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NewsLend Lease bags £1.5bn Elephant & Castle deal
Australian led team beats off St Modwen bid for key south London site
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NewsDubai slip road
There is no good time for bad safety practice, but during rush hour is the absolute worst time in this case
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NewsGovernment proposes making Code for Sustainable Homes mandatory
Housing green paper backs making eco-code for new properties a legal requirement
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NewsMcAlpine signs crucial Olympic stadium contract
Sir Robert McAlpine-led consortium will move into ODA offices after signing 'Memorandum of Understanding' for Olympic stadium
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NewsBrown finds extra £3bn for affordable homes
Government green paper says extra money will see supply of affordable homes rise to 70,000 units per year
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NewsHSE issues boiler warning after scalding deaths
Housing Associations are urged to check hot water systems after two fatalities in social housing properties
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NewsLDA completes assembly of Olympic land
Land acquired for Olympic Park will be handed over to ODA in two days
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NewsFrench supermarket giant Carrefour to install solar panels
Photovoltaic roofing system planned for new distribution centre in Nimes
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Fifty five more historic buildings under risk
World War One airship hanger and James Watt's workshop are among buildings added to English Heritage 'at risk' register
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NewsBrighton football stadium gets green light
Work could start in September following government's decision to approve ew 22,000-seater ground in Falmer
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Capita reports 18% profit rise
Capita Group announces 17% turnover rise in first half and £1.15bn of new contracts
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NewsJason Millett’s brother joins Artisan
Former Bovis Lend Lease project director Peter Millet is appointed construction director at Manchester developer
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NewsReaders respond to Livingstone vs HSE ruck
Ken Livingstone’s rant against the HSE inspired a host of responses from building.co.uk readers. Many of them agreed that the HSE were 'barmy bureacrats' but others thougth the Mayor leave it to the experts
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NewsReaders choose sides on Livingstone Vs HSE ruck
Ken Livingstone’s rant against the HSE and its “barmy bureaucrats” inspired a host of responses from building.co.uk readers. Many of them, against their better judgement, actually agreed with the London mayor’s angry attack on the executive. Plus readers respond to the collapse of Metronet.
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NewsVenice chain gang
An almost identical blunder appeared in March but this time our man is not being supported by his belt loops
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NewsHere’s one way to lessen the floods
The Government is under pressure to roll out huge new flood defence schemes in the wake of recent floods that have spread across the country. Well there’s a less eye catching but probably more effective policy they could look at before opening up the coffers.
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NewsHousing on floodplains not ruled out
Yvette Cooper says developments on floodplains would be subject to an assessment by the Environment Agency
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NewsNew Welsh sustainable education building on site
Centre for Alternative Technology offers guided tours around new training facility with UK’s highest rammed earth walls
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NewsPaper round: Insurance rates could rise due to floods
Also cost pressure for 2012 Olympics due to construction boom and Tube Lines set to replace Metronet
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NewsHousebuilders dismiss green arguments on affordability
HBF says rural campaigner's are "comparing apples to oranges" by claiming qualtiy of environment is key determinant of house prices