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NewsKier: we’re not bailing out of housebuilding
Kier has dismissed reports that it is planning to abandon the private housebuilding market, writes Tom Bill.
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NewsOutgoing Lend Lease chair plans buy-to-let scheme
Nigel Hugill considers converting swaths of unsold city-centre flats into student accommodation
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NewsOFT clears housebuilders – but raises zero-carbon fears
Year-long inquiry finds ‘little evidence’ of malpractice, but says eco targets could affect competition
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NewsZaha Hadid’s Abu Dhabi bridge reaches construction milestone
Project manager HPR has now installed central piers of £113m bridge
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NewsGlasgow M&S store nails record eco score
Design by 3D Reid and Faber Maunsell achieves highest ever BREEAM retail fit-out rating
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Comment
Lianakis AE v Alexandroupolis: Ability don't enter into it
The European Court of Justice has made it clear that public bodies cannot take account of a bidder’s capacity to do the job at the award stage
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CommentThe camera sometimes lies
Open mike Thermal imaging is an invaluable tool, but beware: in the wrong hands, those pretty pictures don’t always tell the full story, says Rod Appleyard
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NewsDownturn sparks Gulf exodus for UK consultants
Ambitious engineers and QSs join housebuilding specialists in search for Middle Eastern work
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NewsFlint: We have a plan to help housebuilders through crisis
Housing minister floats land-buying scheme as Labour surveys wreckage of financial system
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NewsCabe and RIBA plan review of 20,000 schemes a year
Design and planning bodies join forces to crack down on maverick design decisions by councils
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NewsDubai residents complain about construction work at night
Extended working hours on construction sites to midnight during Ramadan has led to complaints from locals
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NewsFunding worries threaten Olympic media centre
Doubts over contractor Carillion Igloo's ability to secure funding in present climate
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron pyramid to pierce Paris skyline
Architect's 180m-tall Projet Triangle to be city's first new high-rise after council lifts tower ban
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CommentInsolvency law: Flogging a dead horse
Despite changes to the law since the last recession, Chris Hill and Amanda Greenwood say that, as far as insolvency is concerned, adjudication rights are unclear
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NewsRIBA moves into Hong Kong, Singapore and the Gulf
Architects’ body to set up three new chapters over the next year after rise in expat membership
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CommentWebmaster review: Foster + Partners website
Architect Foster + Partners' website, fosterandpartners.com, scores well on usability but badly needssome search engine optimisation
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NewsVinci uses Taywood to boost nuclear plans
Vinci plans to use its £74m acquisition of Taylor Woodrow to become a major player in the UK nuclear market, according to John Stanion, the company’s chief executive, writes Tom Bill.
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Indian construction worker buried alive in Bahrain
One man dead and two injured after walls collapsed in on trench while water pipes were being laid
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NewsNew York authorities charge two workers over crane collapse
Brothers accused of compromising safety when dismantling crane, which fell and killed a site worker
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Romania floods force mass rebuilding of homes
Government announces €15m package to help homeowners