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  • Suffolk’s Sizewell B
    Features

    Sizewell stories

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    We can also learn a lot from the last reactor built in Britain, Suffolk's Sizewell B. Here, key members of the project team share their memories with Graham Ridout

  • Open mike
    Comment

    East London, 2030

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Open mike - Some serious upward adjustments to Lord Rogers' vision for the Thames Gateway led to a stunt fantasy masterplan - but one that could succeed with the right convictions behind it

  • Features

    Five ways to spot a sinking ship

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Why are your directors always having meetings? Why is everyone so angry? And why has the boss just moved the sofa out of his office? Mark Leftly explains how to spot if your firm is heading for the rocks

  • Features

    Impress your boss - Women's loos and regs

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    A bluffer's guide to ... Women's loos and regs

  • Features

    Places to be - July and beyond

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Your monthly guide to all the best networking events, parties and essential industry seminars

  • Hall: To drive US expansion strategy
    News

    Faithful + Gould poaches two directors from rivals

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Atkins' QS arm hires Cyril Sweett associate director and Gardiner & Theobald partner

  • News

    Anshen & Allen takes over Anshen Dyer

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Anshen Dyer, the London architect specialising in healthcare and research, is to be taken over by US-based Anshen & Allen, one of its two parent companies.

  • Livingstone:  More clout over planning
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    Government to strengthen Livingstone's housing hand

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Mayor expected to gain more control over Housing Corporation and borough councils

  • News

    Rouse offers carrot and stick to developers

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Housing Corporation chief executive Jon Rouse has promised developers a more flexible grant regime as long as they do not sit on their assets.

  • Tom Broughton
    Comment

    A tale of two campaigns

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The government is to be given credit for answering the cries for help from industry over the Building Regulations. In our Reform the Regs campaign, we called on the government to work with industry to make the existing regulations coherent, to make new regulations transparent and to put up a ...

  • Angela Smith
    News

    Regs minister backs our 99% Campaign

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Angela Smith pledges her support, and initiates reform of Building Regs

  • News

    Barker to back independent planning boards

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Kate Barker, the Bank of England adviser who is researching planning and the economy, is expected to be in favour of an independent board to approve infrastructure projects such as nuclear power stations.

  • News

    Botes Construction goes into administration

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Regional contractor Botes Construction has been handed over to administrator Kroll, and the Botes Maintenance division has been bought by shareholder Epic Reconstruction.

  • News

    Appeal over Wembley case

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Former Wembley steelwork contractor Cleveland Bridge has decided to appeal against the judge's decision in its £50m High Court row with Multiplex.

  • News

    Turner & Townsend and EC Harris form nuclear pact

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Firms form joint venture in anticipation of decision to build new wave of power stations

  • News

    Olympic body appoints infrastructure and safety chiefs

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The Olympic Delivery Authority has made more key appointments for the construction programme of the 2012 Olympic Games.

  • News

    Bengal boxes

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Piercy Conner has won an international competition with this design for sustainable housing in Calcutta, India.

  • A 200 m exclusion zone was set up
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    Blaze shuts down McAlpine site

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Up to 50 construction workers had to be evacuated after fire broke out at the Guardian Media Group's headquarters project in central London.

  • News

    Clients sceptical about CIC contract

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The Construction Industry Council has asked for feedback on its draft consultants' contract, which was published online today.

  • Sarah Wigglesworth Architects has won a competition with this proposal for a housing scheme in Elephant & Castle, south London.
    News

    Six on the elephant

    2006-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Sarah Wigglesworth Architects has won a competition with this proposal for a housing scheme in Elephant & Castle, south London.