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NewsPaving of front gardens could require planning permission
The government proposes more stringent planning rules to fight flooding on impermeable surfaces
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NewsBig names make Building Awards shortlist
The shortlist for the majority of the categories of the 2008 Building Awards have been announced
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NewsIOSH calls for national agency of health and safety inspectors
A national agency for health and safety inspectors will reduce confusion, say Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
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NewsSkanska wins £65m contract with NHS Scotland
Construction firm will build a new facility at State Hospital for patients with mental disorders
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NewsOver 160 cats rescued from Olympics site
ODA works with charity CHAT to rescue cats and kittens from Olympic Park site
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News£1bn ‘city beneath a city’ planned for Amsterdam
Lack of space and high land prices drive engineers to plan 1 million m2 project under canals
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Contractors workload to last until 2011 …
The credit crunch will not hit building tender prices for another three years, according to EC Harris.
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NewsBlow to schools as Whitehall design chief steps down
Mukund Patel to leave school building unit, as report unveils plans to cut BSF bid costs by £250m
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Basildon council shortlists firms for £150m projects
Firms selected for £150m Wickford town centre regeneration project and £30m sports village
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CommentGreat walls from China
If China hadn’t been busy establishing a stone industry while ours was sliding into decline, we wouldn’t be able to supply the natural finishes that today’s green clients want
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Wembley roofing firm calls in administrator
Roofing contractor Weatherwise UK has gone into administration because of cash flow problems, partly triggered by its work on Wembley stadium.
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Sweett closes Thameslink deal…
QS upsets framework applecart by winning consultancy work on Network Rail scheme
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City planning boss backs Prince Charles’ anti-tower harangue
Prince of Wales finds unlikely supporter in Peter Rees, the City’s long-serving head of planning Rees agrees that the location of tall buildings should be better controlled
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NewsLutyens, Lasdun … Cullinan
Architect celebrates entry into RIBA hall of fame with attack on prince
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FeaturesWood-grained PVCu facias
Swish Building Products has launched a range of M-Boss roofline products.
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News£1bn ‘city beneath a city’ planned for Amsterdam
Lack of space and high land prices drive engineers to plan 1 million m2 project under canals
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APC Trainer: Dissolving confusion around insolvency (T0202)
How to get it right in your final assessment
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NewsGreat safety breakthroughs of our time
Thanks to David Bright, who witnessed this state-of-the-art job in Henley-on-Thames.
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FeaturesPlane sailing
Fitting a roof shaped like a gigantic aeroplane wing in an elevated and exposed location near the Atlantic coast might seem foolhardy, but this was exactly what the team building the new Killanin Stand at Galway racecourse in Ireland decided to do.