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Universities plan to slash building programmes
More universities have launched reviews of their development programmes after the government announced that it would cut capital funding to the sector by more than half this year
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Nerves of steel: King's College neuroscience facility
A £45m research facility in south-east London won planning permission this week
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Private housebuilders feel the chill as sales and assets plummet
The impact of the downturn on privately owned housebuilders has become clear as the end of year results for three of the UK’s largest show revenue falling by up to three-quarters
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Latest construction appointments - 08 January 2009
Morgan Ashurst has appointed Colin Best national director of rail
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Industry rows over representation
A row is escalating between the UK Contractors Group and the newly-formed Construction Alliance umbrella body that threatens to undermine the industry’s main connection with the government
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Sir David Chipperfield heads honours
David Chipperfield has been knighted for services to architecture in the UK and Germany in the 2010 New Year Honours List
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Academic forte: Willmott Dixon's Tamworth academy
Willmott Dixon has been appointed as preferred bidder for the £35m Landau Forte Academy in Tamworth
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A little to the left: Las Vegas' Veer Towers
These are the aptly named Veer Towers are set to open in the spring
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Helpline calls show fewer lay-offs
The number of small contractors seeking employment advice on redundancies and lay-offs dropped in the last quarter of 2009, compared with the same period a year ago
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Albania rocks: Aedas' Tirana towers
This is the latest image to be released of the masterplan for Tirana Rocks, an urban neighbourhood at the shore of Tirana Lake, in the south of the Albanian capital
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BSRIA appointed to insulation and retrofit trial role
Energy Saving Trust project will monitor energy and record data on solid wall insulation and retrofit in 200 homes
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Allied vs Paradigm Housing: Was the dispute crystallised?
Our legal expert discussed a dispute over payment between a housebuilder and contractor
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Woman sues for £1m after partner is crushed to death
Contractor Harris Calnan accused of negligence after crane topples and kills carpenter on site in north London
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Building and RICS join up for election hustings
Sign up to grill experts on property, housing and construction from the three main political parties
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Costain boasts order book of £2.6bn
Trading update says company increased order book for 2009 by 30% and secured £850m of work for 2010
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Contractors set to suspend work on Dubai metro
Row over $10bn owed by client could delay opening of metro's green line
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Kickstart funding boosts Persimmons foward sales 40%
Housebuilder says it has received extra £50m under government scheme to support construction of new homes
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Bank of England keeps interest rate at 0.5%
Housebuilders welcome continuing freeze but want lenders to relax borrowing criteria for mortgages
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Construction of Tate Modern extension starts
Herzog & de Meuron's £215m project is due to be completed in 2012