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NewsEnergy and carbon emission calculator launched
IES's free software is suitable for all building types worldwide and it assesses performance against the US 2030 Challenge
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NewsPhase One guests get exclusive on Newcastle's £700m science district
Building's latest social networking event opens with a presentation on 'Science Central' due to be completed in 2020
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NewsBrick giant shuts factories as housing market dries up
£2bn-turnover Wienerberger to axe 80 workers, close two plants and suspend work at others
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CommentWeb watch - In your face
If people want to build big horses in Kent towns or vast pylons in city squares, all in the name of art, then good luck to them, says Alex Smith. Of course, it helps that these schemes look good on the web too …
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Comment
Commencing arbitration: Taylor Woodrow Construction vs RMD Kwikform Ltd
This was an application under sections 32 and 45 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (“the Act”) to determine a preliminary point of law in relation to arbitral proceedings.The claimant engaged the defendant for the design, supply and erection of scaffolding. In 2000 the scaffolding collapsed onto adjoining roads and onto ...
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CommentOne for all
Sir Michael Latham An overall site agreement for the Olympic park would help bring the project in on budget. But it’s going to be up to contractors and unions to see if they can set one up
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NewsHomes unaffordable despite price falls
Six months of house-price falls have done nothing to improve the affordability of new housing, according to the latest data from Hometrack, writes Joey Gardiner.
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NewsHousing downturn analysis: Wolf at the door
It seems that the credit crunch has put housebuilders in a position similar to the three little pigs. But what are the chances that they’ll be blown down? Joey Gardiner presents a five-point guide explaining why this tale is unlikely to have a happy ending
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NewsA nasty end
Phil Atkinson writes: “The pick-up was followed along the M25 for a couple of miles by two or three lorries, whose drivers would have been decapitated if they had stopped too late.”
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CommentConcurrent delays: Doing the splits
The City Inn case throws up a logical approach to granting extensions of time due to concurrent delays – if the delay has two causes, then why not apportion responsibility accordingly?
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NewsBrick giant shuts factories as housing market dries up
£2bn-turnover Wienerberger to axe 80 workers, close two plants and suspend work at others
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FeaturesConstruction's next generation: here’s what we think
Construction’s next generation has a lot on its mind – training, sustainability, recruitment, not to mention the OFT inquiry …
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FeaturesThe secret square: Bennetts Associates’ New Street Square
It is reached through narrow medieval-style passageways, but could be a blueprint for a sustainable 21st-century City of London
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FeaturesMaggie's Centre in London by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has designed the first Maggie’s Centre in England and, thanks to its dramatic oversailing canopy roof, it provides both seclusion and a bold statement to the outside world. Stephen Kennett reports
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NewsWillmott Dixon restructures as turnover reaches £380m
Taking social housing arm Inspace back in-house prompts total overhaul of company framework
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FeaturesWhat next for BREEAM?
Where do you go after Outstanding? BREEAM technical director Alan Yates says the focus is on the bigger picture
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NewsBovis Homes threatens 90-day payments
Bovis Homes is imposing a 90-day payment schedule on subcontractors unless they agree to cut their prices.
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NewsRecession? It’s more like a blip, says new CPA chairman
Adrian Barden forecasts bright future for construction – if the government does its bit
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NewsBalfour's legacy: Affordable housing scheme in Croydon
Berkeley First has received planning permission from Croydon council for this scheme of 103 flats in the south London borough.