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Arup to build 30km Hong Kong sea bridge
Consortium wins contract to construct a £7.5bn bridge across the sea to Macau and Chinese city of Zhuhai
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NewsMinister welcomes new green building code
Beckett positive about UK-GBC's proposed framework to improve sustainability of new and existing non-domestic buildings
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NewsUK among top six producers of green goods and services
New report shows UK accounts for 3.5% of global output in sustainability related sectors, with US top at 21%
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Video: Brian Mark on using waste heat to cut CO2
Fulcrum Consultant director explains how capturing waste heat will help cut carbon emissions in existing stock
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Comment
Are the leaders of the contracting industry fit for purpose?
My attention was drawn to a letter sent yesterday by the Construction Products Association's chairman Adrian Barden to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform regarding the current plight of the construction industry.It makes hard, clear, well researched and convincing points. It outlines the problems and makes ...
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NewsUnions vow to sue 'blacklist' construction firms
Unite says it will sue on behalf of workers who have appeared on the blacklist held by the Consulting Association
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NewsGreen for go: sustainability in the JCT contract
Keeping an eye on sustainability during the credit crunch shouldn't be too hard, with the help of the JCT's new guidance note
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NewsOver 40 construction firms used illegal blacklist
Firms including Balfour Beatty and Laing O'Rourke paid annual fee of £3,000 to obtain sensitive information on workers
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CommentJan and me: Amanda Levete on Jan Kaplicky
Jan Kaplicky, who died in January, was a visionary architect whose creativity drove him to test the bounds of the possible, says his former wife and design partner
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NewsRevealed: the construction firms who used worker blacklist
Some of the biggest names in construction used illegal blacklist to vet potential workers
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NewsBlacklist victim: 'I've lost up to six years of work'
Colin Trousdale says someone should be held culpable
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NewsFirms still using blacklist face prosecution
If construction firms continue to use blacklist they could be found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act
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NewsBristol Phase One tucks into free legal advice at Baker's Hall
Legal big-wigs shared their legal expertise with Bristol's construction professionals at the Baker's Hall in Cabot Circus
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NewsUcatt calls for ban on worker blacklisting
Union general secretary says Consulting Association's practice was “truly shocking”
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NewsExtracts from workers blacklist published
Information Commissioner's Office plans to prosecute director of data gathering firm for breaching data protection act
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News£4bn academies framework opens to bids
Partnerships for Schools aims to get SMEs more involved in school building with 24-place framework
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NewsWolseley plans £1bn rights issue as profits plunge
Banks make new overdraft deal on its £2.48bn debt-pile conditional on raising cash from investors
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NewsTreasury PFI rescue plan could pay out within weeks
Government hopes to begin making loans next month to up to £13bn of struggling schemes
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NewsTreasury was planning PFI rescue for six months
The government knew six months ago that it was likely to have to intervene in the PFI markets to avoid damaging delays, the man behind the multi-billion pound rescue package has admitted
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NewsLosing bidder may sue NHS trust for 'unfair selection'
Safety consultant demands explanation from public body that rejected its tender for a higher bid