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CommentLeaving the EU with no deal would be bad for the construction industry
With over 2.3 million jobs in construction, it is critical firms are still able to attract the skills, and trade in vital goods, that enable growth and encourage investment
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CommentLosing access to skilled EU labour will only heighten constraints and costs
It’s worrying that the government doesn’t appear to read its own forecasts when setting out its position with the EU
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FeaturesImage of the week: Haute cuisine
Winners of a competition by food delivery firm Deliveroo ordered and ate a meal 450ft up in the air on the roof of a central London tower this week
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CommentLegal: Renewable contracts
In the sixth part of our series on new technology, Sara Cunningham considers how building contracts can be adapted for new buildings that also are required to generate energy
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CommentLegal: Agreed in principle
When is a contract a contract, asks Robert Akenhead – is it when a notional agreement is agreed, or does it need to be more formal?
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FeaturesProcurement update: Offsite
With government pushing the offsite agenda and a growing housing sector needing to access new capacity, how can clients position themselves to take advantage of the benefits of offsite construction?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Food hall, market town
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director at Calderpeel Architects.
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2016
We look back to reaction just after the EU referendum, when some were jubilant, some were shellshocked and some were downright miserable about the future.
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FeaturesDeal or no deal : construction’s post-Brexit future hangs in the balance
There’s been plenty of talk about potentially leaving the EU without a deal, but very little detail. In the first of two articles launching our Building Without Borders campaign, Joey Gardiner examines the likely consequences of a no-deal Brexit for construction.
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CommentHow many more reports, initiatives, inquiries are necessary before anything changes?
As long as we persist in analysing our “construction navels” there is little prospect for long-term transformation of our delivery model, writes Rudi Klein
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NewsAstraZeneca HQ scheme hit by further delays
Pharma giant switches from Skanska to Mace as completion is put back to 2020
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CommentTwo years on, what do we know about public procurement and construction dispute resolution post-Brexit?
The precise future of public procurement in the UK remains uncertain. But in the words of the well-worn wartime propaganda message, perhaps we should keep calm and carry on?
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NewsDisappearing EU workers 'deeply worrying', says FMB
Latest figures show EU migration has dropped to lowest level since 2012
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NewsRaleigh bike HQ is England's 400,000th listed building
Flagship 1931 Nottingham base designed by celebrated provincial architect
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NewsForeign Office starts search for contractor to carry out £55m revamp of US embassy
Work is expected to start next July
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NewsIndustry groups launch second Grenfell insurance survey
New poll seeks to get latest picture of how last year’s fatal fire affected firms’ premiums and cover availability
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NewsBalfour Beatty bags more work at giant wind farm
Scheme will produce energy for over a million homes
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NewsBam sees UK profits rise
Dutch contractor notes stability in the UK, although warns of continuing uncertainty over Brexit
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NewsMcAslan says g’day to Sydney with only foreign office
Architect opens Australia studio as base for more work in region
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NewsMace says faulty wiring behind Spurs stadium delay
Exclusive: Contractor breaks silence on problems as Premier League club prepares to unveil a new opening timetable