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NewsCrossrail asks for TfL’s help in getting firms to prioritise work on late-running railway
Scheme’s bosses worried about productivity of tier two contractors
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FeaturesHigher power: how is the universities sector shaping up?
The universities and higher education sector is as vulnerable as any to fluctuating demand — but it still has billions every year to spend on its buildings
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CommentGrowing pains: It is possible that the UK higher education sector is approaching ‘peak campus’
Dramatic changes in student numbers demand fresh thinking about the adaptability and utilisation of university buildings
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CommentBreaking down planning barriers will be crucial to getting full fibre in London and other urban areas
A speedy rollout of full fibre across the country should be a priority — but funding alone will not be enough
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NewsMace lands first phase of huge Nine Elms development
Chinese firm behind project next door to US embassy says plot will eventually be home to a dozen buildings
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NewsConstruction output still shrinking as Brexit looms
‘Small firms at risk,’ says Scape chief executive
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NewsRedrow chairman says buyer retentions for scratches and knocks ‘ridiculous’
Focus should be on getting new homes right first time, says John Tutte
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NewsLandsec banks on Bennetts for Southwark work
Scheme replaces earlier plans drawn up by Allies and Morrison
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NewsBalfour Beatty and NHS trust at loggerheads over when Midland Met job can be finished
Four month difference between pair over hospital completion date
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Features‘Different doesn’t scare me’: Mary Pierre-Harvey has big plans for Oxford Brookes
The UK’s first black female director of estates at a large UK university talks to Building
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CommentUniversities’ many challenges
While this week we highlight the many positives about the universities sector, it would be a mistake to think that the boom times will continue
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Gathering speed
Comedian John Bishop has made a pretty penny out of HS2, a construction stalwart gallops into a new field, and my hack spies a jet-powered marvel
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NewsGovernment floats tighter fire safety regulations
Consultation proposes reducing height of buildings that require sprinklers
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1999 — The right education
Young quantity surveyors faced opportunities two decades ago that would make many graduates today jealous.
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