandon local strategies
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NewsZaha's Glasgow 'cathedral' wins photography prize
John Dunn’s image of Zaha Hadid’s Riverside Museum in Glasgow wins CIOB’s Art of Building competition
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Towards Zero Carbon - 25 August
RIBA East Midlands hosts a seminar based around the practicalities of zero carbon homes
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1:1 Architects Build Small Spaces - Until 30 August
V&A commissions seven experimental architects to create their first built structures in the UK
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Selling Sustainability - 7 October
Is designing perfectly functional sustainable solutions enough
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NewsPart of Olympic site shut down after worker falls
A section of the Olympic Village has been closed off after a worker suffers a suspected broken arm
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CommentAlternative medicine
The gp consortiums will not be a few go-getting practices clubbing together - they’ll be huge organisations that operate over whole counties
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NewsRay O’Rourke pens defence of firm’s integrity
Ray O’Rourke, the chairman of Laing O’Rourke, has taken the unprecedented step of writing to all the firm’s major customers ahead of an employment tribunal brought by a former senior member of staff
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NewsNew Part L could face six-month delay
Energy regulation still to be approved by coalition as compliance software is held up
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NewsLarge health projects ‘could be stalled for a year’
Health projects could be stalled for a year while the NHS is restructured under the government’s health white paper, industry figures have warned
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NewsThreat of of double-dip slump grows by the day
Commercial development re-enters decline, Spending cuts hit contractor confidence, Job losses could reach 100,000 this year
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NewsCrossrail 'contingency options' could cut cost
Building has obtained Transport Secretary letter that casts fresh doubts over whether Crossrail will be scaled down
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NewsCarillion axes student sponsorship
Nearly 100 construction students have been left short of funds and some have been unable to graduate after Carillion scrapped its sponsorship scheme
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NewsBanks turn down £350m offer for Crest Nicholson
Offer from venture fund Horizon did not reflect Crest’s true value, according to reports
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NewsShortlist for £2bn Essex waste PFI revealed
Essex and Southend councils announce three-strong shortlist for PFI-funded waste treatment project
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NewsWSP axes up to 50 jobs ahead of cuts
Consultant reveals that staff cut-backs in roads business could amount to 2% of UK workforce
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NewsLabour's final spending spree boosts output
Construction output in Spring was at highest level since start of recession
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CommentA last hurrah for construction before the axe falls
Output in the last quarter was the best since Lehman Brothers collapsed. Alas figures won't be as high again for the foreseeable future