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The simple seven
Tinkering with construction's outdated payment practices is not good enough. So here are a few straightforward steps to radically improve the situation
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FeaturesAfter the floodgates open
The biggest dam in the world, the Three Gorges in China, has started to turn the Yangtze into a 480 km long reservoir. As the water rises, Building considers the tasks still facing the Chinese: completing the dam and building three cities for 1.2 million displaced people
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Amey chairman will face job review in six months' time
Chief executive Mel Ewell speaks for first time since the Ferrovial takeover, and outlines plans for Amey
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FeaturesTower of Babble
As the Swiss Re tower nears completion, the public is busy picking holes in the design and construction work. Building looks at how the erotic gherkin's dominant presence on the London skyline has inspired a wave of urban myths...
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NewsSex offenders free to work on high-risk airport sites
Secret documents reveal that the anti-terror clampdown will not apply to those convicted of bestiality
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The small matter of consent
The respondent, Christian Braun, had successfully overturned, on appeal to the administrative court, a decision by a planning inspector to dismiss his appeals against a listed building enforcement notice in respect of alterations to the interior of his house. He had also overturned the dismissal of his appeal against the ...
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Government may axe skills card in favour of national ID
Home Office believes Construction Skills Certification Scheme could provide model for a national identity card
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NewsHigh-profile banks start to pull out of PFI funding
Abbey National and Bank of America close PFI teams, leaving the sector open to pension fund investment
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Brown: Planning bill is vital for euro entry
Any delay in introducing the planning bill will undermine the chancellor's attempt to make the housing market less volatile, considered vital before euro entry is reassessed next year
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Housebuilders in buyout spree
Persimmon, Alfred McAlpine and Carillion have all made acquisitions in the past week
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NewsRyder merges with HKS to form superarchitect
Merged group will be one of 10 largest practices in the world, with expected turnover of £130m
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NewsAlsop theatre proposed for Liverpool, capital of culture
Cultural capital of Europe 2008 set to attract £2bn investment, sparking plans for a theatre at Fourth Grace
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Wilson calls for sustainable power in new buildings
Construction and energy minister says it is 'crazy' not to include elements such as solar power and wind turbines
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KPIs set to measure firms' eco-friendliness
The DTI-sponsored Egan body, Construction Best Practice, has unveiled the first set of key performance indicators for the environment
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Emcor sues McAlpine for £1m
M&E contractor Emcor Drake & Scull has issued a High Court writ against Sir Robert McAlpine for £1m in damages after it was thrown off the £140m Dudley hospital PFI project in the West Midlands last December
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Local lowdown
Site managers and QSs can demand fat salaries in Kent and Surrey, where affordable housing is driving the market
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Why I can't shut up
The government is embarking on a monumental folly by backing London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games. The best we can hope is that the bid fails