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NewsCopenhagen under the spotlight at Building virtual event
Sustainability Now examines issues such as Passivhaus design, waste, existing housing zero carbon and green entrepreneurs
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NewsRMJM wins approval for Sheffield university building
Design for learning hub combines new extension with conversion of grade II listed Edwardian structure
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What Tesco sales data can tell us about the construction jobs market
Practically all construction statistics are poor by comparison to the data in most other industries. It is not a fault of the statisticians or researchers. They have an unenviable job as the construction industry is, relatively speaking, very tricky to measure.So the best way to make sense of what is ...
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The number of architects, planners and surveyors signing off the claimant count in the six months to October 2009 to head abroad was 985.This compares with 80 in same period two years earlier.Source: National Statistics (Nomis: www.nomisweb.co.uk). Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller Office ...
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RMJM to masterplan Vladivostok's new gambling zone
Architect wins contract for massive new leisure zone including casino, marina, ski centre and hotels at Russian city
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NewsNetherlands nature centre makes a virtue of timber
Drost + van Veen's education centre at Oostvaarderplassen shows why wood is good as a key structural element
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NewsCopenhagen summit lit by solar-powered streetlights
Emissions-free outdoor lighting developed by Danish company will be a feature at the climate change conference
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NewsWrap waste supplement 2009: now online
'Time for a New Age' includes details of the latest developments in construction's war on waste
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NewsSearching online for work tops career survey
Survey finds majority look for construction work online and just under half are job searching abroad
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NewsRLB scoops Resourcing Manager of the Year award
Recruitment manager beats competition from Amec to win award at the Institute of Recruitment Professionals
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NewsConstruction output increases 2%
Glimpse of recovery in headline output but figures also show new-build work actually fell 4% and total volume of output is 11% down on last year
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DiverseRCA Symposium: Perspective & Seeing - 10 December
Organised by the Royal College of Art students’ union and student support, this event is the first in a series that will look at issues of race, gender, religious belief, sexuality and age. Chaired by curator, urbanist and researcher, Paul Goodwin with guests Jack Tan (RCASU President); Phil Hutchinson (philosopher ...
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NewsFancy a quick game of bridge?
Stefan Barron came across this distinctly unsafe conduct when on holiday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. We suspect that, in addition to the obvious lack of a harness, EU regs may take issue with using mains electricity underwater
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NewsPilgrims’ rest: Darb-Al-Khalil in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
This is the corner block of a 5.8ha development known as the Darb-Al-Khalil, that has just started on site just south of the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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CommentWhere there’s smoke
We won’t know for some time the details of the devastating fire in Peckham last week
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NewsTimber frame industry in 'total denial' over fire risk
After Peckham blaze, fire chiefs accuse specialists and HSE of failing to police safety on sites
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NewsTories may scrap ringfenced capital budgets for schools
Conservative plan could mean upgrades are given lower priority than teachers and equipment
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NewsSellafield Ltd fined after workers exposed to radiation
Company decommissioning nuclear facility pleades guilty after contractors inhale contaminated dust
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NewsCrossrail reveals shortlist for tunnelling works
Five joint ventures to compete to build 21km of tunnels under central London, with the winner being announced early next year
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NewsOptimistic Berkeley buys 12 sites in six months
Housebuilder’s chair Tony Pidgley says there are signs of stabilization in London and South-east market