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FeaturesThe road to recovery: Rebuilding after China’s earthquake
British engineering and construction firms are on the front line of China’s efforts to repair the devastation left by May’s earthquake. Stuart Macdonald reports
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CommentPFI: Opportunity still knocks
Although PFI disaster stories receive a fair bit of publicity, they haven’t dissuaded contractors from signing up
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Comment
Withholding notices: Aedas Architects vs Skanska Construction UK
This dispute arose out of works done on contracts to renovate some schools in Midlothian. The claimant sought periodical payments but was met with refusal because the Defendant claimed that it had large and on-going contra set-offs which were much more than what the claimant was pursuing.The claimant argued ...
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NewsUpdated with new images: RSPB Visitor Centre
East London sustainable scheme had to be vandal proof and be an eco-education centre
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NewsMayor announces 10 flagship 'low carbon' zones
Energy Saving Trust, British Gas and EDF Energy will suggest greener solutions for households and businesses to cut carbon footprint and bills
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NewsBanks order Taylor Wimpey to sell Taywood
Lenders insist on disposal of housebuilder’s construction arm after it fails to raise £500m in capital
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NewsCorruption scandal delays Dongtan by two years
Arup’s eco-city for 500,000 people hit by corruption trial of Shanghai political boss who sponsored it
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CommentChina special: dispute resolution
The Chinese legal system is improving rapidly, but foreign parties still need to approach its dispute resolution procedures with caution
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FeaturesThe best china: 10 of the most spectacular new Chinese buildings
Even without the Olympics China is producing some of the finest architecture on the planet – with a little help from the Brits. Martin Spring chooses 10 of the best
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Berkeley still strong despite property slump
Berkeley Group is continuing to lead the rest of the UK housebuilding industry, according to the latest housebuilding profitability figures from BDO Stoy Hayward, writes Tom Bill.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Atkins, Shanghai
Paul Rice associate director, Atkins ShanghaiStuart Macdonald, Building … and 20 drunken Australian embassy staff and guests
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NewsOlympic Village apartments slashed by 900
The number of apartments in the Olympic Village has been cut by a quarter, according to Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins, writes Dan Stewart.
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Interactive facades
Here are three alternative facade systems to bring your buildings to life
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NewsHBF reports skills cards success
More than 91% of workers employed by major housebuilders now carry CSCS cards
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NewsLFA hub highlights from King’s Cross
Highlights from the London Festival of Architecture's second week in King's Cross, Bloomsbury, Fitzrovia and Covent Garden
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NewsSuper-quango strikes deal with councils on housing targets
Protocol spells out funds and powers of Homes and Communities Agency
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News‘Creative’ Alsop designs may be used for Titan prisons
Controversial Stirling prize-winning architect working on preliminary “concepts” for mega-prisons
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CommentOnly yourselves to blame
Managers found guilty of causing death by a 'gross breach' of care are liable to criminal conviction, but the Corporate Manslaughter act is clear on how to avoid a prosecution
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FeaturesThe only way is up: China’s airport building programme
China will spend £44bn on airports in the next five years and there is plenty of opportunity for British firms to get in on the aviation action. Victoria Madine explains what it takes to break into the market
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NewsChinese contractor goes all out to meet global goals
African and Middle Eastern economies provide platform for China State Construction’s expansion