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Three Skanska UK directors get the chop in reshuffle
Skanska UK has slimmed down its management board from 10 to seven to create a tighter-knit team.
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Surveyors win design rights
Building and quantity surveyors are to be allowed to be involved in the building design process after an amendment to a European directive.
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University towns set to benefit from Egan
The expansion of university towns, such as Cambridge and Edinburgh is one of the ideas under consideration in a government review chaired by Sir John Egan.
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Designers waste one-sixth of their time
Architecture, engineering and construction firms waste nearly one-sixth of their time as a result of using outdated design software, a report claimed this week.
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Most new buildings breach Part L rules
An industry expert has claimed that up to two-thirds of new commercial buildings are not tested for airtightness as required by the government's building regulations on energy conservation.
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NHS report warns of hospital funding gap
A £5bn development programme of more than 150 healthcare projects in greater London could be undermined by funding and planning problems.
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NewsSuspended aviation
An extension to the RAF Museum in Hendon, north London, will be opened by the Queen on 17 December, the centenary of man's first powered flight. It will house the key aircraft of the past 100 years. The £7.2m building, which has an area of 3000 m2 was ...
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Chris Evans, BBC project director, dies aged 43
The former project director of the £400m BBC Broadcasting House building, Chris Evans, died of cancer this week, aged 43.
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Wrekin and AYH hire bosses
Private contractor Wrekin and project management consultant AYH have appointed senior executives.
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Wonders & blunders
Dawn Gibbins is drawn to the natural light of Belfast City Hall, but the gloom of industrial sheds has her voting with her feet
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A reasonable bill
This was one of the final decisions of Judge Bowsher QC before his retirement from the bench. Having found in favour of the defendants, he then had to consider the question of costs. Both defendants sought their costs on an indemnity basis.
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The Holyrood drama takes a turn for the worse
Former project manager tells Fraiser inquiry of his early warnings about Miralles and Bovis, as news emerges of 264 design variations in November
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NewsMoayedi makes his excuses and leaves
Jarvis chairman blames press as he steps down from rail contractor.
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FeaturesThe great escape
This year's Building/Hays Montrose careers survey finds a workforce eager to escape the shackles of nine-to-five employment to find a more flexible lifestyle.
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The ugly duckling test
Here's some fresh case law to help us understand Carter vs Nuttall, one of last year's causes célèbres: it's all about distinguishing between water fowl
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NewsHome Office plans its own labour agency for immigrants
UCATT chief George Brumwell in line to run scheme to find skilled foreign workers for PFI projects.
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FeaturesUSA Today
Earlier this month, CABE chief executive we visited three US cities to see what Britain could learn from American planning and urban development. His trip diary reveals why both countries cast an envious eye on the other, and unearths the secrets of New Urbanism, Bush-whacking and the planning authority run ...
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My friend Paris: Enigmatic, shocking, one in a million
Every so often, one comes across a person who is larger than life, one in a million. Such a man is my friend Paris Moayedi.