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NewsFive go mad in Southampton
The South East England Development Agency has announced a shortlist of five potential development partners to provide housing at the Woolston Riverside site in Southampton, Hampshire.
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NewsODPM slashes CABE training budget 55%
The government’s commitment to a sustainable communities agenda was in doubt this week after it emerged that architecture watchdog CABE has had its training budget cut by more than half
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Anti-corruption code to fight bribery and fraud in industry
Professionals in the construction industry will be put under pressure to comply with the guidelines in an anti-corruption code that was issued this week.
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NewsCouncil calls for Griffiths to resign over Bath Spa row
Furious Bath councillors write to construction minister’s boss Patricia Hewitt with claims of ‘improper’ action
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Civil engineer Geoffrey Osborne dies aged 81
Geoffrey Osborne, founder of the civil engineering and building contracting company that bears his name, has died after a long illness at the aged of 81.
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Public sector wastes £2.6bn yearly
More than £2bn of taxpayer’s money is wasted each year because of poor management of public sector construction projects, according to a National Audit Office report
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M&E trade bodies propose mandatory training levy
Two decades after ditching the CITB, the M&E sector considers its own levy to boost skills
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FeaturesBolkestein’s monster
Just when you thought it was safe to use Continental contractors … A hideous European directive has begun a bloodthirsty rampage that could have a devastating effect on the UK construction industry.
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FeaturesIdeal for swimming pools
Paints should do exactly what they say on the tin. But in the celebrated case of Bath Spa, they didn't - and the result was a public disaster for everyone involved. We report on what went wrong
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FeaturesNever mind the gherkin here’s the Geyser
Jean Nouvel’s Torre Agbar in Barcelona may be smaller than Foster and Partners’ Swiss Re, but it’s more vibrant, colourful – and basic. Martin Spring compares the two
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CommentWonders & blunders
This week Alain de Botton contrasts a playful estate north of Amsterdam with new housing in this country
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Primary schools
The first of our quarterly articles on whole-life costs focuses on primary schools. David Weight of Currie & Brown outlines typical expenditure on a basic single-storey building, then analyses the additional capital, energy and repair and maintenance costs of a further two building types
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Education
Essential information this week for all those specifying a school, college or university, including up-to-the-minute accessories and fittings, tips on whole-life costing, and how much those head-flushing, girls-weeping toilet cubicles are going to cost you. But first we have the coolest college atrium on the planet
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FeaturesLock, Stock, and two cordless powertools…
Vinnie’s got at 18-volt combi drill driver, and he ain’t afraid to use it.
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NewsIndustry gives homebuyers' budget cautious welcome
There is widespread approval for the rise in the stamp duty threshold and for Gordon Brown’s plan to refurbish primary schools.
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NewsBrussels threatens to take government to court over Holyrood fiasco
Commission says that tendering process for Scottish Parliament broke European rules.
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NewsAlfred McAlpine scrapes marginal profit
Exceptional charges all but wipeout profits, but shares rally for the construction and support services firm.
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Interserve and SEC win 400 million contract
MoD award contract to manage key sites in the South east of England.