All Building articles in 14 August 2009
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One in five architecture firms making a loss, says report
Over 280 companies in the UK architecture industry have sunk into the red
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BSF funding opened up to beleaguered sixth form colleges
Decision will be lifeline for the institutions that were forced to put development plans on ice after Learning and Skills Council blew budget by more than 150%
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Best bits of Be2Camp
Zerochampion blogs about what he learned from the tech event in Birmingham
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Giant fly swats could suck up motorway fumes
Engineers call for manmade tree-like structures that absorb carbon emissions to lead fight against climate change
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Wates names new non-executive director
Wincanton chief exec Graeme McFaull joins board of UK contractor
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Nakheel sells stake in Australian developer
Dubai developer makes loss on sale of shares in Mirvac undertaken to help repay debt
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Amec confident despite 4% slide in profit
Energy services-focused engineer predicts stronger performance for next half-year as revenue stays steady at £1.26bn
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Carillion boosts turnover 13% to £2.7bn
Chief executive singles out support services and Middle East as star performers
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Styles & Wood posts 39% fall in first-half turnover
But retail fit-out specialist is confident of its 'sound financial footing' to face the recession
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Capita Symonds to advise Sheffield United
Consultant is to provide services across club’s global estate and has been named platinum sponsor for the team
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Who ever heard of rent going down?
Government is intent on cutting rent for social housing tenants, but that leaves housing associations with a big hole in their budgets
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National library, Kazakhstan
Architect BIG is to design the 33,000m² building, which will be named after the country’s first president and built in its capital
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Steelworkers campaign on Fourth Plinth to save jobs
Teesside workers take part in 'living' exhibition in bid to save 150-year old Corus plant
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Carillion wins three new contracts worth £121m
Firm picked for £50m Segro offices, £45m Manchester police HQ and £26m fit-out of new courts service building
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Network Rail reveals plans for £34bn high-speed line
Trains on new 200mph link would travel from London to Scotland in just two hours
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Lovell wins £20m housing redevelopment in Hampshire
Social housing arm of Morgan Sindall to replace bungalows with new, green homes for Atlantic Housing
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Time for a little lie-down
After climbing two stepladders – one placed on a sloping roof – and struggling up onto the guttering, it's no wonder he's weary
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Construction profit and cash flow fall further
Price discounting and payment delays blamed for financial squeeze on the industry
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Catalyst Lend Lease reaches financial close on Birmingham BSF
Bovis Lend Lease is construction partner on 15-year transformation of the city's secondary, primary and special schools