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Gleeson will make loss
MJ Gleeson has warned it will incur a material pre-tax loss for the full year owing to a likely shortfall of income from house and land sales.
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NewsDublin's docklands: A public display
A public consultation has been launched into the €4.5bn (£3.55bn) regeneration of Dublin’s docklands.
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Rebuilding Trust campaign to be presented to the OFT
A list of 70 companies that have pledged support for Building’s Rebuilding Trust campaign in the nine weeks since the Office of Fair Trading’s statement of objection was published will be presented to the body on Monday.
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20 years after Canary Wharf, Cesar Pelli returns to Docklands
Cesar Pelli is to design a tower in London’s Docklands 20 years after his landmark building at Canary Wharf broke ground.
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Boris’ pledge on house sizes
Boris Johnson has announced he will make Parker Morris space standards compulsory under the terms of the new London Plan.
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Hill International to help speed up the construction process
Consultant working with CIOB on time-management advice to address plague of late completions
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NewsTall order
The UK’s tallest piece of freestanding public art, designed by Make Architects, was completed this week at Nottingham university.
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Project teams to help building users
An initiative that could cut energy use in new buildings by up to three times is being launched in the House of Commons on Monday.
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Erinaceous ‘overpaid’ on Medway contract
Failed property consultant Erinaceous was systematically overpaid for work carried out on a four-year housing maintenance contract in Kent, an investigation into alleged fraud has found.
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NewsPower play
Rafael Viñoly’s plans for Battersea Power Station created a stir when they were launched this week.
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NewsShapely pleasure domes
Tonkin Liu (above) and Foster + Partners (right) were two of the architects whose designs helped brighten up the first weekend of the London Festival of Architecture.
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Schools projects will not slow with market, says government
Tim Byles, the chief executive of Partnerships for Schools, has insisted that the government’s £45bn school building programme will not be damaged by the market downturn.
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FeaturesOlympic diver Tom Daley profile
With the support of his uncle, a director at building services contractor ABS, 14-year-old diver Tom Daley hopes to make a splash at the Beijing Olympics.
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CommentThe flood plan
Amazingly, we’ve got yet another challenge to contend with when we build, but this time it’s long overdue.
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FeaturesNew rights to flexible working hours
The right to request flexible working hours is being extended. That’s great news for parents but what about small business owners? Thom Gibbs reports
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CommentWebmaster review: London Festival of Architecture website
How easy does the London Festival of Architecture's website – www.lfa2008.org – make it for people to get involved in and find out about the activities?
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CommentThe accidental criminal
New trading regulations that target misleading marketing are there to catch the rogues. But their remit is so broad you could inadvertently commit an offence, too