All Building articles in 15 May 2009
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Ant Wilson
Ant Wilson is European leader for advanced design, applied research and sustainability at Aecom
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Galliford Try to enter Qatar
Contractor/housebuilder to branch out into Middle East to offset downturn and hopes to start first project this year
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Mayor agrees affordable home targets with 21 London boroughs
Boris Johnson's housing adviser says deal is 'real achievement', but admits not all of 50,000 target will be new build
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Full list of RIBA regional awards winners
Winners include Jestico + Whiles, Allies and Morrison, Feilden Clegg Bradley and Allford Hall Monghan Morris
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Definitely not a safe bet
As this chap is clearly a gambling man, it's handy that there's a betting shop just below
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Cash flow reduced by record 7.5%
Construction firms hard hit by rapidly rising payment delays, but falls in profitability slowing
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British Land posts record loss of almost £4bn
Fall in property values blamed for unexpectedly large loss
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Balfour Beatty wins £370m US hospital scheme
Contractor to manage construction of health facility as well as separate $80m science museum, both in Dallas
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30-year M25 PFI contract signed
Consortium of Balfour Beatty, Skanska, Atkins and Egis Projects SA will receive £6.2bn for work
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Tender prices continue freefall
SMEs worst hit as survey reveals 60% of firms report lower prices for new work than a year ago
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Bouygues and Costain vie for nuclear work
Construction firms compete as EDF starts prequalification for two civils packages
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US housing starts lurch downward
Surprise record low crushes widespread hopes of upturn in housebuilding
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Indian election victory boosts top housebuilder
Hirco shares soar 17% after analysts pronounce winning UPA alliance stable
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My 10 simple sustainability principles
Based on practical experience and speaking to a limited number of the best informed people in the business, Pooran Desai proposes 10 principles as a basis for a KISS (Keep it simple and sustainable) Zero Carbon strategy
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Developers cough up only 20% of Crossrail levy
Mayor plans to boost payment of development charge to 30% as consultation launched
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Styles & Wood warns of 40% fall in turnover
Spending cutbacks among fit-out contractor's retail clients likely to hit first-half sales
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Video: Guy Battle on measuring embodied energy
Consulting engineer and green expert Guy Battle discusses his firm Dcabon8's work on measuring embodied energy in construction projects
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Home demolitions soar in East Jerusalem
Demolition orders in Arab section rising under city's new mayor, despite UN demand for freeze
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Scots complete Europe's biggest on-shore wind farm
Facility that can power 180,000 homes already scheduled for further expansion
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Deflation hits 60-year record level
Falling house prices partly blamed for unprecedented 1.2% fall in RPI during April