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Councils win right to influence private housing mix
The government is to give councils the power to tell housebuilders what types of housing they should develop.
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Rogers to step down as Constructing Excellence chairman
Peter Rogers, the Constructing Excellence chairman, will stand down at the end of the year.
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NewsAtkins will hold on to stake in Metronet
Keith Clarke, the chief executive of Atkins, was adamant this week that he was not considering selling its stake in Tube consortium Metronet, despite its effect on the firm’s bottom line, writes Angela Monaghan.
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Education secretary looks to a ‘year for skills’
Alan Johnson, the secretary of state for education, declared this week that next year will be “the government’s year for skills” as he launched the National Skills Academy for Construction in London.
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Colindale fire questions safety of timber-frame sites
London Fire Brigade findings may lead to new procedures for timber-frame projects
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Oxford firms to get ‘panic button’
Police in Oxford have set up a rapid response telephone system to help construction firms in the city threatened by animal rights extremists, writes Sarah Richardson.
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Transport for London to sell land after review
Transport for London is to raise millions of pounds by selling off or developing a significant proportion of its land holdings. The money will be used to fund future transport schemes.
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NewsNew chapter for Barking and Dagenham
Architecture plb has unveiled these designs of a public library for Barking and Dagenham in east London.
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Features‘A lot of the guys won’t work on timber frame again’
This July, a site in north London turned into a terrifying inferno in the time it takes to make a cup of coffee. Nobody knew why. Now the London Fire Brigade has talked exclusively to Building about what happened and the dangers inherent in multistorey timber-frame sites.
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CommentFun, frolics and self-immolation
Richard Steer offers season’s greetings to you all, and hopes your office party doesn’t finish up in the Sunday papers, A&E or, indeed, the High Court
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FeaturesThe grater good
Education For the new learning resource centre at Herefordshire College of Technology, the architect will reuse the concrete frame of the original library, but add some very inventive mesh cladding.
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FeaturesThe right stuff
Think you’re bright, talented and destined for great things? Then you might even think you’ve got what it takes to be nominated for a g4c award by your peers. The g4c (that’s Generation for Collaboration) awards were set up to reward young professionals in construction, and the first winners have ...
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FeaturesUnder cover
Manufacturer Permanite Engineered Roofing Systems has formed an innovative partnership with a local authority to provide roofing for schools across the borough.
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Laing O’Rourke lands £9bn 10-year deal in Abu Dhabi
Contractor set to sign joint venture with Aldar Properties, the biggest developer in the emirate
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NewsAn eyeful for the RIBA
Make Architects has designed this scheme for Ridgeford Properties in central London. The development includes 15 luxury flats and three penthouses.
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FeaturesWhat to specify: schools
The latest possibilities to pore over for those tasked with the construction, refurbishment and outfitting of schools …
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Specifier 01 December 2006
New mesh cladding will transform an old concrete frame at a new learning resource in Hertfordshire. Plus spotlight on Permanite and the best new products.
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NewsPeter Cook playing key role on Olympic stadium design
News follows criticism that the design for the 2012 stadium would not be iconic enough
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NewsThe snowmen
We've all indulged in the odd snowball fight, but these workers seem to be taking dangerous winter sports to new heights
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NewsParkview sells Battersea Power station
Irish developer Real Estate Opportunies buys 100% interest, as Foster's future on the project remains unclear