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£10bn of schemes on ice as Isis cuts jobs by half
Chief executive goes as credit crunch forces developer to focus on just two schemes
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Inventive vendors offer Grand Designs home as raffle prize
Owners to sell £845k house by raffle after housing market turmoil dries up usual channel of buyers
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Isle of Wight gives go-ahead for 1,000 eco-homes
Miller Homes receives council approval for code level four homes development at Newport
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Strategic Forum launches crane safety guidance
Body calls for contractors to publish the contact details of site manager on hoardings
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NewsGetting by with a little help from its super-rich friends
SME profile Holloway White Allom’s A-list clients are helping it expand during the downturn
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NewsHouse doctor: Fire protection
Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg outlines the pros and cons of installing and operating sprinkler systems in domestic applications
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NewsStrategic Forum launches crane safety guidance
Body calls for contractors to publish the contact details of site manager on hoardings
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NewsSafety warning after liftshaft plunge
Liverpool firm is fined £15,000 after concrete layer is seriously injured following fall through unprotected liftshaft well
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NewsDouble your winnings at 2008 Poker Kings
A winning hand can also be a helping hand at Building's second charity poker tournament at the Grosvenor Hotel next month
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NewsGlasgow 2014 velodrome loses key designer
The proposed Chris Hoy Velodrome for Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games in 2014 has been hit by the departure of a key cycle track specialist from the project, writes Dan Stewart.
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Dubai construction inflation hits 16% in nine months
Construction prices in Dubai have risen 15.8% in nine months, thanks to soaring materials costs and competition for suppliers.
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Emirates ski slope to get environmental makeover
Dubai snow dome in the Mall of the Emirates could be fitted with photovoltaics to reduce energy use
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NewsGlasgow 2014 velodrome loses key designer
The proposed Chris Hoy Velodrome for Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games in 2014 has been hit by the departure of a key cycle track specialist from the project, writes Dan Stewart.
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NewsMAD architects redesign Chinatown as a 3D star
Venice Biennale sees unveiling of 'Superstar' mobile Chinatown to be transported across the world
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Comment
A lesson from history: realise the pain early when recession looms
I am in the midst of looking at endless numbers on house building and house builders for the annual Housing Market Intelligence report. I'll admit things are a bit slippy at moment. Trying to put meaning to the numbers is a bit like trying to pin a donkey's tail on ...
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NewsThe great valerio is walking
We have Neil Davis to thank for this demonstration of site circus skills in the Greater London area. We’re not sure if the pole is for balancing of vaulting …
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FeaturesBSF special: the painful upbringing of Building Schools for the Future
The troubled past of the government’s £45bn school building programme has been well documented, but there seem to be signs that it is growing into a more mature and productive client. Kicking off our schools special, Thomas Lane charts its progress. Illustrations by Max Schindler
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FeaturesBSF special: Six of the best - a review of the latest Building Schools for the Future
Design watchdog Cabe has given Building Schools for the Future designs a bit of a thrashing to date. But what of the latest crop? Martin Spring takes an exclusive look at six newly completed BSF schools – all but two designed by different architects
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CommentMy digital life - Chris Self
The schools specialist may prefer dinner parties to Facebook and his green leather bookmark to weblinks, but he still marvels at kids’ capacity to use the latest technology
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FeaturesCost analysis: Sustainable schools
The government’s target is to make schools zero carbon by 2016. Sean Lockie and Ian Butterss of Faithful + Gould and BRE’s Anna Surgenor look at the costs involved in upping their green grades