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Comforting data ahead of the budget
As the Chancellor Alistair Darling puts his final touches to the Budget he will be relieved by the recent spate of comforting data.Last Wednesday we had employment statistics showing that the unemployment was falling.On Thursday the figures on public finances were far healthier than expected, with the Institute for Fiscal ...
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Focus on the here and now Mr Darling
With the sound of warnings from the European Commission ringing in Alistair Darling’s ears that his plans to halve the UK’s £178 billion deficit in four years “lacks ambition”, just what should be announced in Wednesday’s Budget?What is likely is that it won’t contain as much detail as many, including ...
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NewsFree-runners let loose on BIG's buildings
Buildings designed by Bjarke Ingels Group are the backdrop to a film on urban parkour that is now out on DVD
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NewsDarling's dilemma
The City wants action to deal with the deficit, construction wants a commitment to spending - how will the chancellor strike a balance in his Budget?
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NewsPassivhaus: What's in a name?
A lot actually, if you are claiming that a building meets a certain standard without the certification to verify it
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NewsWolseley reports £261m loss
Building materials firm increases market share but half-year results show sales are hit by poor performance in US
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NewsTories publish energy green paper
David Cameron outlines 12-point plan, including streamlining planning for infrastructure projects and supporting nuclear power
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NewsHopkins boss leaves firm
Managing director Bill Taylor quits after 30 years at the practice to develop a site he owns
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NewsDubai World asks for eight years to pay off debt
Nakheel's parent wants extension on repayment plan to creditors of £15bn debt mountain
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NewsColleges rail against adult learning budget cuts
Mooted 10-25% reduction in funds will affect courses such as bricklaying, joinery, plastering and plumbing
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NewsAtkins bags £350m highways deal
Engineering firm signs deal with Oxford County Council to become highways provider
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APC video: Accounting principles and procedures (M001)
Alasdair Thompson puts more probing APC questions to another candidate
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Tax, tax, tax and more tax – a rallying cry for construction
This is a rant.Why? Because I can't help myself. I tried to hold back.I read the first three chapters of the Low Carbon Construction Innovation & Growth Team emerging findings and I am now deeply saddened.I didn’t bother with the remaining chapters, but did eyeball the recommendations.I was not saddened ...
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NewsOpening night at Libeskind's Grand Canal Theatre
Dublin 2,100-seat, five-storey venue was build for developer Chartered Land, Harry Crosbie Properties and Live Nation Ireland
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NewsMipim 2010: More business, less champagne
Building's Mipim specialists ponders the last four days, and what it says about the health of the industry
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NewsTaking the ...
Our thanks go to Randip Singh Bahra, who was in St Philip’s Place in Birmingham when he spotted this example of making something absolutely clear
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NewsOFT firms off the hook as councils ditch legal action
Leeds is first local authority to abandon plans after lawyers advise evidence is too weak for action
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Unspoken risks
Managing the issue of violence in the workplace can begin with simple steps to identify and managing policy
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NewsMipim 2010: Less champagne, more business
Rolling news, blogs and twit-bits from the annual property fair on the Cote d'Azur
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NewsTories in talks to cut all funding from Cabe
Design quango fears for its independence as Conservatives push plans for self-funding