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FeaturesEastern promise
Jim Dunton looks at whether Japan’s successful ‘car factory’ approach could help British housebuilders meet the government’s 300,000-units-a-year target in the future
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FeaturesCutting-edge BIM
Automation, 3D modelling and generative design processes are no longer a pipe dream – they are transforming how flagship developments are constructed. Jamie Harris looks at two pioneering projects using technology to create results that couldn’t have been achieved without BIM
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NewsJobs of more than 1,000 Carillion employees saved
Around 1,100 employees are still retained by the company
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NewsBalfour JV lands £249m Hong Kong tunnel job
The firm will provide M E services for the 5km long tunnel
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NewsSpringfield Properties forecasting hefty annual profit hike
Listed housebuilder also predicts turnover for the year will be up more than a quarter
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NewsConsultants named for £135m Axis Square development
Construction of office blocks to begin in April
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NewsCarillion finance bosses 'unlikely to admit wrongdoing'
Financial watchdog says it expects any disciplinary action against Carillion's financial directors to be contested
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NewsUK embassy in Paris set for revamp
The £8m job will have to comply with British building regulations
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NewsPlanners recommend Haringey bins 6,000-home deal with Lendlease
Contractor says it is still open to working with council “to address its urgent housing needs”
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CommentRiding the storm
Yet another government reshuffle and another housing minister is in place, but does any of this Westminster chaos matter to construction’s core issues?
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NewsL&G finally poised to roll out factory-built houses
Housebuilder says it has overcome manufacturing constraints that delayed launch of first homes
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FeaturesBreaking the traditional housing model: James Lidgate talks to Building
L G has ambitious plans to set up a diversified housing business delivering 15,000 homes a year – a large share of them modular
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CommentWhy the UK's buildings must plan for electric vehicles
By the time the ban on pure combustion vehicles comes into force by 2040, we may have shifted the way in which we use our vehicles. The UK needs to confront the issue sooner rather than later
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CommentHansom: For a better world
This week, women in construction stick the boot in, scientists harness the power of mushrooms for a more eco-friendly brick and the words ‘coffee mug’ get a whole new meaning
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NewsQatari Diar lodges plans for final stage of Chelsea Barracks
Phase 6B provides the scheme’s affordable housing
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CommentCase in Focus: how low can you go?
Ted Lowery on a judgment that slated one side’s jaundiced approach to quantum evidence
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NewsCITB paid Carillion £7.3m for apprentices and training
Training provide gave collapsed contractor more money than any other firm
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NewsDemolition contractor scores Koko gig
A main contractor is expected to be appointed to the makeover in the coming weeks