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NewsCentre of excellence
This HLM-designed secondary school in Bridgend, Wales, has secured planning consent
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NewsThe BIG read
Danish architect BIG has won a competition in collaboration with Arup and architect AGU to design a national library for Kazakhstan
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T&T undercuts Mace to win Woking job
Turner & Townsend has nabbed a Woking regeneration scheme from rival consultant Mace after offering a “significantly” cheaper price
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Atkins in £1.3m legal dispute
Atkins Rail is claiming up to £1.3m from Geoffrey Osborne over civil engineering work that was subcontracted out to Geoffrey Osborne on the Basingstoke Area infrastructure upgrade project.
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Boost for Brum
Birmingham council has reached financial close on the first stage of the city’s £2.4bn Building Schools for the Future programme with Catalyst Lend Lease and Building Schools for the Future Investments
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Persimmon profits falls 74%
Pre-tax profit at Persimmon has fallen 74% from £36.9m to £9.8m, despite growth of £27.9m on the value of its assets
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Mixed picture for Bovis
Bovis Homes has posted a first half loss of £8.6m, but benefited from a surge in private reservations
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NewsOutgoing RIBA president proposes pay for successors
The outgoing RIBA president has set up a panel to consider the possibility of paying his successors
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FeaturesGreen guide misuse could steer zero-carbon housing off course
A guidance note is always open to personal interpretation
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FeaturesHoming in on zero-carbon
The Tarmac Homes project is a pioneering initiative which aims to develop a ‘blueprint’ for affordable and scaleable zero-carbon housing. But, how does Tarmac plan to build a home at the highest levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes and what are the considerations for material specification and on-site waste ...
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Carbon countdown: How can the UK make the step change required for zero carbon?
Whether you like it or not, the Government’s 2016 target for all new homes to be built to Code Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) is set to remain
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NewsCapita team win place on gruelling challenge event
Intelligent Sport World Series Final features 12 annual corporate challenge events on six continents
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NewsFinding the right career: QS or construction management?
Highlights from Building's Forum: 'Career advice needed… help!'
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NewsCarillion boosts turnover 13% to £2.7bn
Chief executive singles out support services and Middle East as star performers
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NewsProject of the month: Birmingham's £2.4bn BSF programme
The achievement of financial close on the Catalyst Lend Lease project shows banks still have an appetite for large-scale BSF
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NewsStyles & Wood posts 39% fall in first-half turnover
But retail fit-out specialist is confident of its 'sound financial footing' to face the recession
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NewsOne in five architecture firms making a loss, says report
Over 280 companies in the UK architecture industry have sunk into the red
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NewsBSF funding opened up to beleaguered sixth form colleges
Decision will be lifeline for the institutions that were forced to put development plans on ice after Learning and Skills Council blew budget by more than 150%