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NewsAlinea boosts residential offering with hire of Arcadis specialist
Alinea has continued its expansion into the housing sector with the recruitment of residential specialist Andy Platts from Arcadis
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CommentThe customer is always right?
A recent Scottish case illustrates some of the issues around a developer’s liability to end users for defects in a project
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FeaturesState of play: Industry voices Brexit concerns
So how’s it looking for construction more than two months after the nation voted for Brexit? Building’s survey of 500 construction professionals suggests that commercial, residential and infrastructure will be the worst hit sectors … but that it’s not all bad news
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CommentThe high-rise that plumbs new lows of visual gimmickry
Schemes like Lincoln Plaza are creating tomorrow’s ghettos and our inept planners are to blame
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CommentTuning in to BIM FM
As BIM becomes a more familiar part of the construction landscape we should turn our attention to how it can be useful over a building’s lifetime
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NewsBrick giant could bring back mothballed factories
Forterra said it may bring two kilns back online within weeks
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NewsChinese developer inks £2bn deal with Birmingham
Hong Kong listed Country Garden is to invest in regeneration projects in the region
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NewsSweett director gets top Currie & Brown role as takeover completes
Sweett de-lists from AIM arm of London stock exchange after nine years
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NewsNetwork Rail and MOD release land for nearly 30,000 homes
Public clients release land as part of government push to sell land for 160,000 homes by 2020
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NewsBarratt gets back to 'business as usual' after Brexit vote
Housebuilder latest to report strong selling in weeks after referendum
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NewsConstruction faces 'strong risk of slavery'
Global construction industry at “strong risk” of modern slavery according to report
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NewsHeathrow decision delay costs UK '£1m an hour'
Campaign group Let Britain Fly urges May to make airport capacity decision
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NewsLaing O'Rourke hands over £200m uni hub
The hub is part of Imperial College London’s White City Campus development
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News‘Shambolic’ residential tower wins 2016 Carbuncle Cup
BUJ Architects’ Lincoln Plaza is voted ugliest building of the year – ‘an unmitigated mess’ says one judge
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CommentConstruction's culture change
Data analytics revealing whole-life cost and quality, collaboration embedded in organisations’ culture, and an increase in innovation are all set to transform the industry
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FeaturesSustainability Project of the Year shortlist
The Building Awards shortlist for Sustainability Project of the Year highlights some exceptional schemes that have innovation at their core and keep a responsible eye on the future. Ike Ijeh takes a sneak peek
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FeaturesCost model: Mixed use
Shifting economic and social conditions mean developers are increasingly pursuing mixed use schemes but different use classes on a project can cause complications
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NewsKhan approves 10,000-home Barking Riverside
Mayor gets commitment to increase affordable housing to 50% of development
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NewsA decade on work starts on £320m Chesterfield Waterside
Enabling works begin on mixed-use scheme first conceived in 2006