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Woods Bagot director steps down
Stephan Reinke, director of European operations for Australian architect Woods Bagot, announced that he was to leave after nine years at the company
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NewsRenzo Piano's Art Institute in Chicago:
The $294m (£189m) Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, designed by Renzo Piano, has opened its doors to the public
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Laing O'Rourke tops off big five for UKCG
Laing O’Rourke has joined the UK Contractors Group, despite previously shunning trade body membership
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Fate of Verry jobs still in the balance
The confusion surrounding McLaren’s bid to take over the contracts of Verry Construction grew this week
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NewsTurn up the heat, says office regulation body
The British Council for Offices is recommending that air temperature in offices be raised by two degrees to slash the energy consumption of air-conditioning
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NewsHalcrow to take shine off Brum station
Network Rail has employed engineer Halcrow to make sure the highly reflective surface of Birmingham New Street station does not dazzle train drivers
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Hamiltons scoops £120m residential scheme on the Strand
Hamiltons has won a battle to design a mixed-use scheme next to the Inns of Court in London. The firm beat Eric Parry, Make and Squire and Partners to the £120m project
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CommentWe should listen to the cynics
We’ve heard a lot in the past week or so about people who follow the letter of the rules but not their spirit. Rather too much, in fact
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Renew relies on specialist engineering to weather downturn
Brian May, the chief executive of Renew Holdings, has said the company will increase its reliance on the specialist engineering division as a result of the recession
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NewsCitywatch: It's a waiting game at Barratt
When Taylor Wimpey announced a £510m rights issue on 8 May, one City watcher said Barratt had about two weeks to follow suit. “If it leaves it much longer”, he reasoned, “it could well miss the boat.”
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News'Massively overstretched' banks stall WYG rescue bid
Consulting engineer forced to wait to cut rescue deal with three lenders, as it slashes 300 more jobs
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Waterman faces £4m bad debt hit – mostly from the UAE
Engineering group Waterman is trading at “the lower end” of expectations and may have to write off up to £4m of bad debts, it said in a trading update on Monday.
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Balfour trading well
Balfour Beatty has said that trading has been in line with expectations in 2009.
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Gleeson's gloom
In a trading update, housebuilder and regeneration specialist MJ Gleeson has warned of further land writedowns in 2009 and said there was no sign of an improvement in the market.
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Mitie profit up 11%
Maintenance specialist Mitie has posted an 11% rise in full-year pre-tax profit to £78.4m
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HCA's £100m council home initiative attracts first bidders
Local authorities are lining up to bid for a £100m government scheme to fund 900 council homes
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NewsSeeds of growth: Creative quarter in Barking
The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation has given planning permission for this creative quarter in Barking, including the restoration of granary building
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Boris blasts block
London mayor Boris Johnson has instructed Newham council to reject plans for the redevelopment of Queen’s market