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Need more workers? Give us more work
The construction Confederation has called on the government to maintain its present level of capital spending on construction despite the sector's labour shortages.
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NewsDrug-inspired architecture
The £3.6m Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation at the University of Bradford has been opened by Lord Sainsbury. The research faculty, which was designed by Yorkshire architect Rance Booth & Smith, is arranged in two linear wings joined by an atrium.
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Six vie for Milton Keynes millennium village
Six top housebuilders have been shortlisted to build the 1850 homes that will make up the Millennium Community project at Oak Grove, Milton Keynes.
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NewsWe love you
Building Design Partnership has become the darling of the Dutch public with its Armada residential development s'Hertogenbosch. It was voted by the Dutch public as the most loved building erected in the Netherlands in the past three years. The £30m scheme fits 255 apartments into five pairs of buildings overlooking ...
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NewsTerminal 5 hotel ready for take-off
BAA Lynton, the commercial property division of BAA, this week launched its Terminal 5 hotel at London Heathrow. The 600-bedroom hotel is the only one to be built as part of the development.It will be the second hotel at the airport to have a physical link to a terminal building.The ...
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In my opinion
The decision by the RICS governing counsel to reject a properly submitted requisition from 901 members for an extraordinary general meeting moving a motion of no confidence in five senior executives was in many ways as ill-considered as it was predictable.
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FeaturesHere’s the pitch
Sport England’s standardised design is starting a Mexican wave of achievable, accessible halls that don’t look like tin boxes. We report from the touchline at Dagenham.
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FeaturesOur homes in Havana
A UK architect is bringing prefab housing to Cuba in the hope that it will eliminate poor quality homes, delays and light-fingered builders. With government backing, residents of old Havana could soon be moving to new homes, leaving their grand colonial buildings for the tourists.
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How late is too late?
Missing a deadline in a contract can have dire consequences, but you may not be surprised to learn that in construction some deadlines are stricter than others
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By fair means or foul
The latest Housing Forum survey show that some of the UK’s most profitable housebuilders offer the least satisfaction to their customers. But do these Manchester Utds of the industry even care – and what can be done to get them to raise their game?
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NewsGMW forms global alliance with Chicago practice
Architect teams up with American fit-out specialist to target work in Europe, Asia and the Pacific
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FeaturesAisle be back
Construction's often lucrative relationship with supermarkets has had its sticky-wheel moments. But now that competition between stores has hit an all-time high, the sector is racing back towards the building checkout.
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FeaturesMaker's mark
London's Holloway Road was not exactly crying out for an edgy, in-yer-face building, but Daniel Libeskind's latest design does wonders for it anyway. Martin Spring assesses the design, Thomas Lane reports on the building techniques.
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Spec savers
If you're expecting someone to do a load of work for you on a speculative basis, you'd better keep reminding them that that's the deal – or you'll end up paying
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NewsPolice investigate sabotage after Wembley site death
HSE and police examine series of similar accidents involving stadium contractors PC Harrington and Multiplex
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Dean & Dyball opens Surrey office
Dean & Dyball is to open an office in Bagshot, Surrey, further expanding its business in the South-east