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How English Partnerships could bail out regeneration schemes
Our columnist considers how the government's regeneration agency could help developers to sell homes and buy land
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Event to address sustainability in a downturn
Former Davis Langdon senior partner Paul Morrell to address the economics of going green conference in November
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The ultimate sustainable city: Student architects future-gaze
Four-minute film showcases ideas for reacting climate change from 14 young architects
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Why Tony Douglas should be our next prime minister
The performance of Laing O’Rourke’s chief operating officer at the Conservative Party Conference proves he could go far in British politics
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Fears over Oakdene's future
Housebuilder relies on temporary banking deal after £6.4m interim loss and failure to raise £5m on stock exchange
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Top tips for meeting water standards
Reducing water use and wastage is an oft-overlooked element of the Code for Sustainable Homes, but water strategies are vital to sustainability
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Dubai's grand plans are how the West was won
Some Emirates schemes may be big, bold and bonkers, but it was vision like this that enabled the pioneers to transform America into the world's leading nation
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Barratt offers 43% discount on multiple house purchase
Investors buying five or more units offered massive discount by housebuilder feeling the squeeze
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Shortlist revealed for £1bn Express LIFT
Twenty consortia are shortlisted for health framework deal
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As if one rubber-clad music venue wasn't enough...
Sheffield University's recently unveiled 'Soundhouse' building has a doppelganger residing in Amsterdam
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Images: Grosvenor completes phase two of Liverpool One
Second part of £1bn city centre regeneration delivered, including 2ha Chavasse Park
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Bovis Homes appoints non-exec deputy chairman
Alastair Lyons arrives from Admiral Group to take up roles of deputy chairman and senior independent director
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Overspend and delays hit World Trade Center station
Transport hub on ground zero site is running hundreds of millions over budget and five years late
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Construction firms unprepared for minimum wage rise
Research shows 76% of industry firms have failed to make provision for the rise in the statutory minimum wage happening today
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Green light for 2012 canoe centre
Broxbourne council gives planning permission for White Water Canoe Centre, including a 300m slalom course
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Housing downturn forces Renew to cut 80 jobs
Building and engineering services group takes £1.5m hit from redundancy costs but still on track for £9.4m profit before exceptionals
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Scottish schools complete 115 building schemes in a year
Minister says plan on track to provide 100,000 pupils with higher-quality classrooms by 2011
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Sustainability Awards shortlists revealed
Companies and projects vying for the November event now available
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Materials imports surge despite slowdown
Despite a slowdown in workload, particularly in house building, the construction industry is spending more than ever on imported products and materials.Imports in the second quarter of this year leapt by almost 10% (more than £300 million) on the previous quarter to £3.47 billion, despite a reduction in the massive ...
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A 1990s revival: Dutch auctions, suicidal bidding and payment delays are back
I wasn't expecting it. I had a ring round of some long-standing contacts that I speak to fairly regularly.I guess I last spoke to them a couple of months ago, as things were starting to look a bit stickier with the figures heralding a dip in construction output.My chat with ...