TOP STORIES
Schools contractors will require 'investment grade' credit rating
The schools capital agency says privately-financed projects will have to achieve triple-B minus credit rating to draw down funding
Government construction pipeline falls by £11bn
Lack of new opportunities ahead of spending review sees value of construction pipleline fall by a third
Government doubles renewable heat subsidies
Renewable Heat Premium Payment increases to help boost industry while another government scheme is delayed
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BUILDINGS
Liverpool Central Library: The "wow factor"
Austin-Smith:Lord’s £50m refurbishment of Liverpool Central Library is a compelling read
READER COMPETITIONS
Find Hansom and win a Kindle Fire
Hansom is hiding on Building.co.uk. Get clicking, find him and get your hands on a tablet or one of two other prizes
Reader competition: Spot the Building
In this photo montage we have five schemes, can you identify them?
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Photo quiz from 1970
This ‘Spot the Building’ competition from 1970 inspired us to create a new one for 2013
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
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
VIDEO
Video: Is BIM the saviour of sustainable design?
Experts discuss the benefits that BIM can bring in terms of sustainability as well as efficiency
Blacklisting: A folk song
Watch singer and songwriter Chris Tymkow’s folk song about blacklisting in the construction industry
PRIORITY SCHOOLS
Priority Schools Building Programme: 10 key questions answered
The current state of play with the government’s controversial programme
CONTRACTOR FOCUS
In focus: Balfour Beatty
In the second of our series on recent changes at major contractors, we look at Balfour Beatty
FREEDOM TOWER
Timelapse video of Freedom Tower spire installation
The spire in installed on top of New York’s Freedom Tower, making it the tallest building in the Western hemisphere
FREE WHITE PAPERS
Free Building White Papers available now
We’re offering four White Papers for free for the next week. Download them now
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
COMMENT
Keeping up standards, keeping down costs
The Health & Safety Executive’s drive to cut bureacracy could compromise safety, the Association for Project Safety warns
ANALYSIS
SUPERMARKETS
Every little store helps
Tesco’s £804m writedown signals a big change for the formerly flourishing supermarket sector. Can the emerging convenience store boom make up for the loss of the out-of-town giant? Adam Branson investigates
INTERVIEW
Interview: Killian Hurley, Mount Anvil
Mount Anvil’s chairman reveals how the housebuilder beat the recession
EDITOR'S VIEW
Sponsored feature
Dulux Trade Awards 2012
Contractor painters that go the extra mile have been rewarded by Dulux Trade


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