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FeaturesLife, or something quite like it
Second Life is the virtual world that has its own businesses, currency and an exchange rate with real money. And where there’s real money, developers are never far behind. Katie Puckett steps ‘in-world’ as Katarina Rockett (she’s the one with the red bunches) to investigate the world’s first virtual construction ...
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Spending watchdog probes housebuilders’ performance
National Audit Office examines why industry is still falling short of output targets
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ITV Granada steps closer to Salford move
Architects working on plans for the BBC’s new home in Salford have been asked to draw up designs for a Granada base on the site.
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What the law says about legal costs
If you think you have to operate complicated rules on invoices and payments, spare a thought for your legal adviser, who is under all manner of statutory obligations and constraints
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NewsGalliford buys Linden – at last
Galliford Try initially pulled out of the race to buy Linden Homes last year because it thought it was up against too much competition.
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CommentVisas alone are not the answer
The RICS’ campaign to persuade the Home Office to relax the rules preventing overseas QSs staying in the UK is a no-brainer.
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M&S to launch debut eco store in Bournemouth
Willmott Dixon appointed main contractor on Reid Architecture-designed refurbishment
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Engineers drafted in to fix Ascot problems
Civil engineer McArdle Group and structural specialist Intelligent Engineering Solutions have been appointed by Ascot racecourse
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CommentFighting the invisible killer
New regulations aim to drastically cut down the number of deaths caused by asbestos-related diseases through management, licensing and prohibition guidelines
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NewsOur future is secure
Company focus Security and maintenance services specialist EPS is growing quickly, yet safely
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NewsManchester hospital hit forces Bovis to change course
Contractor to concentrate on construction management and work for parent developer after taking £48m on high-risk projects that ‘it didn’t fully understand’
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FeaturesDrainage channel for patios
Manthorpe has launched a drainage channel for patios and driveways.
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Sins of past haunt Bovis
Bovis Lend Lease’s UK business was this week hoping that a turbulent two year period has come to an end..
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NewsEngineers drafted in to fix Ascot problems
Ascot racecourse has drafted in two firms to carry out £10m of remedial work at the troubled venue in place of original contractor Laing O’Rourke.
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FeaturesStainless steel sinks
Carron Phoenix has launched a range of stainless steel sinks called Zeta. They have 180mm deep bowls and a draining board and sit 4mm off the work surface.
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FeaturesWalk-in shower enclosures
Aqata has brought out a range of walk-in shower enclosures called Minimalist.
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NewsMace to oversee £53m RSC theatre redevelopment
Birmingham office appointed construction manager on ‘radical remodelling’ of Stratford venue
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Pleased to meet you ...
Anyone in doubt about the value of eavesdropping should read this tale of how an overheard remark at a lunch led to a close working relationship between Gladedale Homes and HawkinsBrown.
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FeaturesThe attainment of zero
Housing The industry clearly has a lot of work to do to achieve carbon-free homes by 2016. Jan-Carlos Kucharek looks at four projects that are working out how it can be done