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NewsPublic work boosts profit at Morgan Sindall
Contractor reports 15% rise in full-year profit on back of increased public work but warns of 'challenging' year ahead
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NewsHSE tosses pancakes for fun
Chief Inspector for construction Stephen Williams flips pancakes to prove HSE isn't a curmudgeon
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NewsBRE to launch performance assessment tool at Ecobuild
BREEAM In-Use measures energy efficiency in actual practice to help target improvements to existing stock
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NewsLow-energy building system will launch at Ecobuild
Eco's ECO2H2OUSE claims speedier construction and ability to meet Passivhaus low-carbon housing standards
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NewsBouygues wins £10m of London school and housing work
Contractor is appointed to extend a primary school in Leyton and design and build new homes in Brent
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NewsHSE targets developers in safety drive
Smaller firms are often unaware of legal duties, warns safety body as it launches new campaign
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Comment
Is this Government ignorance which I see before me?
The latest report from the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee called Housing and the Credit Crunch is well worth a read for a run through of the current travails of the industry.It seems broadly to "welcome" what the CLG and the Government more widely has been doing ...
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Projects by Zaha and Coop Himmelb(l)au
Another ’First Impression’ panellist, this time Michelle Sweeney, graduate from the School of Architecture at the University of Manchester, on five new schemes
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NewsMace seals deal to build Shard
Formal confirmation to be announced today with construction price believed to be around £425m
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NewsFive steps to a successful eco-assessment
Getting a good rating under sustainable building codes such as BREEAM needn't be a headache if you are foresighted and well organised
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NewsIndustry demands government builds 100,000 new homes
Kate Barker leads new campaign group calling for £6bn to be spent on social housing over next two years
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NewsLend Lease offers Olympic work to Bovis rivals
Developer invites firms to bid for major part of £900m athletes village work against own UK subsidiary
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NewsBAA to sell Stansted airport
Operator decides not to fight Competition Commission's recommendation for sale
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NewsBRE to launch new eco assessment tool
BREEAM In-Use has been developed to ensyure buildings run as efficiently as they have been designed to
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NewsConstruction industry hires more apprentices
Government figures show that 30% of firms are employing more apprentices to help through downturn
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NewsSaana to design Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Annual summer commission goes to Japanese architect behind New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York
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NewsBlackwall tunnel dispute ends with £10.3m payout
M&E contractor pays Fitzpatrick for losses owing to delay
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NewsGulf steel firm halts expansion plans
Slump in demand from UAE forces RAK Steel to stall opening of new facility
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NewsBoris kick-starts Apprenticeship Week
Mayor of London says GLA is well on its way to providing over 3000 apprenticeships over next three years
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NewsWaterman turnover rises 12% after job cuts
Engineer reports slight fall in profit but says recent redundancies will save £9m a year