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FeaturesWe were there – Construction’s Olympians tell their stories
Construction is full of people who’ve lived the Olympic dream. As the Beijing Games kick off, eight of them tell Emily Wright about their years of training for moments of glory. Photography Michael Clement
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Selection of Crossrail design team hit by three-month delay
Framework appointments put back until the end of the year after client asks for more detailed bids
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NewsBeijing Olympics: The real stars of the show
More than 1.5 million visitors are expected to descend upon Beijing over the next month to see the athletes, and the grand architectural statements, of the 2008 Olympics
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NewsUnions demand minimum wage for apprentices
TUC highlights hourly rates as low as £1.50 and calls for £110 weekly minimum for all apprentices
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NewsModern buildings are 'skid marks' on London skyline, says Guy Ritchie
Film director and Mr Madonna gives modern architecture the thumbs-down
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NewsLondon Underground names 12 contractors for £2.8bn framework programme
Carillion, Skanska, Taylor Woodrow, Costain and Balfour Beatty make the cut for Vendor Capital Programme but Bovis loses out
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NewsConstruction industry is in recession, says RICS
Surveyors warn of continuing shrinkage as figures show private housing orders down 20% in a year
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NewsMortgage squeeze hits Blackburn housing scheme
Final stage of £15m project put on hold because prospective homebuyers cannot borrow
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NewsInvestors undeterred by Taylor Wimpey deficit
Taylor Wimpey’s £216m pension fund deficit has not put off potential investors, according to sources close to the housebuilder
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Data planning applications: July 2008
Contractor Exel and London & Continental Railways were hatching the biggest plans last month
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CommentLet’s ditch the training levy
The ConstructionSkills levy is making enemies and criminals out of contractors and not getting much training done either. There must be a better way …
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NewsHome truths: Facade design
House facades are often constrained by budget, maintenance requirements, and internal layout. But that doesn’t mean they have to be boring
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CommentBridget Jones’ diatribe
The pressure to conform causes singleton Tarek Merlin untold grief at his friends’ dinner parties. It also happens to be the single greatest blight on the built environment
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Comment
Unleash the OGC
The government cannot afford to fail to implement the Construction Commitments through its supply chain, particularly after publicly signing up to them (25 July, page 9). And why on earth would it want to?
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Talks fail over Vinoly gallery
Client and contractor on Colchester arts centre fail to agree price for completing building exterior
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Hammerson blames credit crunch for £417m first-half loss
Falling property values knock £407m off value of developer's portfolio
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NewsRIBA presidents represent UK in Beijing
President Sunand Prasad and past president Jack Pringle to speak at UKT&I seminar in Olympic city
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NewsScottish distillery to harness whisky waste in biomass plant
Diageo plans £65m biomass plant to reuse distillation waste at Scotland's largest distillery
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NewsLib Dems highlight 20% crash in auction house prices
Party says auction prices reflect true state of market and demands urgent stamp duty reform
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NewsPhoto leads to crane driver sacking
Falcon Crane Hire has dismissed a crane driver for breaching safety rules in the week that a report about the fatal collapse of one of its machines was published