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NewsEP tipped to merge with Housing Corporation
ODPM to review roles of national agencies amid concerns about their ability to deliver sustainable communities
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NewsPolice investigate CSCS fraud at Arsenal stadium
Workers found in possession of fake cards during a routine security inspection of the site
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Comment
After the flood
The defendant water company, Thames Water admitted liability for loss and damage caused by water escaping from a burst water main. The water from the burst pipe damaged much of the valuable archives of Aerospace, a publishing company. Following the flood, Aerospace wished to restore the archives and asked ...
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NewsHollandia cuts secret Wembley deal
Steel contractor has agreed with Multiplex to complete its main works at Wembley by end of April.
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NewsConservatives set to relax planning laws
Some homeowners planning to redevelop their houses will not need to get planning permission under proposals being worked up by the Conservatives
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News20 hurt in scaffold collapse
Fourteen storeys of scaffolding have collapsed at a building site in Milton Keynes, trapping several people and injuring up to 20.
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Leicester schools contract not yet decided
Two teams are still in the frame for the £236m Building Schools for the Future project.
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NewsLemley to hire crack team to troubleshoot Olympic projects
Olympics to get standing dispute resolution board and to run schemes using NEC partnering contract.
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Comment… Meanwhile, back on terra firma
And thanks to Alan Crich for sharing this novel approach to covering up a big hole in the ground.
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NewsFlagship city academy on hold after busting budget
Questions raised over accelerated delivery programme as £20m St Paul's Academy in Greenwich faces delay
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New Islamabad tower to be Pakistan's tallest building
Faithful+Gould given £175m budget to design earthquake-proof mixed-use development including 30-storey hotel in Islamabad.
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NewsMetronet plans Canary Wharf-Aldgate Tube link
Metronet boss Andrew Lezala says only about a mile of tunnelling would be required for City link.
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NewsBridge of size
Brighton-based Brunswick Developments Group has submitted a planning application for this £235m sustainable development at Brighton Marina.
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NewsLittle Britain to support Paralympic sailing team
Construction sailing event will donate an estimated £150,000 to the Paralympic team before 2012.
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Judge welcomes adjudicators' improving standards
Head of Technology and Construction Court congratulates adjudicators on their handling of "awesome responsibility".
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FeaturesTriumph and Trophies
The best of the industry gathered at the Grosvenor House in London last Tuesday to celebrate the 12th annual Building Awards, in a football-themed evening that was graced by such legends as Bob Wilson, Pat Jennings, John Motson and 1966 England World Cup players
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FeaturesWhy they pulled the plug on Curzon
Curzon was a fit-out contractor that had formed long-term relationships with blue-chip clients, was making a good and growing profit and was looking to double its turnover in a tricky market. So why on 7 March this year did its bank call in the receiver?
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Lead times
This quarter, Paul Dalton of Mace reports that a boost in orders has meant an increase in the lead times for some building supplies. Also, Jonathan Kaye of Gardiner & Theobald takes a close look at building management systems
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FeaturesDown from the mountain
How do you convince a collection of plants at Kew Gardens that west London enjoys an alpine climate? Wilkinson Eyre came up with an elegant and ingenious solution