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Judge ousted at the Technology and Construction Court
A senior judge at the Technology and Construction Court has been moved as part of a shake-up at the institution.
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Teachers criticise architects over city academy designs
Teachers at new-build city academies have criticised designers for paying too little attention to the practicalities of educational provision in a report this week.
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Government launches son of Quality Mark
Construction minister Alun Michael has launched a fresh accreditation scheme to protect consumers from cowboy builders.
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Call over corporate killing bill
Construction union UCATT has renewed its calls for a tough corporate manslaughter bill after nine construction workers were killed in the past month.
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Scottish CABE slams UK’s largest school PFI
In its first full design review meeting, Architecture + Design Scotland, CABE’s new Scottish counterpart, has criticised the largest schools PFI in the UK.
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Eden on the South Bank
Studio E Architects has released images of a radical plan for the transformation of the Greater London Council Island site just south of Westminster Bridge, London.
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Sir Martin Laing: ‘We always wanted to sell’
The board of Laing had considered selling its construction division for at least five years prior to its sale for £1 in 2001 to Ray O’Rourke.
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NAO reveals PFI bonanza
The firms behind one of the first hospitals in Britain to be built and operated using private money have more than trebled their investment in six years.
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Confidential disaster warning system is set up
A revolutionary system for eliciting confidential information on potential structural disasters, such as last year’s collapse at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, has been set up this month.
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Products sector praised
The construction products industry is improving its productivity faster than the manufacturing sector as a whole, a government-backed study will reveal next week.
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NewsThe shining
Architect RMJM’s Falkirk Wheel, the world’s first and only rotating boat lift, has just been fitted with dramatic lighting by SSUK.
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Housing Corporation makes bid for greater freedom
Funding body lobbies ODPM for right to allocate grant over five years, and plans to cut number of recipients
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Lend Lease and Berkeley move closer to Crosby deal
Bovis’ Australian parent confirms that it is in negotiations to buy Berkeley subsidiary Crosby Homes
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British firms flummoxed by rules on PFI balance sheets
British companies involved in PFI work are confused about how to report projects on balance sheets because of international accounting standards introduced this year.
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Currie & Brown in Mexico
British consultant Currie & Brown has been appointed by the Mexican government to manage a £3.3bn public–private partnership hospital programme.
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NewsAMEC finalises 800m bridge deal in South Korea
Construction of Incheon Bridge to begin immediately.
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Prescott appoints first chair of sustainable academy
Professor Peter Roberts is appointed chair of the new Academy for Sustainable Communities in Leeds.
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Babcock board begins programme of change
Turner’s retirement signals start of non-exec shake-up.