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NewsThree bidders picked for £450m Liverpool hospital
Brookfield has been dropped from the running for the £450m Royal Liverpool hospital.
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NewsTravelodge plans £10m refurb programme
Hotel chain to spruce up estate after buying 52 properties
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FeaturesBSF was not just about schools
The axing of 735 projects has wreaked havoc on 735 communities, 26 in one city alone. That city is Liverpool, which stands to be £410m poorer as a result of the cancellation. So where does that leave deprived areas such as Croxteth?
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BSF and double dip: Handle with care
The recovery will be fragile, so are BSF cuts enough to destabilise it?
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NewsEnergy policy delays spark industry outcry
The government has been warned that its failure to pass legislation to promote domestic power systems is creating a crisis of confidence among suppliers
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Industry distress falls 26%
The number of construction firms experiencing distress fell by 26% between the first quarter and the second quarter of 2010
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NewsOld Nick's fiery furnace
This is an artist’s impression of Grimshaw Architects’ design for an energy-from-waste facility in Suffolk
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FeaturesKazakhstan: Building the world's largest tent
In the capital of Kazakhstan, Buro Happold, Foster + Partners and developer Sembol have built the world’s largest tent. And their heroic attempts to heave that 90m mast upright are enough to make fair-weather campers weep
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NewsMace agrees deal for Shard neighbour
Sellar Group has finalised a £130m deal with Mace for the second phase of the London Bridge Quarter project which includes Renzo Piano’s Shard
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NewsWireless coverage in buildings: Only connect
iPhones, iPads, BlackBerrys, Notebooks - the list of wireless gadgets is growing all the time. Which is putting greater demands on our buildings and those who design them
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NewsZinCo green roofs
A ZinCo green roof from Alumasc has been specified for a low-energy superstore in Oakham, Rutland. Designed by KPW Architects for Midlands Co-Operative Society, the roof of the £4.5m building features local species of sedum-based plants that will require minimal irrigation and maintenance to create a wildlife habitat. Rainwater is ...
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Movers and makers
Sill Lighting has published a brochure detailing its range of Plane Projectors. The 120-page guide covers the full range of projectors, which can take lamp options from 20W to 2kW, as well as detailed luminaire specifications and light distribution diagrams
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NewsSteljes Mainline power tracks
Steljes has launched Mainline, an electrical power track that allows users to add, reposition or remove power sockets anywhere along its length
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Hager electricity meters
Hager has introduced a range of electricity meters that meet the new European requirements for meters used for billing, such as in multi-tenanted offices or retail centres
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Rada Contact touch-activated tap
The Contact from Rada is a touch-activated tap aimed at commercial premises such as hotels and leisure centres
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InterfaceFLOR carpets
Three InterfaceFLOR carpet products have been used in an office space in More London next to Tower Bridge for education charity Teach First
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Holophane Ratio exterior lighting
Holophane’s Ratio exterior luminaire combines energy-saving LED lighting technologies with a contemporary design to provide a lighting solution for a range of outdoor spaces, including corporate frontages
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CommentEU-wide construction law: It’ll be back
You may have thought the idea of an EU-wide construction law was killed off in the nineties, but somehow it has just staggered to its feet. Time to be afraid
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Anti-fraud: The taxman cometh
The Revenue has begun an anti-fraud campaign, and any firms that don’t follow the letter of the law on paying subcontractors are going to be in a world of pain