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Mistrust still reigns, warns RICS
Mistrust between clients and contractors still acts as an obstacle to partnering agreements, according to a RICS report.
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Stranger still
London’s gherkin-shaped Swiss Re tower could acquire an even more outlandish neighbour with gizmos that include solar-generated hydrogen cells, photovoltaic cells and a wind turbine.
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Bechtel’s rail deal extended
American construction group Bechtel has been reappointed to oversee the completion of the West Coast Main Line scheme.
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Speculation mounts over future of Carillion boss
Industry speculation has emerged over the future of Carillion chief executive John McDonough.
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Councils to miss planning target
The drive to speed up planning consents has suffered a blow after it was revealed that fewer than half of local authorities are expected to meet the revised deadlines
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Worst estate in Britain may be demolished
The Sighthill housing estate in Glasgow, notorious as one of the most deprived urban areas in Britain, is facing demolition.
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NewsHome from home
The headquarters of the Salvation Army in central London, designed by Sheppard Robson, has been completed.
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NewsArts in Herts
Architect Metaphorm and arts consultant Stephen Hetherington have designed a performance venue for Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
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NewsTsunami diary: 16 weeks to build 2500 shelters
Arup civil engineer Anthony Peter, 26, landed in Sri Lanka last week to help with the reconstruction process. In the second part of a diary for Building, he looks at the task ahead.
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High Court gunning for Arsenal redevelopment
Arsenal football club has been given the go-ahead for a redevelopment scheme next to its new stadium after the High Court rejected a challenge to the compulsory purchase order for the site.
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Rem Koolhaas to design major White City scheme
Developer Chelsfield has chosen the Office for Metropolitan Architecture as masterplanner for a major regeneration project in White City, west London.
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Special costs: Office fit-out
In the latest of our specialist market overviews, Alexandra McCrow of Gardiner & Theobald looks at the office fit-out sector’s design issues, lead times and costs – and specialist contractor ISG InteriorExterior gets a grilling
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Fit-out firm collapses after police investigation
Surrey firm Bellwater badly affected by losses after the Swedish police investigate alleged fraud
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Terminal 5 workers to ballot over travel pay strike
M&E union Amicus is to push ahead with a ballot of its members for industrial action over the issue of travel pay on the Heathrow Terminal 5 site in west London.
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Atkins hires former Millennium Dome boss
Support services group Atkins has made a high-profile appointment in hiring Bernard Ainsworth, former head of the Millennium Dome
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FeaturesBoy racers discover their roman routes
Taylor Woodrow unearths a Roman chariot arena in Colchester under a new housing development.
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Balfour Beatty wins £240m utility contracts
Balfour Beatty’s utility arm wins contracts with Anglian Water, Yorkshire Water and National Grid Transco.
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Pilkington denies takeover speculation
Shares rose by up to 18% on Wednesday as rumours of bid by Nippon Sheet Glass circled the City.
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EPS wins £35m Croydon housing contract
South East contractor will provide repairs and maintenace for Croydon council's housing stock for ten years.
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China halts construction of major dam projects
Chinese government calls halt to 30 projects after fears of non-compliance with environmental regulations.