TOP STORIES
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
School building contractors to face ‘boot camp’
Firms bidding for work through Pf2 programme to face three week “boot camp” to finalise their bids with clients
Carillion hails game-changing Battersea win
Carillion’s construction boss says focus on “lean technologies and off-site construction” helped firm to beat rivals to £400m Battersea job
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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
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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
CONSULTANTS
Life after Davis Langdon
Building profiles the many new start-ups launched by former Davis Langdon partners
FREE WHITE PAPERS
Final day: Free Building White Papers available
We’re offering four White Papers for free today. Download them now
INTERVIEW
Harry Handelsman: The Pearly King
Manhattan Loft Corporation’s chief executive on transforming the East End and keeping overseas buyers at bay
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: British Land
British Land’s construction executive discusses the key considerations when selecting contractors, and how the firm operates
A client's view: Land Securities
Building caught up with Land Secs’ head of project management on procurement, selecting contractors and upcoming work
CONTRACTOR FOCUS
In focus: Kier
In the final of our quick fire guides to recent changes at major contracts, 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
READER POLL
Vote for the greatest UK construction achievement in 170 years
Here are six contenders, vote for the one that deserves the accolade - or nominate a project of your choice
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 taste of Madrid
Lord Lamont’s green shoots, oven-ready transport policy and Simon Allford’s recipe for a ‘universal building’ were all on the menu at the BCO conference
Sponsored feature
Dulux Trade Awards 2012
Contractor painters that go the extra mile have been rewarded by Dulux Trade


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