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CABE: Half of schools are badly designed
Funding for new schools should be withheld if design proposals are not up to scratch, government design watchdog CABE recommended this week.
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NewsAn almighty job
The community behind the Alpha Course branch of the Church of England has appointed Foster and Partners to expand St Paul’s Church, in Brompton, west London.
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FeaturesThere’s more than one way to skin an office
The latest products and whole-life costs, notes on intelligent facades and the special love between an architect and its concrete supplier. But first, Sonia Soltani on the teams defying skills shortages to install extraordinary facades
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FeaturesWhat to specify: cladding and curtain walling
From banks to cinemas, and from theatres to homes, the latest cladding and curtain walling products can work wonders anywhere
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FeaturesWhat to remember: facades
Facades have got so intelligent these days, they can control your building’s airflow, heat transfer, lighting and acoustics. Barbour and Scott Brownrigg explore the options for specifiers
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FeaturesCosts: Curtain wallings
Curtain walling looks simple, but it’s a complex network of systems and components. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans examines the whole-life costs and performance of all of them
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FeaturesHow we work together
Or how an architect found its ideal supplier … This week Sonia Soltani tells the tale of Pascall + Watson and Belgian concrete firm Decomo
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NewsThink of the children
Housing targets for London Thames Gateway keep rising. But a focus on quantity not quality means families lose out says the chief executive of the London Thames Gateway Partnership
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NewsJohn Laing submits tunnel collapse claim against Tesco
Formal claim is submitted by operator of Chiltern Railway line following last year's tunnel collapse at Gerrards Cross
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NewsBovis Homes reports rise in completions
Housebuilder reports 1262 legal completions for the six months to June 30 2006, a rise of 16% on the same period in 2005.
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FeaturesSupport the 99% campaign
Register your support for Building's important campaign on improving the energy efficiency of our existing building stock
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NewsContract wins bolster Interserve
Contract wins totalling £700m help offset weaker showing in industrial services division
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NewsWimpey housing completions at 25-year high
Wimpey built 7,822 homes in first half of financial year and increased order book by 8% to £1bn
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NewsUBM acquires Thames Gateway Forum for £3m
CMPi strengthens built environment portfolio with parent's acquisition of the Thames Gateway Forum
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NewsNew community hospitals to receive £700m funding
Patricia Hewitt’s scheme aims to move 5% of NHS work from general hospitals to more accessible local units
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NewsCarillion order book hits £13bn
Financial closure on key projects helps boost Carillion's orders by £6bn over last six months
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NewsBerkeley and Prudential Assurance form joint venture
The two groups will join together to develop large-scale residential and mixed-use development schemes across the UK, trading as St Edwards Homes.
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NewsLord Selsdon retires from Gleeson
Dermot Gleeson (left) praises non-executive director's 'extraordinary enthusiasm and commitment'.
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NewsAre you sure you spent £17 on groceries sir?
A bank's over-zealous fraud department left Building's deputy editor in serious financial limbo recently