All Building articles in 14 April 2017
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News
Raft of new Liverpool towers gets green light
City council approves five new towers at latest planning committee meeting
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Croydon readies £100m worth of housing deals
Council’s development firm Brick by Brick preparing to go to market for three packages of work
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Comment
Election unlikely to answer key questions
May’s snap election will cause minor short term challenges, while major Brexit battles lie ahead
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News
Rival nabs handful of Sweett staff
Former Sweett regional managing director Ken Wood among those to move to AA Projects
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Snap election: Industry reaction
Industry leaders welcome chance for government to secure clear mandate but warn of impact of political turmoil
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Features
What does a general election mean for construction?
More uncertainty looms - as Brexit debate set to dominate 8 June election
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News
Bechtel named preferred supplier for contested HS2 contract
HS2 confirms it has lined up the firm to replace CH2M
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60,000 workers to down tools today
Over 1,000 sites, offices and production facilities are taking part in safety awareness campaign
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Balfour calls for faster Heathrow expansion
Contractor says rapid airport expansion will be needed post-Brexit
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Comment
Stop, collaborate and listen
Sharing ideas around sustainability, off-site technology and other innovations could help the industry to thrive after Brexit
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News
Bouygues wins trio of Midlands jobs
The latest wins follow the French-owned contractor’s appointment to build a new tower in Salford
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Aecom sets sights on delivering thousands of prefab homes
Consultant’s contracting arm to exploit rising interest in modular construction as solution to housing shortage
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Features
Sketch of the week: The Old Woman's Shoe
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by James Potter, director at WG+P architects
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Features
Image of the week: A host, of plastic daffodils
A flowerbed made from 1,700 Lego daffodils at King Edward Square in Hull
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Features
This week in 2012
Five years ago, British retailers were being a little reticent about getting involved with the government’s Green Deal
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Comment
Fitzgerald: Cometh the hour …
Turning Bovis’ fortunes around will be no small task for Greg Fitzgerald but you wouldn’t bet against him
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Features
Bovis: Here’s the snag …
Bovis Homes recently set aside £7m to deal with its torrent of snagging complaints from buyers of its properties - and it’s not the only housebuilder criticised for selling unfinished and faulty homes
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Comment
Hansom: Suited and booted
In the week Greg Fitzgerald exchanges his slippers for office brogues, the Garden Bridge scheme is left hanging and Mitsubishi upsizes its tower, we want nothing more than to dress up as one-eyed monsters
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Features
Sustainability: Dropping the ball
Environmentalists have been alarmed by Trump’s reversal of US climate change policies and signs that Brexit has diverted the UK government away from sustainability priorities
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Comment
But is it any good?
The Society of Construction Law released the second edition of its Delay and Disruption Protocol in early March. Progress has been made but perhaps not enough