All Building articles in 20 March 2009
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Students compete to transform Church Street market
Winner proposes organising food-related events and a local cookbook for the London market
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World's biggest wind farm investor slashes UK spending 40%
Iberdrola Renewables' decision threatens government target to generate 35% of country's electricity from renewables by 2020
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RIBA to seek new chief executive
Richard Hastilow to step down from operational side of architects’ professional body
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London Gateway port under review
Developer of Thames Gateway sea container port says market conditions have affected it but contractor Laing O’Rourke denies funding problems
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Communities secretary approves Blackfriars towers
Public inquiry into south London towers favours Ian Simpson Architects and Wilkinson Eyre
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Landmark ruling could allow more self-employed workers holiday pay
Redrow refused leave to appeal judgement made in Ucatt's favour
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Buckingham Group wins 2012 handball arena contract
Make Architects will oversee detailed design process of Olympic venue
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Murray & Roberts' Tameer Towers contract terminated
South African contractor was working on six tower Abu Dhabi scheme with two other contractors
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Revamped Whitechapel Gallery unveiled
Robbrecht en Daem and Witherford Watson Mann's expansion to the East End space is revealed
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Video: The Yellow Building, Notting Dale Village by AHMM
AHMM partner Simon Allford explains how a spectacular concrete latice created a showstopping HQ for fashsionista client Monsoon Accessorize
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Rail upgrade cost millions in compensation to train operators
Spiralling costs of West Coast Mainline extension proves building new lines is cheaper, says minister in support of high-speed link
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Don't ditch 2016 target, says Green Building Council
Goal of zero-carbon for all new housing is still achievable, claims body
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Audit Commission slams council 'negligence' over Icelandic banks
Seven local councils ignored warnings over creditworthiness and invested millions days before the banks went bust
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£68m spent on consultants for M25 widening
Preparation work for motorway widening has already cost millions but project yet to start
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Ucatt abandons pay talks in bid to outlaw blacklisting
Union walks out of talks with industry after deadlock over draft clauses to make construction worker blacklisting illegal
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Byrne Brothers beats Doyle to £50m Shard concrete package
Cheaper price wins Byrne contract despite expectations that rival would secure job
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Builder puts wife up for sale
Joke small ad for 'high-maintenance' Donna attracts up to 10 interested enquiries
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Safety blitz halts work on seven Cambridge sites
HSE issues prohibition notices to several sites with inadequate safety practice after week of targeted inspections
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Scaffolding firm fined £4,000 after pole hits passer-by
Company failed to take sufficient care to protect public when working in Coventry city centre
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Kick-starting economy should be G20 priority, say UK public
Survey ahead of global summit finds boosting economy is seen as most pressing issue