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Mouchel Parkman releases software to slash energy costs for water firms
Consultant teams up with engineering firm Derceto to introduce technology that can save energy bills by up to 15%
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Early warning
The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act comes into force on 6 April next year. Take a tip from us: make sure you’re ready for it
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NewsBovis set to take on £400m MediaCity:UK scheme
Lower-risk construction management role is most likely option on first phase of Salford project
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UK firms to masterplan war-torn Iraqi city
Pell Frischmann and Llewellyn Davies Yeang to work on redevelopment of Kirkuk
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T5 electricians to strike unless new wage deal is agreed
Union officials visit sites across the country to test workers’ appetite for industrial action
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NewsEC Harris teams up with shipbuilder on BSF
Consultant EC Harris has formed an alliance with shipbuilder VT Group to bid for client advisory roles in the education sector.
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NewsWilly Wonka would be proud
Architect Rojkind Arq reveals design for Nestlé chocolate museum in Mexico
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Prison contractors join forces
Contractors on the national prison framework have come together to maximise their purchasing power in the face of high materials prices.
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FeaturesDoors that can withstand a 100kg bomb
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has developed a range of bomb-rated automatic doors that have been tested with a 100kg TNT explosion at 25m and 45m ranges.
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Prasad leads RIBA into party political arena
New president sends institute representatives to an unprecedented 17 conference events
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FeaturesOpen door policy
Door and window controls company Geze was founded in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1863. Since then, it has expanded and now has subsidiaries in 23 countries, including the UK, and more than 150 sales offices around the world.
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FeaturesWords from the deep
How they made it When he’s not floating around with a snorkel in his mouth, Stephen Stone is chief executive at housebuilder Crest Nicholson. He tells Lucy Handley how he rose to the top
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FeaturesEngland vs the World
Today’s construction offices are brimming with people from the world’s rugby-playing nations – which makes the ancient pastime of riling your workmate over a game so much more fun. With the Rugby World Cup kicking off tonight, England fan Tom Williams gives his tips on how to rib the opposition
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Features‘Imagine that you are on level 80 and you want a sandwich. How long will that take you?’
… and other logistical nightmares that might arise when you start building the tallest skyscraper in western Europe between a train station, a bus station, several busy roads and a hospital. Thomas Lane watches work finally get started on the Shard
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CommentHansom Morons and swine
No, not the curses heard from Jack Pringle’s yacht as it sailed into trouble in the Fastnet race, but what one engineer has dubbed all architects and what the Finns inexplicably call the good people at the CICA