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CommentMore words, fewer claims?
FIDIC will launch a second edition of its Yellow Book later this year. This longer contract looks to resolve some of the issues encountered by those using its predecessor
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FeaturesMarket review: Contract values fall
Despite the vote to leave the European Union, construction output remained healthy in 2016, but the value of contract awards declined over the year
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NewsMake's latest City tower wins planning
Brookfield’s 1 Leadenhall skyscraper will rise to 37 storeys
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NewsCH2M spares UK in new global cost-cutting drive
Engineer reveals new restructure will cost up to $70m but says there’s no planned UK job losses
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NewsPlans in for £300m U+I Birmingham scheme
Developer sets sights on regenerating 10 acres of tired office buildings
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NewsMuseum of London gets £180m funding fillip
The museum is to move to West Smithfield from its current home on London Wall
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News90-year-old contractors fall into administration
Administrators consider options for two Leeds-based businesses that worked on London’s O2 Arena
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NewsBuro Four promotes two to board
Ian Higgs and David Boles have been appointed to consulant’s board of directors
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NewsZaha Hadid leaves bulk of £70m fortune in trust
Executors charged with distributing estate after debts, tax and £2.2m personal bequests
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NewsMay must boost confidence, warns BPF
British Property Federation calls on government to act quickly to reduce Brexit uncertainty
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NewsInvestors to resurrect Green Deal
Scheme axed by government in 2015 to be relaunched using ‘best installers in the market’
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NewsGovernment wastes £168m on competitions for carbon capture
National Audit Office says BEIS must ‘learn lessons from experience’
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FeaturesMentoring: Support act
Mentoring is touted as an effective way to help employees starting off in their careers to work their way up the ladder. So what do those who have signed up to be mentored get out of it? Yoosof Farah asked three of them
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CommentComing up roses
The government has held back from being too prescriptive about what constitutes a garden village, but key principles of character, lifestyle and legacy underpin the best of them
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FeaturesGreat Arthur House: Colourful character
The grade II-listed Great Arthur House in the City of London urgently needed a new facade that stopped its leaks and improved its thermal performance, but double glazing was too heavy for its structure
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NewsInfrastructure watchdog relaunched as Treasury agency
National Infrastructure Commission was not given statutory independence
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
This week, cladding systems are bolstered by heavy duty bonding for natural stone and a windproof membrane, and given a makeover with translucent panels and a traditional red brick finish
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FeaturesSustainability: Efficient offices
How do you create an energy-efficient office that is cost effective and great for the workforce?
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NewsCrest Nicholson hits record £1bn revenue
Housebuilder is on target to deliver 4,000 homes by 2019 despite Brexit vote
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NewsBrexit judgment: Article 50 needs act of parliament
Government will seek approval of MPs and peers before end of March deadline