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  • First in class: This Islington social housing refurbishment project was the first of the PFI schemes to go on site
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    Camden housing PFI back on track after Treasury veto

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Stalled scheme gets go-ahead a year after being rejected - but housing sector remains reluctant to use PFI

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    Code of conduct on customer service launched

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The Home Builders Federation has launched a code of conduct to help housebuilders develop higher standards of customer service.

  • Stephen Bowcott
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    Bowcott tribunal reveals £200m hole in Amec's books

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Former construction managing director reaches settlement - but not before exposing state of firm's accounts

  • Parliament is in talks with Building Design Partnership over installing wind turbines
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    BDP plans parliamentary wind turbine

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Architect Building Design Partnership is in talks with the Palace of Westminster that could result in a wind turbine being installed in the grounds of the Houses of Parliament

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    MPs condemn PFI consortium at Norwich hospital

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    PFI specialist Octagon Healthcare has been slammed by MPs for making a huge profit after a refinancing deal on a hospital.

  • Developer Stanhope has opened this 14,300 m2 office building at Chiswick Park, the fifth block at the landmark development in west London.
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    Chiswick Park, part five

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Developer Stanhope has opened this 14,300 m² office building at Chiswick Park, the fifth block at the landmark development in west London.

  • Matt Stagg
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    Multiplex lied in witness statements, court told

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    In week two of Wembley trial, CBUK lawyer accuses Multiplex bosses of giving inaccurate witness reports

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    Wembley hit by pay row as staff walk off site

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    M&E labour agency BMS has walked off the Wembley project in a row over payment, Building understands.

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    F+A bids for new generation power stations

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Consultant Franklin + Andrews has teamed up with French energy firm Alstom to bid for a £4.5bn project to build six gas-fired power stations in the UK

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    EC Harris wins deal for Europe's first Caesar's Palace

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    EC Harris, the multidisciplinary consultant, has been selected to project manage a £460m scheme to build the first Caesar's Palace gambling resort in Europe.

  • A £5m project has restored Kew Palace in west London to its condition in the early 19th century, when its served as the palace of George III. Brickwork was made good, finished in a lime wash
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    Kew ball

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    A £5m project has restored Kew Palace in west London to its condition in the early 19th century, when its served as the palace of George III. Brickwork was made good, finished in a lime wash and tinted red with brick dust. Internally, repairs and conservation were carried out to ...

  • Bexley Academy: Costs at the south-east London school reached £38m
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    London city academies set to breach £25m budgets

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Consultants say average cost of capital's 60 planned schools has risen to £30m because of problematic sites

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    Delay to BRE software stalls Part L compliance

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Consultants and manufacturers are still unable to use computers to calculate Part L compliance for complex buildings because software has not been delivered by BRE.

  • Speaker: ODA’s David Higgins
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    On your mark for Olympics

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    With an estimated £30bn of work generated by the London Olympics over the next six years, it is essential to keep up to date on developments.

  • No mean city: Stratford is to be a huge commercial scheme and a key element in the London Olympics
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    Developers wanted for £4bn Stratford City scheme

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    LCR looks for partners after terminating agreement with Westfield, Stanhope and the Reuben brothers

  • Architect Hawkins/Brown has designed this £5.7m cultural centre for Nottingham.
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    A box in Notts

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Architect Hawkins/Brown has designed this £5.7m cultural centre for Nottingham.

  • Tom Broughton
    Comment

    How to build an empire

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    As a deal, it is every marketing man's dream. In a single negotiation a UK consultancy can transform itself overnight into an enormous international player with offices across the world.

  • My wife and I were in Tallinn, Estonia, last summer when we saw these three lads re-roofing a building in the old town – soft hats and soft brains, and the rain was pouring down.
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    It's raining men

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    My wife and I were in Tallinn, Estonia, last summer when we saw these three lads re-roofing a building in the old town - soft hats and soft brains, and the rain was pouring down.

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    Flooring

    2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

    This weeks Specifier turns its attention to the ground beneath our feet beginning in Birmingham, where an innovative thin flooring system helped to save this iconic building from demolition.

  • Frank Browne
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    Seat fighting

    2006-05-04T18:28:00Z

    The Conservative leader of Wokingham Council has been canvassing hard to help defend four seats with wafer thin majorities.