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CommentShovels at the ready - let’s get on with HS2
HS2 faces yet more scrutiny following leaked government report
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NewsHousing audit lays into ‘greedy’ firms over poor quality of designs
Report finds ‘unethical’ housebuilders are designing just 26% of homes well
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FeaturesCaroline Pidgeon: A decade spent scrutinising Crossrail
Caroline Pidgeon knows Crossrail inside out after scrutinising the project for a decade and grilling its key players for London’s transport committee. She speaks to Jordan Marshall about exactly what has gone wrong, why the delay is so frustrating and lessons to be learned
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NewsChief executive for £4bn restoration of parliament revealed
David Goldstone named as boss of delivery authority
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NewsTulip team launches appeal against decision to refuse it planning
Project backers seek to overturn mayor of London’s veto
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NewsGovernment announces plans to toughen combustible cladding ban
Height threshold to be lowered as housing secretary spells out more details on building safety regulator
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NewsFresh attempt to tackle late payment with new laws
Bill being introduced in House of Lords today by Labour peer
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NewsIn pictures: HS2 reveals revamped designs for Birmingham stations
Designs will be on display until end of month
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CommentNEC contracts: Ours is not to reason why
Adjudicators need not give detailed reasons for their decisions – and can use a little help without accounting for that either
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NewsKier and Mace bosses among industry chiefs calling for HS2 green light
Balfour Beatty's Leo Quinn and McAlpine's Paul Hamer also add their names to Boris Johnson letter
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NewsShaylor creditors given no hope over missing money
Collapsed firm’s bank also told it faces ‘significant shortfall’ on £14.5m it is owed
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NewsGovernment’s own review says HS2 will exceed £100bn
Unpublished report suggests costs will rise from £88bn to £106bn
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CommentHow we can lead the way on sustainable steel
When the first skyscrapers were built in Chicago during the late 19th century, few people would have predicted that the steel used to construct them would become one of the most important building materials on earth. However, steel’s popularity has one crucial drawback: pollution. Steel production ...
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NewsTreasury’s construction advisor tells it to ‘push back’ Crossrail 2
IPA’s David Hancock says government should focus on getting Crossrail 1 finished first
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News‘No cap’ on how much money needed to complete Carillion's Liverpool hospital, NAO admits
Scheme being finished by Laing O'Rourke under management contract
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NewsBirmingham’s tallest tower gets go-ahead
No start date yet for 193m-tall building designed by Glancy Nicholls
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NewsToyota hires Google HQ architect to design futuristic timber city
Experimental project will be built by robots