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NewsPrisk pledges to make Whitehall a better client
Construction minister says he will simplify procurement process and stop the waste
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Civils cost inquiry could save schemes from axe
Savings identified in cost-reduction drive may be able to rescue major infrastructure projects
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NewsFirms queue up to develop £15bn of banks' bust sites
Industry tries to persuade lenders to build out ’distressed’ projects they acquired before the recession
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Auditors query value of housing PFI
Programme’s future in doubt after report highlights prevalence of large cost rises
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NewsBAA revises Heathrow capital investment plans
Cash to be diverted from cancelled third runway project
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CommentPause … to the Tolent clause !?
The question for the court: Whether a clause in a construction contract which determines that a party is liable for the costs of adjudication irrespective of the decision of the adjudicator, typically referred to as a ’Tolent Clause’, is effective
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NewsGleeds wins Mulberry London HQ contract
Construction consultant is cost manager on the £4.3m scheme for luxury brand
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CommentOlympic Park landscaping begins with planting 6,000 trees
Building got a sneak preview of the landscaping underway at Stratford, which includes 300,000 plants, flood management technology and a fish refuge
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NewsKEO wins design role on $1.7bn Riyadh monorail
Consultant joins Scott Wilson on 3.6km Saudi Arabian mass transit project
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NewsCapita Symonds appoints associate director
Chartered energy engineer joins the sustainability team from White Young Green
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NewsCity of London's 2012 entrance options revealed
Architecture Foundation shortlists five designs for a temporary new landmark for Aldgate
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NewsArup man to probe high cost of UK civils
The coalition government has appointed Terry Hill, the former chairman of Arup, to run an inquiry into how to reduce the costs of civil engineering projects in UK
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NewsTreasury: Details of regional growth fund due in the summer
Treasury officials have said no decision has been taken on how much public money would be put into the regional growth fund announced in the Budget
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NewsCharter 284 and the Budget
Here is our assessment of how the five aims of Building’s Charter 284 campaign fared …
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Finance bosses leave Interserve and T Clarke
The finance director of support services and construction firm Interserve has resigned to take a similar role at restaurant and pub group Mitchells & Butler
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Rogers slams low-density plans
Richard Rogers has hit out at the government’s plans to abolish the requirement to build homes at a minimum density, saying they would “fundamentally damage” the prospects of sustainable development
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Architects expect double-dip recession
The prospects of a double-dip recession have increased in the past month, according to the latest survey of architects by the RIBA
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NewsHarris tweak: Harris Academy, Purley by Aedas
Willmott Dixon has signed an £18.5m deal with Croydon council to remodel and extend the Harris Academy Purley, which opened in September 2009
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Latest Construction Appointments: 25 June 2010
Chris Grigg, chief executive of British Land, is to become president of the British Property Federation in 2012
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NewsBrent Cross ticked
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has given the go-ahead to a £4.5bn regeneration of Brent Cross in north London, masterplanned by Allies and Morrison