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CommentThat's the spirit
A new survey on contracts reveals growing enthusiasm for collaboration and BIM technology is yet to be realised in practice
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Peak District cottage
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Félicie Krikler, director at Assael Architecture
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1947
Sometimes the things we take for granted turn out to be most revolutionary
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NewsPeel Holdings announces revised Liverpool Waters masterplan
The latest details see the relocation of Central Park closer to the River Mersey
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FeaturesRegulations: issues of control
Construction failings at Grenfell Tower have highlighted the need for an overhaul of building control to ensure inspectors pick up on breaches of the Building Regulations, but how should this be done?
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CommentBuilding control's new found public profile
Building control cannot take the responsibility of ensuring everything is built to an acceptable standard on its own – greater awareness of these issues could help the industry raise its game
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NewsHounslow firm building east London 'creative quarter'
Scheme being built by Henry Construction in the shadow of Olympic Park
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NewsGovernment urged to act on flood-proofing homes
RIBA says ‘keeping water out’ is not a good enough response
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NewsTurkey pins Euro 2024 hopes on UK architect
AFL working on country’s bid and drawing up plan for 92,000-capacity stadium in Istanbul
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NewsPrivate building control inspectors want parity with local authority counterparts
Industry group calls for private and local authority officials to be governed by common set of rules
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NewsArup wings in with role on Bath's rugby stadium
New stadium designed by Grimshaw will have 18,000 seats
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NewsCampaigners insist Paddington Cube fight will go on
Save Britain’s Heritage awarded Court of Appeal date
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NewsFormer Bam boss joins regional contractor
Richard Bailey becomes director of family-owned Stepnell
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FeaturesBring on the robots: the world's first 3D-printed house
It may still be sci-fi for some, but 3D printing is fast breaking down conventional barriers in engineering and architecture and changing the way the construction industry operates
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CommentInterserve - why we haven't got another Carillion on our hands
These were a shocking set of results by any standards and clearly there’s no quick fix - but the beleaguered contractor’s recovery plan seems to have legs
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CommentInterim payments: many happy returns?
Could an employer compromise the final account by making interim payments during the project?
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NewsScottish housebuilder buys rival Dawn Homes for £20.1m
Elgin-based Springfield Properties eyes growth north of the border
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NewsLovell raids Galliford Try for new finance chief
Steve Breslin spent four years at firm’s partnerships arm