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NewsCivil engineering output set to grow
BCIS report forecasts a growth in market demand in all infrastructure sectors despite years of decline
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NewsGuess where I'm calling from?
A sloping roof is not ideal for a phone conversation, unless it's the only place you can get a decent reception
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NewsArchitects and design team unite
The new director of architecture at McBains Cooper shares his views on the need for closer integration between architect and design team
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FeaturesSustainable redevelopment of Unilever House
Bovis Lend Lease helped refurbish Grade II listed building through sustainable measures including cutting waste and congestion
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NewsYour questions answered: Tim Byles on Building Schools for the Future
Last month the chief executive of Partnerships for Schools took part in a webinar on BSF, here he responds the questions it provoked
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Dual-flush WC
Impulse Bathrooms launches a dual-flush WC designed to cut domestic water use in homes by half
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NewsDo the Tories care about construction?
This industry tends to back Tories over Labour, but as David Cameron's prospects improve should we worry for our future?
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FeaturesMaterial reclamation on Woolwich Civic Offices demolition
Wates worked with demolition contractor to ensure materials are reclaimed with the minimal impact on cost or program
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NewsMcBains Cooper consultant on RICS Project of the Year scheme
Ealing community centre scoops award beating O2 Arena and the St Pancras
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NewsStyles & Wood chief executive and chairman step down
Resignations follow failed management buyout and profit warning at retail fit-out specialist
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NewsNHS carbon footprint revealed
Buildings account for less than a quarter of health emissions according to new report. Sub metering recommended to reduce footprint
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NewsConstruction stops on New York sites after crane collapse
Buildings commissioner orders work to stop on five sites using cranes supplied by firm involved in Friday's fatal collapse
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High-performance timber windows
Green Building Store launches the Ecocontract range of timber window for housing associations and developers with large-scale developments
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Heat-pump boiler
Mitsubishi Electric launches a heating system that harnesses energy from the air to provide heat and hot water
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NewsMortgage approvals fall to record low
Bank of England says mortgage approvals have halved in past 12 months
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NewsGiant pylon erected in Birmingham to highlight climate change
The pylon designed by Block Architecture is the centrepiece of the city's climate change festival
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Construction firms should look to Eastern Europe
As growth slows in the West, new opportunities are opening up eastwards where PWC research points to an 'infrastructure gap'
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NewsBrad Pitt to design five-star hotel in Dubai
Hollywood star to work with architect GRAFT on sustainable hotel in Middle East
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Bleak Bank figures confirm downward trend in homebuyers
More desparate news for house building as the evaporation of homebuyers in the UK housing market is further underlined with the release of the Bank of England figures showing mortgages approvals for house purchases in April diving to a new low.Just 58,000 loans were approved to homebuyers, half the figure ...
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International Velux Award 2008 - June
Deadline for submitting projects for student architecture award