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BREAKING NEWS
Labour slams ministers over FITs confusion
Government misses legal deadline to impose latest round of solar feed-in-tariff cuts
Tender prices stagnate as contractors absorb costs
BCIS survey reveals tender prices remained flat in Q4 2011 and are not expected rise for the rest of this year
Businesses say work on Crossrail 2 'must start now'
Top engineers, consultants and contractors say second Crossrail needed to alleviate pressure on transport network
British Land boosts development pipeline to £1.4bn
Developer commits to further schemes despite “tougher” market as profit falls 42%
Skanska, Kier and Breyer join Green Deal Finance Company
Contractors among 21 new members of the group
United House bags £100m Poplar regeneration
United House and Allied London chosen for Chrisp Street area regeneration project in Poplar, east London.
Building TV
Timelapse video of Blackfriars station construction
Network Rail has released timelapse footage showing the reconstruction of Blackfriars Station
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Case studies
The Mary Rose museum: Hidden treasure
The Mary Rose museum is ready for fit-out but to get to this point the contractor had to build around the ancient hull, keeping it at a constant temperature to allow restoration to be uninterrrupted. Thomas Lane found out how the team handled an historic gem
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Foster & Partners to design Roman artefact museum
Museum will house more than 1,000 stone relief funerary blocks in southern France
Data
Whole-life carbon: Prestige offices
Using the example of a building in the City of London, Gareth Roberts of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explains how new European standards for whole-life carbon assessment can make big savings
Contracts
Costain and Skanska win £40m Crossrail contract
Joint venture will construct two ventilation and access shafts
Wilson Bowden wins £50m Chesterfield revamp job
Developer will redevelop a large part of the Midlands’ town centre
BAM details £51m in schools work
New projects include Bristol and Bucks academies plus primary school
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The Alan Cherry Debate 2012: Design quality in an age of austerity
How can construction professionals deliver well designed homes that don’t cost a fortune? A high-profile panel including Lord Rogers and Nick Raynsford, and joined by communities secretary Eric Pickles, tackled the issues at the annual Alan Cherry Debate
BCO conference
From London to Manchester: Cycling to BCO
Building’s coverage of this week’s BCO conference kicks off with a blog from Great Portland Estates’ James Pellatt as his charity cycle ride to the event gets underway
Analysis
Legal challenges to HS2: Destination High Court
High Speed 2 holds out the prospect of a much-needed boost to UK construction. But the legal challenges the project faces means it could hit the buffers before it’s even left the platform. Allister Hayman reports
Interviews
Interview with Uwe Krueger, Atkins
Almost a year ago Atkins chose German physicist and brain scientist Uwe Krueger to improve its performance and drive global expansion. Sarah Richardson talks to him about the things going on in his head. Portrait by Anthony Lycett
Is the government ready for the EPBD?
A new EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive comes into effect in July. But is the UK prepared for it?
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Ecobuild 2012
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Kept on their toes
Consultants are having to become more dynamic and flexible to take advantage of new opportunities
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Hansom: All's fair in love and war
This week, architects strike back at the Olympic marketing rules, the Queen’s Speech is yet another repeat, One World Trade Center comes up short and Eros gets a little tlc
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