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Passivhaus trade body launched
Trade association set up to promote and co-ordinate German low-energy standard in UK as interest in Passivhaus increases
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CommentIt’s official – construction has never had it so good
This sounds too good to be true, and it probably is
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NewsFoster's design for Qatar 2022 World Cup bid
Lusail Iconic Stadium will seat over 86,000 people and have a retractable roof
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NewsChickens to power Gloucestershire town
First homes to receive power generated from chicken litter after biogas plant opens in November
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NewsFirst free school pupils face prefab classrooms
Flagship school policy struggles with first test as projects deemed too complex for 2011 completion
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NewsTop 250: consultants on wafer-thin margins
More than one in 10 consultants are surviving on margins of less than 3%, according to Building’s 2010 survey of the top 250 consultants
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NewsHSE releases timber-frame fire safety advice
Safety body warns timber-frame buildings ’more vulnerable’
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FeaturesMark Prisk: He’s no guru, but Prisk aims to enlighten us anyway
New construction minister wants to simplify procurement, clarify planning and expand markets
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NewsT&T shooter wins bronze in Delhi
Assistant cost manager Julia Lydall wins Commonwealth Games medal for England in Womens’ pistol shooting
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NewsDavid Chipperfield wins Royal Gold Medal
RIBA awards Stirling Prize winner the 2011 Royal Gold Medal for architecture
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NewsBarratt wins £1bn rebuild of Basildon new town
Council signs up housebuilder for 20-year redevelopment of town centre in Essex
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Charles speaks out on Chelsea Barracks
Future monarch describes Rogers Stirk Harbour scheme as “insane”
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FeaturesThe QS apprentice
The trainee QS who joined consultant Cyril Sweett via CSTT discusses life as a apprentice
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Comment
City Inn: How to avoid unexpected delay disputes
Extensions of time in cases of concurrent delays are tricky, the key is how you draft your contract…
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CommentSecond best is no good at all: impressions from the Labour party conference
Fresh from the Labour conference, Amanda Levete muses on the pointlessness of second place, the deviousness of committees and the role of a great leader in making great buildings
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Features
Wonders & blunders with Rob Ewen
Mace director Rob Ewen tips his hat to a sustainable skyscraper in Manhattan, but is less thrilled with the British tower blocks of the sixties and seventies
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FeaturesInterview with WSP's Paul Dollin: Cheer leader
Paul Dollin, WSP’s enthusiastic new UK boss, has no intention of ’waking up American’. So the former Atkins man intends to grow the UK business by pushing even harder into infrastructure, particularly rail and nuclear. Just don’t expect to see any more Shards going up
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FeaturesHansom: Terms and conditions
CVs are solicited this week from anyone with a way with words, a lupine surname, a deep affinity with the heroes of trashy American cinema and waitering skills. Eyewatering dress sense desirable