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FeaturesMarket forecast: Chink of light
Construction prices edged up in the first quarter of the year. So does that mean the industry recession is at an end? Sadly not, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon
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FeaturesElection 2010: Invitation to a hanging
On this page Sarah Richardson and Roxane McMeeken look at what would happen to construction if nobody won the election, and overleaf we catch up with our floating voters, receive a letter from David Cameron and meet the former Jarvis man who founded his own political party
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FeaturesBill’s battle
Bill Rawcliffe is one of the many victims left by the collapse of Jarvis. So he started a campaign for justice, and failed to make progress. So, next stop the House of Commons
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NewsMiliband makes green homes local pledge
Climate change minister to empower local councils to makeover homes and promises to keep Carbon and Energy Saving Trust
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NewsWe're back to double-digit growth in house prices: oh dear
House prices are booming again – crack open the champagne! Or maybe not
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NewsRoof tiling by cretins – sorry, we meant Cretans
Although in this case either spelling would be correct, as safety measures appear to be entirely absent
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Daniel Libeskind's Grand Canal Square theatre
Nottingham Trent University and Royal College of Art students comment on the Dublin scheme
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NewsBAM posts record construction turnover for 2009
But UK firm plans to counter public spending cuts with refocus on civils work
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NewsTaylor Wimpey has cut debt by £90m in 2010
But shareholder group pushing to reject chief executive’s remuneration package at AGM today
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NewsBuilding launches legal online group
Building's social networking site now hosts discussion forum for construction law
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NewsTarmac/Carillion JV picked for £300m highways framework
Ringway, BAM Nuttall and Balfour Beatty/Birse also named on new Midlands framework for schemes up to £12m
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NewsSeverfield-Rowen steels itself for industry 'trough year'
Steel firm has taken measures against rising raw material costs and its UK market share has risen
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Comment
How construction can make cycling safer
The warm weather and longer days is making cycling to work enjoyable again. The streets of London are teeming with cyclists riding new bikes bought on their company's Cycle to Work scheme.Cycling is a brilliant to get stay fit and avoid the stuffy Tube, but unfortunately it's not as safe ...
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NewsLondon Festival of Architecture 2010 to focus on Olympic welcome
Call for Londoners to participate in examining change and design in the UK capital this summer
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Comment
We're back to double-digit growth in house prices, oh dear
House prices are booming again, crack open the champagne!Well maybe not.If I was a house builder reading the latest survey from the Nationwide building society showing a double-digit rise in prices over the past year (see graph) I would be worried.Looking at my short-term prospects, naturally I would be chirpy ...
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NewsCumbernauld's 10m steel sculpture holds high hopes for Scottish town
Town seeks image transformation through massive steel figure with sixties hairdo reflecting new-town origins
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NewsMormons pioneer sustainable church building
Green new-build and retrofit programme will be rolled out worldwide if pilot proves successful
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NewsCompetition: Design new London skyline
Transport for London and London Festival of Architecture launch competition to design a 21st century architectural skyline
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NewsDBK appointed to £400m university network
Consultant will provide QS and project management on University of Leicester expansion scheme
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News
RCA talks: WWAA and Office for Subversive Architecture - 18 May
Marcin Mostafa & Natalia Paszkowska (WWAA) and Karsten Huneck & Bernd Trümpler (Office for Subversive Architecture) chaired by Nigel Coates, RCA's head of architecture separtment.