All Building articles in 2 June 2017
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News
Lendlease wins £1.5bn luxury resi scheme
The scheme is the latest in a series of high-profile wins for the Australian-owned contractor
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Telford Homes strikes build-to-rent deal
Firm will help US real estate firm Greystar secure planning permission at Battersea site
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Middle East losses sent Morgan Tucker into administration
Private equity backer: engineer hit by “significant losses” from Middle East expansion
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Morgan Tucker enters administration
Midlands engineer has ceased to trade and all 65 staff have been made redundant
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Shake-up sees two of Essential Living's founders depart
The build-to-rent developer’s chief executive Darryl Flay will continue to lead the business
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Comment
History in the making
Ending Britain’s reliance on coal would be a seismic change, but it might rely on links with the EU electricity network
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News
Toolkit launched to improve energy efficiency of new-build homes
The Building Energy Performance Improvement Toolkit is the result of a four year-long research project, backed by £1.5m of government funding.
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10 Design gets master plan nod for Jefaira project
The 550ha site stretches along 3km of Egypt’s coastline
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Features
Image of the week: Temple of learning
Books wrapped in plastic hang on a steel frame replica of the Parthenon temple in Kassel
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News
Brent's tallest tower block set for makeover
Standing at 110m tall, Minavil House in Alperton will host new homes, offices, cafés and supermarket space
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Blades get go-ahead for development around stadium
The scheme – drawn-up by the club’s retained architects Whittam Cox – is part of a masterplan for the Sheffield United estate.
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Architects' confidence 'stable', says RIBA survey
Firms ‘eyeing’ big infrastructure schemes, says RIBA official
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Features
Sketch of the week: Airspace
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Georgia Hamilton of Granit Architects
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Comment
Hansom: Speaking the lingo
We canvass opinion on the Twitter, check in on a certain PPE-loving politician turned hack, and snazz up our home with Lego and sparkly wallpaper. Plus, the wilds of Canada come to Chelsea Flower Show
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News
Construction to vote Labour by slim margin, survey reveals
Building survey of the industry shows Labour leading the Tories, and more trusted to negotiate Brexit
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Features
Building's election survey results in full
View the full results from over 1,100 readers who took part in our survey to find out who construction is backing in the election
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Comment
GE2017: All to play for
Promises on public spending and skills have swayed construction from the Conservatives to Labour
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Features
Election 2017: Hanging in the balance
Policy on major construction projects could have a substantial impact on some hotly-contested marginal seats
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News
Unite slams Mears' 'beard ban'
Union claims housing contractor says facial hair may affect effectiveness of dust masks