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Jesus, what are you doing up there?
These Portuguese workers must rely on the strength of their faith to save them falling from the rather beautiful – but high – dome of Bom Jesus
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APC tips: RICS rules of conduct update
It's vital to keep up with the RICS' frequent changes to its rules of conduct, as these form a key element in the APC process
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Decline in construction output accelerates
Provisional government figures show 0.8% fall in third-quarter output, after 0.5% fall the previous quarter
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Sharon Gordon: how to survive as a woman in construction
Sharon Gordon has spent 23 years in the industry and has gained the respect of her male colleagues. But, as she tells Sarah Richardson, it ain’t been easy …
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Latest construction appointments: 23rd October 2009
Law firm Mishcon de Reya has named Richard Gerstein partner in its construction group
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Predators circle after ISG loses £62m Shell Centre job
Fit-out rivals line up to take over revamp of London landmark after oil giant terminates contract
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Pidgley warns housebuilders of more tough times ahead
Berkeley Homes chairman tells industry not to expect any improvement just yet
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Housing starts up 4% in third quarter
While country displays signs of recovery, NHBC receives 24,136 applications to build new homes in the UK from July to September
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London development budget to fall by a fifth next year
By the following year the London Development Agency’s budget is likely to be 60% of last year’s level
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Architect KPF braces itself for further staff defections
Insider says UK design staff will leave as former director’s new practice takes work with it
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Marks Barfield to design Cambridge mosque
Building to be naturally lit throughout the year and heated and cooled using energy from local ground-source heat pumps
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September mortgage approvals hit 18-month high
Loans to homebuyers are up 77% on last year but construction and property firms are borrowing less
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Energy standards for homes to fall short of Passivhaus
Proposed overhaul of Code for Sustainable Homes would set higher energy limit than German method
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Balfour Beatty sells 97% of rights issue shares
Contractors says remaining shares will be acquired by underwriters if buyers are not found at issue price
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Cabe to cut director in pre-election restructure
Architectural watchdog to slash jobs amid concern over Tory ‘bonfire of quangos’
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Stride Treglown office awarded BREEAM Outstanding at design stage
Architect's new Cardiff office will use a biomass boiler, grey-water recycling and a natural ventilation approach
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Interserve boss says worst of Middle East ‘behind us’
Construction services firm says payment times are falling as a string of major projects get into gear
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Debenhams to restart store refurbishment programme
Retailer reveals it will resume capital spending next year, as profits and confidence return
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Comment
Falling construction helps hold UK in recession
An estimated fall of 1.1% in construction output in the third quarter of this year has helped to hold the UK economic growth in recessionary territory.Much to the surprise of many analysts the UK economy appears to have remained in recession, with GDP output falling 0.4% in the three months ...