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FeaturesSketch of the week: 40 front doors in Frome
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by architectural designer and illustrator Michael Paul Lewis
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FeaturesThis week in 2002
As the disputes over the Garden Bridge drag on, Archive looks back to a less cynical but equally fraught time for bridge building in London
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CommentHansom: A touch of class
This week, a sheikh is inspired by Shepherd’s Bush and Westfield (who could not be?), Joanna Lumley is perhaps too close to her champagne-quaffing alter-ego, and Pink Floyd’s guitarist gets a luxury home in Hove
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FeaturesMeeting Mr X
Far from being a mysterious and distant figure, Xu Weiping of Chinese developer ABP is happy to talk about the thousands of office blocks he is building in China, as well as the 35-acre scheme at Royal Albert Dock - and his plans for many more
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CommentBarwell is ridiculously optimistic
The housing minister’s assertions that Brexit will not affect the speed and quality of reforms outlined in the housing white paper do not match up with the reality of a depleted and overworked civil service
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CommentOnline poll: Election 2017
Will the election give construction an opportunity to bring its priorities to the forefront of the political agenda? Vote here
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News'These HS2 issues would never have come out,' says Mace
Firm adds Higgins evidence shows contract process was ‘riddled with errors’
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NewsRaft of new Liverpool towers gets green light
City council approves five new towers at latest planning committee meeting
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NewsCroydon readies £100m worth of housing deals
Council’s development firm Brick by Brick preparing to go to market for three packages of work
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NewsCBI calls for infrastructure shake-up
Regional moves would boost prospects, says employers’ organisation
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NewsSolar plant to start close to Chernobyl nuclear disaster site
The site is now considered safe after a new steel building was moved into place encasing the damaged reactor
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NewsElection is ‘chance for a better Brexit’
Industry leaders urge construction to make the case for a better Brexit during forthcoming election campaign
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Water
Solutions this week are the very pinnacle of products for all water applications, from a drainage solution for an alpine lodge to an axially split pump range
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CommentWheels within wheels
Framework agreements with complex linked subcontracts can lead to cases centred on how the contracts work, rather than the substance of the dispute itself
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CommentCase in focus: Part 8 application
In what circumstances can a Part 8 application be used to oppose enforcement of an adjudicator’s decision?
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FeaturesFloating ideas to tackle flooding
The severe flooding of winter 2015/16 has put a focus on normalising water-resistance measures in houses in areas prone to flooding
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FeaturesGarden Bridge: Troubled crossing
Dame Margaret Hodge’s recent report on the controversial Garden Bridge has highlighted the question of whether the mayor of London should pull the plug on the project
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NewsPaul Sheffield joins Royal Bam
Sheffield left his role as managing director at Laing O’Rourke in February