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NewsOrigami inspires BIG's Chinese sustainable skyscraper
Danish architect is working with Arup to create folded-skin facade for energy firm's new HQ
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NewsThree shortlisted for £355m Coventry BSF
Sir Robert McAlpine, Bam and Laing O'Rourke in the running to deliver 20-school new-build and refurbishment programme
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NewsPassivhaus diaries, part nine: Floor junctions
Our blogger overcomes the major challenge of making the junctions between the floor beams and walls airtight: here's how...
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Tender of the day: £7.5m Essex flats, shops and offices
New build and demolition job starts in January 2010
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NewsRiding high
Somebody's horsing about up there – members of the public passing below could find this ladder most unlucky to walk under
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NewsAn uphill road to recovery
Construction activity may be falling more slowly now, but a number of issues are challenging the sector
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NewsJobless builders picket power plant over foreign labour use
Protestors block entrance to Newport site and urge workers across the country to strike
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NewsBarratt Developments to issue £500m of new shares
Housebuilder plans cash call when full-year results are announced to reduce debt pile and fund land purchase
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NewsFunding rules changed to boost academies programme
Backers no longer need up-front funds of £2m but only skills to run a school
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NewsTen workers killed on 2010 games sites in Delhi
Rush to meet Commonwealth Games deadlines blamed for injuries and deaths across city
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NewsSexual harassment blocks women's path to top
Research shows female workers in construction struggle with long hours and a macho site culture
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NewsSouthampton BSF gets government go-ahead
Plan to rebuild or revamp 11 schools has received approval
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NewsGovernment stands firm against 'mega-church' development
Communities secretary stands by planning refusal for 8,000-seat development in east London
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NewsBerlin TV tower blasts into space: video
Spoof footage of one of Berlin's most iconic buildings proves an online hit
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NewsGalliford Try wins £82.8m of hotel and housing contracts
Contractor to build three hotels in Surrey, Berkshire and Oxfordshire as well as student flats in London
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NewsWorld's tallest resi tower deal awarded in Dubai
Lebanese contractor ACC will build Pentominium, the world's second-tallest building
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Government consults industry over new Part J regulations
Latest consultation involves improved guidance on biofuels and airtightness in new buildings
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News'World's quietest building' opens
Bristol University claims its £11m Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information will surpass all other facilities for noise vibration levels
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Comment
An uphill road to recovery
Despite welcome news that the UK construction sector is contracting at a slower pace, the industry is still struggling. August saw a reduction in the pace of deterioration. While reduced activity was again largely attributed to dampened demand for new orders, there are a number of issues challenging the sector. ...
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NewsMace's QS division enjoys Sense of progress
SME profile Five years after quitting G&T, Chris Goldthorpe can reflect on a gamble well taken