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NewsFears of unsold space bring the Burj tower down to earth
World’s tallest tower opens amid fireworks – and predictions that it could be half-empty for a year
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NewsVinci starts work on Tesco store
French firm's £15.5m contract with supermarket includes building Staffordshire store and completing a ring road
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NewsBSF fears drive councils towards refurb
Councils are trying to pre-empt public spending cuts by dropping new-build secondary school projects in favour of refurbishment deals
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NewsScottish wind farm expansion gets green light
Firms in Moray Firth and Firth of Forth gain permission for up to 1,000 new offshore turbines
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NewsFormer Doyle boss joins EnterpriseMouchel
Former John Doyle chief executive Rob Johnson has been parachuted into highways maintenance firm EnterpriseMouchel as interim managing director
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NewsDavis Langdon profit falls 55% in Europe and Gulf
Profit at consultant Davis Langdon fell by half in the Europe and the Middle East region last year as the recession took hold, despite an increase in turnover
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NewsCabe and HCA bosses clash over Kickstart scheme
Letters reveal mutual blame over assessment and design standards for £1bn housing programme
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NewsConstruction sites under blanket of snow
Images sent in by Building readers show how severe weather has affected building work across the country this week
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NewsIsn’t it good?
On the edge of a Norwegian forest, on top of a roof – it doesn't get better than this...
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CommentPredictions for 2010: Anyone for cold turkey?
The season of goodwill to all men is over, folks, so get ready for a year of wrangles, nit-picking, bust-ups over defects and early claims … like last year, only worse
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CommentJoint expert witnesses: Clandestine communications
There are some grey areas to being a joint expert witness, but one thing is clear: talking to one party without the other’s knowledge is not on
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CommentCarbon reduction regs: Are you ready to commit?
The Carbon Reduction Commitment energy trading scheme comes into force in April, but building owners should be preparing for it now if they want to avoid a hefty bill
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Comment
How do I... control adjudication costs?
In the latest of our series on tackling your own legal affairs, Ben Mullard of Berwin Leighton Paisner looks at what parties can do to control the cost of an adjudication
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FeaturesFinally, they’ve noticed... : Assessing Pay As You Save
Having for so long ignored the energy efficiency of existing homes, politicians have suddenly come up with a raft of schemes. The first of a three-part series looks at Pay As You Save
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CommentWouldn’t you like to live in the past?
Splendid architecture, fully staffed train stations in every village, motorway service stations serving the produce of local farms … Michael Gove makes his (optimistic) predictions for 2010
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CommentBuilding buys a pint... for Stride Treglown
Within five minutes of sitting down it’s obvious this is going to be a long night
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CommentMax Crofts: Reading the riot act
Here’s a message to RICS members: why are you complaining when you could be changing? Give us your effort, time and passion and we can overcome the challenges we face
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CommentHansom: Midwinter night’s dream
My construction compatriots have been enjoying swimming pools, ice cream, stripping off, slimming down and having a break from work – is this January I see before me or the height of summer?
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Comment
Beware Americans bearing gifts
Having worked in the past for a company that was acquired by a US firm, I would suggest that although the money and promises made are attractive, the outcome is often less so (“US giants plan raid on British consultancy sector”, 11 December, page 9)