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Architectural adviser sacked by Grenfell Inquiry
John Priestley dropped after two days over ‘misuse of title’ complaint
RIBA Enterprises loses battle with VAT man over £1.6m bill
Dispute centred on VAT refunds of just over £2m
ISG nabs £34m Richmond college job
The contractor will deliver the Atkins-designed Twickenham scheme
Make given the go-ahead for Old Oak homes
Trio of schemes become first private sector jobs to be given the go-ahead in the regeneration project
Galliford Try takes over from Bouygues on Wolves housing
French giant no longer carrying out low-rise housing
City of London launches trio of frameworks
The City is looking for contractors to carry out more than £800m worth of work
Roundtable: Universal BIM
BIM takeup is still increasing, but is the construction industry using it to its full potential? And how can all of the teams across a project be encouraged to do so?
Follow the leader: who can step in to help transform the sector?
Carillion’s collapse has exposed a crisis at the top of the construction industry – a shortage of influential bosses
The Active Office - an energy-positive building
The UK’s first energy-positive office, which generates more solar energy than it consumes, opened today at Swansea University
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At full tilt: how Manchester velodrome got a new track in record time
When the British national cycling team headed off to Australia in March for the Commonwealth Games, they started a clock back in Manchester for a construction team to replace the wooden track at their velodrome
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We need to plug in to electric cars
Electric vehicles with zero emissions are the future, so it is vital government creates the conditions to maximise take-up and build a proper charging point network
Top Consultants 2018 survey
Take part in Building's Top Consultants of 2018 survey
Every year Building compiles its prestigious league table of the industry’s largest consultants - take part in this year’s survey here
To boost female representation, civil engineering must tackle a more fundamental perception challenge
To attract female talent, civil engineers need to become more than the unsung heroes of the built environment
Hansom: Sharp words
Interserve chief Debbie White counters the verbal jabs of government with understatement, while even a toddler can see the lack of progress on a road upgrade
Legal: A dangerous clause
Victoria Peckett considers whether termination-at-will clauses provide a get-out-of-jail-free card
Projects: A history lesson at Westminster Abbey
How do you design an extension that can live up to the heritage of the coronation place of kings and queens for the last thousand years?
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Team builder: Flan McNamara talks to Building
Flan McNamara found himself overseeing the creation of the capital’s tallest tower. But it’s all down to the team, not him
Image of the week: Glasgow’s loss
Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building, an iconic art nouveau building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was destroyed by fire on 15 June
Sketch of the week: Monier Road, Hackney Wick, London
This #buildingdoodle sketch is by Tom McAviney, project architect, Pitman Tozer Architects
From the archive: 2009
All the current economic and financial challenges facing construction led us to ask which chief executives are up to the mark this week.