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Paul Ralph's postcard from the UAE
The Davis Langdon QS sends greeting from Dubai and Abu Dhabi
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Hill International wins NASA contract
Consultant to work on £99m New Town Program to modernise NASA research centre in Virginia
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Kolesar appointed senior warden of chartered surveyors livery company
EC Harris' Simon Kolesar will hold position at Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors until October 2008
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Gleeds goes green for Christmas
Consultant opts for an eco-party with rickshaws, bio-fuel and ethical food
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Deciphering the Code: Part three
In the last of our Q&A sessions on the Code for Sustainable Homes Simon Jones, a senior consultant at BRE, answers your queries on HLPs airtightness and sustainable materials
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BERR construction indices go digital
Construction industry pricing data from the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform is now online at BCIS
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Carillion fights to keep McAlpine's senior staff after £572m takeover
Management at Alfred McAlpine consider other offers in wake of deal
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Pay up now, Erinaceous tells suppliers
Property consultant angers subcontractors by asking for money to remain on supply chain
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Building's battle of the Jenga
Catch the thrills and spills as teams of contractors compete in a battle of wits, physics and geometry - in Building's local pub.
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Going legal
As long as an adjudicator has considered the right question in a fair way, they’re free to make legal errors: the result will stand. But the legal issues are often complex and important: take global claims for example …
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Web watch — Logging off
That’s it for 2007, the year that Building stepped into virtual reality, Hansom signed up to Facebook and we all shared our thoughts on the Korean toilet house.
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An element of clunk
St Pancras station is, as we know, a remarkable restoration of a Victorian masterpiece of art and engineering. But that doesn’t mean it’s a brilliant building
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£154m Willmott Dixon offer sees Inspace shares soar
Social housebuilder’s shares rocket by 50% as former parent firm makes surprise cash swoop
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The year everything changed
It was the year of grabbing bites and juggling calls and searching for windows. The year we all got richer and busier and hung around by the lifts taking furtive calls on our mobiles. And it was the year that all that ended and we just wanted to cower under ...
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Commercial activity drops as credit crunch takes toll
Development work fell 10.3% last month – the first drop in 4.5 years in the commercial area
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T&T set to become third QS to float on the stock market
Surprise £200m flotation is intended to fight staff crisis in sector and raise acquisition funds
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Davis Langdon raises funds for charity in Grim Challenge
Team of 28 raise £25,000 for cancer charity CLIC Sargent in gruesome race at army barracks
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Land Secs plans architects framework for Ebbsfleet
Developer to follow Olympic village procurement model for 418ha Thames Gateway scheme
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Raise a glass to the clerk of works
Who’s the most important man on a building site? Well, it depends on circumstances, but have you ever thought it might be the humble clerk of works? The chap with no powers but the one to make sure the job goes right?