TOP STORIES
Firms fined after six-tonne roof collapses on worker
Thomas Vale and CMR Demolitions fined for regulations breaches
Japanese contractors in frame for £10bn Horizon nuclear job
Exclusive: Horizon boss says he has “not ruled out” Japanese rather than UK firms for Wylfa power station
RLF posts turnover and profit dip
Consultant targets growth through part-owned subsidiary 3PM and overseas
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WATCH
Balfour Beatty to build £81m Sheffield uni building
Balfour Beatty wins the job to build a controversial RMJM-designed engineering building at Sheffield University
Revealed: Grimshaw's Wimbledon tennis masterplan
Architect releases fly-through of sweeping changes to historic tennis club site
How's your head for heights?
A dizzying view travelling up the spire of the 1776ft Freedom Tower in New York, filmed on a GoPro
PIC OF THE DAY
CASE STUDY
Stonehenge visitor centre: A lot of history
Stonehenge’s first building work in many years is nearly complete. All it’s taken is 20 years, several design competitions and nearly £40m in planning costs
FROM THE ARCHIVE
How advertising has changed ...
Two adverts from the 1970s of a type you definitely wouldn’t see in Building’s pages today
CHINA
Slouching tiger: Construction in China
With regional government debt spiralling into trillions of pounds, there are growing fears that China’s rise might not be quite so irresistible after all
ECOBUILD HIGHLIGHTS
Video: Is there a future for nuclear?
Former government chief scientific advisor Professor King explains what we need to do if we want to keep the lights on
LATEST DATA
Country focus: Burma
YK Ang from Langdon & Seah Thailand reports on the construction opportunities as Burma emerges from the international wilderness
PROFESSIONAL
CPD 10: Specifying steel lintels
The latest in our series of CPD modules focuses on the types of steel lintel that can be used over doors and windows and the most important considerations for specifiers. This module is sponsored by Catnic
INTERVIEW
Harry Handelsman: The Pearly King
Manhattan Loft Corporation’s chief executive on transforming the East End and keeping overseas buyers at bay
CONSULTANTS
Life after Davis Langdon
Building profiles the many new start-ups launched by former Davis Langdon partners
ANALYSIS
Danger: recovery in sight
There may be hints of a modest recovery for construction, but is it prepared for the risks that brings?
A CLIENT'S VIEW
A client's view: Great Portland Estates
Great Portland Estates’ head of projects on the firm’s pipeline and paying subcontractors on time
A client's view: British Land
British Land’s construction executive discusses the key considerations when selecting contractors, and how the firm operates
CONTRACTOR FOCUS
In focus: Kier
In the final of our quick fire guides to recent changes at major contractors, we look at Kier
EDITOR'S VIEW
Look to your chains
Unless companies start managing their relationships with their supply chains, recovery could prove even more damaging than recession
REFURBISHMENT
The realities of green refurbishment
Some lessons learnt after the exhausting task of making a clapped out Victorian house energy efficient
COMMENT
My digital life … Angela Brady
The RIBA president on Tweeting in taxis, never learning how to use a PC, and why we should support our local high street
CONSULTANT SALARY SURVEY
The 2013 consultant salary survey
This year’s Building/Hays Construction consultants’ salary survey shows there are at last a few signs of an economic thaw
BCO
A client's view: Great Portland Estates
Great Portland Estates’ head of projects on the firm’s pipeline and paying subcontractors on time
Sponsored feature
Dulux Trade Awards 2012
Contractor painters that go the extra mile have been rewarded by Dulux Trade


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