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NewsGriffiths vows to cut red tape as fears grow for public spending plans
Construction minister pledges to expedite delivery of public service projects as Prescott announces 1600-home development deal.
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Government misses spend targets
The Government has failed to hit five main targets in its spending programme, according to a Construction Products Associations report
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NewsClarke: Skills council will end need for foreign workers
Education minister says new training body will improve home-grown skills and stem 'short-term' use of migrants.
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NewsConsultant WYG boss retires as profit soars
Richard Brayson, chief executive of listed consultant White Young Green, has announced that he is to retire at the end of the year.
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Councils told to use partnering
Whitehall is to put pressure on England's 388 local councils to dump "lowest price wins" tendering in favour of partnering.
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DfES to select 150 school-building teams
The Department for Education and Skills is planning to select 150 contractor-led supply chains to carry out its 15-year, £60bn schools programme
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NewsGehry asked to design a Guggenheim on the Tay
Dundee's city fathers ask star architect to work on centrepiece for their multimillion-pound regeneration plans.
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Accountants fined £5000 for safety breaches
Three partners at an accountancy firm in Ashford, Kent, have been fined a total of £5000 for failing to control the risk of falls while construction work was carried out on their building.
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Four fight it out for Tower Hamlets town hall
Four consortiums are vying to build a headquarters for Tower Hamlets council in Bethnal Green, east London.
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FeaturesHow's that possible?
Welcome to Tenerife concert hall – the first ever performing arts building by Santiago Calatrava Esquire, architect, engineer and structural magician …
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They're watching
More and more firms are monitoring workers' emails, calls and internet hits. Tara Cosgrove of Beale and Company outlines what your boss is entitled to know
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In the next six months … Is the housebuilding bubble about to burst?
In the first of a series of articles examining the short-term prospects of the construction industry, we look at how changes in the housing market will affect listed housebuilders over the next six months
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Taywood's £480m Wilcon takeover
My take on Taylor Woodrow's £480m takeover of Wilson Connolly, as well as the feverish speculation linking just about every major housebuilder with the acquisition of a smaller rival, is that the big boys are gearing themselves up to break into the FTSE 100.
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Not so fast
If you’re tempted not to pay an adjudicator’s award, then why not simply put it off for 15 months or more by fighting a bloody and dogged rearguard action?
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Not so fast
If you're tempted not to pay an adjudicator's award, then why not simply put it off for 15 months or more by fighting a bloody and dogged rearguard action?
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Taking care of your cat
Consultants often need to show prospective clients some of their creative thinking. But what happens if that client uses your ideas without employing your services?
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Give the man some flowers
As a building surveyor, it is not very often that I find myself nodding in agreement with a clerk of works – but I nearly sent John Smith flowers after reading "Cut to the bone" (12 September, page 29). It hit the proverbial nail on the head.
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Praise indeed
It's against the journalistic grain to give praise I know, but I would just like to say how much I enjoy your magazine.
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The climate change conundrum
"The great office meltdown has begun" (12 September, pages 24-25) certainly throws up a conundrum: global warming is causing higher summer temperatures, therefore increasing demand for air-conditioning; this in turn adds to energy use, causes more carbon dioxide emissions and accelerates global warming.