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NewsCroydon submits proposals for 374 homes on 24 sites
Dozen architects involved in Brick by Brick’s second small sites development programme
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NewsWork on more than 10% of HS2 sites shut because of social distancing problems
Minister says 25 of 200 jobs on first phase closed because firms cannot meet public health protocols
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NewsLaing O’Rourke completes specialist covid unit at Liverpool hospital left half-built by Carillion
New Royal to begin taking in patients recovering from virus next week
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NewsMace to ramp up number of workers on sites in coming months
Firm targeting 80% capacity by July
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NewsBuilders merchant begins to reopen depots
Brickability to get back up and running while Breedon says plants to remobilise to meet increasing demand
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NewsCLC backs conflict avoidance pledge
New initiative will help tackle issues arising from coronavirus lockdown
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Comment5 minutes with … Alistair Barr, chair at Barr Gazetas
Alistair Barr tells Building about the Milton Keynes, Le Corbusier and drumming
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: A bit of help from our friends
It’s all hands on deck with the people making face masks, face shields and stepping up as key workers
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CommentCould covid-19 be the catalyst for a shift to modular construction?
Is this the method’s moment, wonders the chief executive of specialist modular contractors Reds10
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FeaturesSketch of the week: City devoid of people
This week’s #buildingdoodle is by San Francisco architect John Marx
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NewsKingspan says it will barely break even this month as sales slump by one third
Materials firm says current situation unlikely to change for next few weeks
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 30 April
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: The highways programme
Highways England is about to embark on a massive road investment programme, RIS2, for 2020-25. Agnieszka Krzyzaniak and Nora Taylor of Arcadis explore how it will go about delivering the programme efficiently while aiming to minimise environmental impact and increasing its focus on road user experience
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NewsBellway the next housebuilder to begin reopening sites
Firm will begin remobilising from Monday
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NewsInterserve trials new social distancing warning technology on Birmingham hospital job
Alarm sounds if people are closer than 2m
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NewsMore and more sites restarting but worries grow over abuse of workers in Scotland
Trade group north of border drawing up checklist to educate hostile public
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NewsBCO says there will be less hot desking and more bike space once office workers return
Report predicts raft of changes will need to be made to meet social distancing protocols
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NewsCLC tells government to speed up handing out loans
Companies at risk if process held up by red tape, survey finds
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NewsLaing O’Rourke opens nearly 400 beds at Welsh hospital a year early for covid patients
Gleeds project manager on scheme