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FeaturesBarts Square: a bold piece of history in the making
Barts Square is a mixed-use development in the City of London that features modern and traditional styles wholly in keeping with surroundings that date back a thousand years. It is almost as if it has always been there
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CommentA case of judicial intervention in public procurement
Sir Robert Akenhead examines a recent ruling that helps identify the limits to the court’s readiness to intervene in public procurement processes
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NewsCountryside completions up 17% after covid delays
Search for a buyer for firm’s housebuilding business is ‘progressing’
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry to restart next month nine weeks after it was last in session
Christmas break and lockdown mean most recent day of hearing was 9 December last month
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NewsWates gets planning green light for Oxford uni’s biggest ever project
Work on £200m scheme to start this summer
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NewsInfrastructure commission asks firms to advise on carbon capture tech
Government wants net zero emissions by 2050
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NewsNorthern housing associations form offsite alliance
Group aims to build 9,000 homes a year by 2023
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Comment2020 wasn’t about survival, it was about long-term vision
The year ahead promises to be a bumpy one but the way we adapted to covid-19 shows we have acquired the tools to carve out a robust future
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NewsVaccine rollout to power construction to 14% growth this year, CPA says
But output not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until next year
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NewsSurvivors launch Grenfell legal claims as council begins action against cladding firm
Cases filed at High Court last month
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NewsFinal bill for Nightingale hospitals to top £500m
Government had previously only revealed a total programme build cost of £220m
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NewsCrossrail brings in Bechtel veterans to help get delayed job finished
Railway turns to US engineer to fill key roles on project
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NewsMcAlpine to restore grade I-listed St Marylebone Parish Church
Refurb will see 1817 church taken off Historic England’s Buildings at Risk register
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FeaturesRunning on empty: whatever happened to the Nightingales?
The Nightingale hospitals, built in record time, were a proud moment for construction. But with patient numbers overwhelming the NHS, Elizabeth Hopkirk asks why they never fulfilled their original promise
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NewsJenrick green lights £250m west London homes
Assael Architecture-designed ‘urban village’ will replace DIY store in Richmond
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NewsGovernment confirms plan to make new homes meet net zero by 2025
New consultation for energy efficiency in non-domestic buildings also published
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CommentNow is a critical moment to protect site workers
If construction sites are to stay open and help keep the economy afloat, then bosses must act to minimise the risks
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NewsGovernment announces new construction products regulator
Housing secretary says position set up in response to ‘dishonest practice by some manufacturers’ highlighted by Grenfell Inquiry
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NewsBuild UK issues fresh guidance for contractors on how to beat Tube congestion
Industry told to reduce number of workers using network