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NewsCivils contractors report declining workloads
Overwhelming majority of respondents to CECA survey also report rising costs
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NewsOpik to present RIBA charity auction: 24 June
Fundraiser to help architecture students facing hardship will be held in June
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NewsHouse prices rebound slightly in May
Nationwide House Price Index shows average price of a home up 0.3%
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NewsBank of England in talks over ONS output controversy
Meeting comes as Barbour ABI survey reveals 39% drop in value of new work
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NewsPenguins move in at Buxton-built enclosure
Surrey contractor hands over new home to London Zoo penguins
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NewsPfS could become part of new education funding agency
Could dbe folded into Education Funding Agency in April
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NewsGovernment wants evidence on 'cash for planning' clause
Controversial clause in Localism Bill voted through by MPs but ministers fear battle in the Lords
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NewsWillmott Dixon 43% profit boost due to cheap subbies
But chief executive expects main contractors to suffer this year as supply chain prices soar
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NewsTough Times: Tackling low pay for architecture students
RIBA forum to address how the institute and architectural community can best support students through tough times
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NewsMumbai student wins RIBA scholarship
Winner to develop a sustainable manifesto for sanitation with applications for Mumbai
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NewsCouncils could have to reverse decision to scrap homes
Court ruling says councils should not consider planned scrapping of regional strategies when drawing up local plans
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FeaturesThe Shard: London's tallest building
Londoners have hardly been able to believe their eyes as the capital’s tallest building has shot up in front of them at dizzying speed. Building braves icy winds to report on an engineering triumph
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FeaturesThe shape of Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe leisure centre rises from the landscape as a series of interlinked domes, more in number than the Eden Project. We find out how you specify roofing for such a complex project, where nearly every element is unique
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Comment
BIM: Designing tomorrow
BIM is the word on everybody’s lips - but do we really know what it is? David Light says we won’t make the most of building information modelling until we start asking the right questions
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CommentPublic sector procurement – time to go private
Time has shown that public sector procurement needs private investment. The industry must lay its prejudices aside, says Ken Gillespie, and get stuck in
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FeaturesDe-coding BIM
Building information modelling could be applied to save time and money on every government project within five years. But few people are using it and many don’t even know it exists. Here are seven key ways BIM will affect you and your work
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CommentAn education
Half-term hols will come as a relief after the excitement of Tim Byles leaving, the education secretary displaying an appalling lack of handwriting skill and a sports day-style event that ended in tears …