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NewsPain worsens for housebuilders as 1,000 jobs go in a week
Bellway axes 370 staff, Taylor Wimpey slashes 600, Land buyers and designers worst hit
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NewsKier closes two offices in housing division
Contractor says redundancies will be inevitable after closure of Lincoln and Spalding offices
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NewsWill Alsop designs a jelly for London
Maverick architect enters jelly competition for London Festival of Architecture
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NewsOFT under fire for ‘wrongful’ accusations
Investigation into bid rigging is labelled “incompetent” as OFT is accused of gung ho approach
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FeaturesJohn Dodds: Listen carefully
A slump in private housing and a boom in the social sector – not to mention a certain OFT inquiry – have led to restructuring plans at Kier. Its normally outspoken chief executive, John Dodds, tells Tom Bill as much as he dares
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NewsRenew Holdings ‘immune’ from credit crunch
Renew Holdings has been immune from the credit crunch, according to chief executive Brian May.
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CommentThat bubble, reputation
What happened at BAE should have us all thinking about not just the legality of what we do but the morality. Our good names can so easily be damaged, even lost
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Comment
System? What system?
Egan thought things went wrong in construction because we were all at each other’s throats. Actually, we get on fine – it’s the way we manage projects that floors us
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NewsOffice schemes could offer solution to overheated tubes
Plan to use surplus power from nearby buildings is latest move in the struggle to cool the underground
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NewsOnly one in ten Olympics employees are female
Just 11.9% of construction, design, consultancy and admin workers are women
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Edinburgh fires prompt concerns for timber safety
Firefighters push for tighter regulation for timber-frame buildings during construction
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NewsStradform enjoys financial rewards of life under Vinci
But Cardiff contractor lives with raised expectations after takeover by £24bn French giant
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Comment
Let’s be reasonable
Insurance companies are notorious for finding ways not to pay out on their policies, but that may be about to change
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NewsEdinburgh fires prompt concerns for timber safety
Firefighters push for tighter regulation for timber-frame buildings during construction
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in April 2008
The private sector plummets in April, but social housing completions climb by more than 50%
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NewsBRE to establish base at University of East Anglia
BRE is recruiting environmental scientists to work on project which will start in Autumn
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NewsArchitect prepares 'Cullinan Bird' for Hyde Park flight
Edward Cullinan Architects is building a gigantic polystyrene flying machine with the help of Ramboll Whitbybird and Element Energy
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NewsOffice schemes could offer solution to overheated tubes
Plan to use surplus power from nearby buildings is latest move in the struggle to cool the underground
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CommentRecession busting
With the last recession a distant memory for many, perhaps it’s time to remind ourselves of the steps we should be taking in case things get a bit tougher in the coming months
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Doubt over Rogers’ London adviser role
The future of Lord Rogers as the mayor of London’s design adviser was thrown further into doubt this week as Richard Barnes, Boris Johnson’s deputy mayor, failed to confirm whether the Labour peer would remain in the role.