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FeaturesPrice war: How the retail crash is affecting construction
Misery loves company, and many of Britain’s largest retailers are sharing theirs with their supply chains. Olivia Boyd finds out which are and which aren’t
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FeaturesEco-terraces: Urban jungle
Eco-terraces are the next big thing in rooftop developments – but, says Stephen Kennett, it pays to have green fingers. Where’s Alan Titchmarsh when you need him?
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CommentNot a problem, a solution
Like collaborative working, being sustainable was a child of the boom years.
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News£5bn college programme hits major delays
Government puts schemes on ice as funding problems hit construction’s public spending lifeline
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NewsHCA will fund land purchase to kickstart housebuilding
Homes agency offers 50% of land buying costs to housing associations that promise to build more
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NewsPrivate equity funds eye up WYG and Scott Wilson
Fall in consultants’ share prices, debt and management discontent put them on the menu
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News90,000 more workers could lose their jobs in next six months
FMB survey reveals 52% of SMEs plan to make redundancies in first half of year
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NewsMartin Spring is sprung from Building
Building's architectural editor moves on to pastures new after 31 years on the magazine
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FeaturesGreenpeace's John Sauven: can we be friends?
John Sauven, Greenpeace’s executive director is a suave, pragmatic, political insider. Which means he’ll be happy to work with the industry on plans for more runways and reactors, right? Er, not exactly…
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CommentCan’t pay? Will pay: How well does the system work
If someone owes you money, you can go to adjudication to get them to pay. And if they ignore that you can go to court. But how well does the system actually work?
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Rok takes top spot in December but work is half 2007 levels
Company wins £375m of contracts, but overall value of work falls by £1.8bn
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CommentThat was then, this is now
The recession gives us the opportunity to explore new ideas, says Gus Alexander. And, who knows, we might even get to think beyond the certainties of our home-owning democracy
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NewsConsultants stop partners from taking profits
Davis Langdon and G&T among companies adopting tough measures to boost balance sheets
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NewsConservatives propose £6,500 eco-grants for homeowners
Tory 'green' paper includes £1bn investment in national grid to enable homeowners to sell energy from domestic renewables
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NewsConstruction leaders warn government to boost lending
Construction Council voices concern that credit woes are causing long-term damage
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NewsBeckett unveils £200m mortgage rescue scheme
Housing associations to buy up homes of struggling mortgage-payers in 80 local authority areas
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Self-builders ‘can create 50,000 jobs’
Up to 50,000 construction jobs can be saved if self-build house construction doubles, according to a report published this week by a national organisation for people who build their own homes
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Every man needs protection: Financial security
These days, it takes nerve to enter into ordinary commercial relations. But luckily for all you cowards out there, what you lack in courage you can make up for in paperwork