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NewsCouncils may win 630m to meet decent homes target
Audit Commission recommends scrapping central repair fund so efficient councils gain more control over spending
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Ultraframe wins patent case against Eurocell
Eurocell faces multi-million pound damages as Ultraframe applies to Court for withdrawl of Eurocell system.
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Foreign Office to overhaul its estate procurement
A contractor is to be appointed ‘strategic partner’ on overseas projects, as consultant frameworks are revamped.
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NewsCostain JV awarded 880m gas contract in Iran
Costain is the lead contractor for the construction of the Bid Boland 2 gas treatment facility.
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McCarthy & Stone appoint new operations director
Derek Field will takeover from Howard Phillips who becomes chief executive on September 1.
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FeaturesThe eternal brick
Dan Cruickshank recalls discovering in his travels ancient brick buildings that are testament to the material’s incredible durability
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The right stuff
New concrete builds on the success of previous generations of concrete. It is an ancient material that is being developed continuously.
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A building in a bag
Two students at the Royal College of Art have come up with a brilliant idea for erecting durable, lightweight housing in disaster areas using a footpump and a sackful of ‘Concrete Canvas’
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FeaturesThe £30m baby
Bison’s new Derbyshire factory contains (probably) the most advanced hollowcore flooring equipment in the world. So what’s so special about it? And why is this the right time to bring it on stream?
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FeaturesSpecial brew
As work draws to a close on the third and final stage of Barratt’s three-year, £60m Brewery Wharf apartment development in Leeds city centre, Paul Russell examines the challenges that were overcome to create this striking monument to contemporary urban living
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FeaturesL stands for Elcon
A concrete building system that died a death in Britain in the 1970s, and then proved immensely popular in the rest of the world, is about to be given a second chance
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FeaturesUnder fire
How good is structural steel at resisting fires in high-rise buildings? The destruction of the Windsor Torre skyscraper in Madrid and the latest findings into the collapse of the World Trade Centre throw new light onto this crucial question.
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FeaturesHousebuilders looking for commitment - The Rake’s Progress
Mercedes’ showcase for its cars at the old Brooklands racing circuit in Surrey copies the stylish slants and angles of its cars – all of which was achieved with £3.5m worth of high-tech insitu casting …
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FeaturesBetter yet
The Concrete Centre has welcomed a new standard covering the performance of innovative housing. Particularly so as concrete looks set to match the criteria with ease.
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FeaturesGive us shelter
As global warming takes hold, and daytime temperatures start to rise, and air-conditioning becomes ever more controversial and expensive, more and more emphasis will be placed on what buildings are made from
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Room service
You may know how rapidly hotels can be knocked out with insitu techniques, but what you may not know is that you can do something similar with precast – and with superb quality and very little fuss
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Laing O’Rourke topples Bovis from its throne
Bovis Lend Lease’s rule of annual contractor’s league is usurped by Laing O’Rourke’s £1.4bn contract wins
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FeaturesYoung ones
The Chartered Surveyors Training Trust is recruiting wannabe surveyors from as young as 16