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KPMG hires White Young Green for M&E
Consultant signs three year contract to provide M&E engineering for UK portfolio
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Project managers slashed in second academies revamp
Capita Symonds, EC Harris, Mouchel Parkman and Alligan among those that survive the cull
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NewsDavid Chipperfield does the triple at RIBA awards
Practice honoured for office, museum and library in Spain, German and America
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Sustainability masterclass
Download our exclusive slideshow from acclaimed eco-architect Bill Dunster. This comprehensive presentation runs through the pioneering work Dunster has already completed as well as his vision for the way we will need to approach the built environment in the future.
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NewsCouldn’t he borrow one from next door?
So you buy your dream house in leafy Sussex. Then you get two high-performance vehicles and park them outside, letting everyone know you’ve really arrived. Is it any wonder you’ve got no money left to spend on a single, very long ladder? David George sent in the picture.Couldn’t he borrow ...
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FeaturesWho’s going to build the olympics?
Just our luck. Right when we’re getting down to building the 2012 Games, all the big contractors get loads of other work and disappear into framework tie-ins. Angela Monaghan reports on the changing face of British building
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FeaturesSustainability: Managing water consumption
Water conservation is often given a low priority in sustainability strategies, but in areas where the water supply is under pressure from development, it may provide relief. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the options and their costs
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FeaturesDo you dig?
In the fourth of our series examining renewable energy technologies, Alistair King talks us through ground-source heat pumps, which provide developers with a Part L-friendly way of keeping buildings warm or cool using the ground beneath our feet
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Big firms boost NFB figures
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has reported its strongest financial results to date, reflecting the growth of the smaller companies that make up its membership.
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Persimmon announces strong results and hints at growth
Persimmon has forward sales of £950m for the second half of this year, up 8% from this time last year.
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CommentHousebound
You can’t believe your luck! You’ve been given a meaty project to undertake entirely from the comfort of your own home. No battling with public transport, no rising at the crack of dawn, no working late. Here’s how to actually get some work done.
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NewsIn safe hands
Amid the entertainment and merry-making, Building’s Health and Safety Awards recognised best practice across the industry – and sounded a note of caution for the future
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CommentHaving a flutter
You couldn’t move for the likes of Rogers and Stefanou at Ascot last week … but if the gee-gees aren’t your bag an intrepid threesome are preparing to tee-off for a 24-hour Scottish golfing challenge
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Mailbox in Birmingham tops the table for June
Residential redevelopment in the West Midlands leads the way while housing development picks up in the North
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CommentDog help dog
I felt your article on recruitment, referred to in the leader as the “dog-eat-dog world of the headhunter”, was imbalanced and it was interesting that you only approached one source for a response – Hays, which is not a headhunter but a recruitment agency.
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Get the best out of them
While I find it unhelpful to lay the blame solely at the door of the headhunters (what did the industry do in the nineties to attract school leavers?), I would like to point out some fundamental truths of the industry:
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A helping hand
Your article “Does the industry still need Women in Property?” (8 June, page 54) fails to address the fact that in construction, barriers still exist for those who don’t fit the mould.
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