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NewsF+G promotes new associate director for Birmingham
Consultant Faithful + Gould also appoints new senior health and safety consultant in Newcastle
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NewsThe code level six house
Here's an attempt to put in practice what is currently nothing more than dream for most housebuilders - a new property that meets the A grade of the new Code for Sustainable Homes, level six
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NewsLifschutz Davidson Sandilands wins planning for South Bank tower
The 43-storey development by Coin Street Community Builders was reduced in height by the architect following local objections
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NewsAudit office to probe Metronet collapse
Parliamentary spending watchdog to investigate Tube PPP in the wake of administration of consortium
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NewsVivid interior for Gordon Ramsey's TV restaurant - image
Vivid Interiors completes fit out for F Word studio in under four weeks
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FeaturesAre company fines for construction site deaths strong enough?
Amid the recent spate of on-site deaths, we ask: do you think fines for negligence are strong enough?
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NewsWhy construction needs a safety officer
With construction deaths running at a five-year high Ian Gibb argues that the industry must start employing dedicated safety officers
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NewsHenry Boot profit jumps 62%
Increase in value of investment properties accounted for over half of the £22m interim profit
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NewsGovernment report contradicts housing targets
Recommendation for 6,000 fewer homes per year for the south east angers housebuilders
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NewsLeadbitter secures two sports contracts worth £46m
Contractor will work on sports complexes in Uxbridge and Harlow
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NewsCIRIA launches flood risk information network
The construction information and research body is receiving support from the Environmental Agency, Defra, and the DCLG.
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News‘Lend me a hand with this ladder …’
Many thanks to Duncan Bainbridge who sent in this unusual Hong Kong street scene
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Comment
A snag in the process
The claimant, Thomas Vale, sought a declaration that a withholding notice was invalid. The contract was a JCT Standard Form of Building Contract with Contractor’s Design 1998 edition incorporating amendments 1-5 and further amendments set out in the employer’s requirements. The works comprised the construction of 24 apartments. A dispute ...
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FeaturesWould you object to a neighbour's wind turbine overlooking your garden?
An independent think tank says local people should be allowed to approve the installation of domestic renewables. What about if it was your backyard?
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NewsFrom this ramp, I will jump 15 school buses
At least there's a dust sheet says contributor Mike Smith
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NewsBitten by a tiddler
A run in with BT reminds Building's legal blogger why people go to court to resolve even the teeniest of disputes
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NewsCut council tax to boost renewables, says think tank
New Local Government Network says council tax rebates and more relaxed planning laws would encourage take up of microgeneration
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NewsTaiwan falls for Tudor England
Lewis & Hickey designs for the Royal Mount development in Taipei will feature 50 Tudor-style mansions
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Heywood Williams acquires Avenco group for £15.6m
Building supplies company buys out one of its main competitors, consolidating its leading position in Ireland
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NewsDemolition company fined £50,000 after site death
Collapse of the Caledonia Mill in Leith resulted in the death of Gideon Irvine in August 2004