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FeaturesThe 2010 Building Awards: Public projects shortlist showcase
Hard not to have a wiggle in your walk when you see the cornucopia of building projects shortlisted for the 2010 Building Awards
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Sustainability: Renewable energy
The old grudging attitude to renewable energy is being slowly transformed by a series of financial incentives
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CommentRichard Steer: Where in the world are consultants going?
Spare a thought for Britain’s poor consultants as they fall victim to rich Americans. And spare a thought for the Americans as they tremble at the rise of Chinese power …
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CIC election manifesto calls for full-time construction minister
The Construction Industry Council has called for a new government to create a full-time construction minister after the election
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NewsSomething Nouvel: The 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
French architect Jean Nouvel has been chosen to design the 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
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RICS boss Louis Armstrong to retire
Louis Armstrong, the outgoing chief executive of the RICS, has been described as a “hard act to follow” by leading industry figures
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Latest construction appointments: 26 March 2010
Daniel Farrand has joined Mishcon de Reya as head of planning and environment
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NewsBig Kid: The Kidbrooke regeneration scheme
Berkeley Homes has secured planning permission for the second phase of the £1bn Kidbrooke regeneration in south-east London – one of the largest residential regeneration schemes in Europe
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Housing Stats: New build sales and completions in February 2010
Completions are down slightly from last year, but private registrations have shot up more than 100%
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Taylor Wimpey boss bags £800k bonus for rescue deal
Redfern rewarded despite £604m pre-tax loss; Persimmon’s Mike Farley takes home extra £400,000
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Bellway back in the black with £19m pre-tax profit
Housebuilder Bellway made a pre-tax profit of £19m according to its reported half-year results, compared with a loss of £48m in the same period in the previous year
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Baqus makes £350,000 loss
AIM-listed QS group Baqus made a pre-tax loss of £347,000 in the second half of 2009, despite redundancies and office closures
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VolkerWessels UK set to focus on marine infrastructure
VolkerWessels UK is set to diversify its operations in the UK by taking on more work in the marine infrastructure sector
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FeaturesFast build nation: Richard Ogden on offsite construction
Richard Ogden, the man who built a McDonald’s in two days, thinks the speed, efficiency and sustainability of offsite manufacture, and investment from major contractors such as Laing O’Rourke, will at last win over a sceptical industry
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Sports flooring system
An innovative high-performance sports floor system, developed through a partnership between Gerflor and InstaCoustic, has been installed for the first time in the UK at the Moat House leisure and neighbourhood centre in Coventry
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Textured floor covers
Altro has provided a complete floors and walls package for the Ennerdale leisure centre in Hull
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Laing O’Rourke overhauls board as finance chief quits
Commercial head Anna Stewart expands her power base as firm plots move into Brazil and Canada
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NewsJean Nouvel's National Museum of Qatar revealed
Building will provide gallery space, an auditorium, studio, cafes, a restaurant and a museum shop