All Building articles in 16 December 2016 – Page 2
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NewsDelivering London’s construction pipeline for the next five years
Building Live debate highlights - With new mayor Sadiq Khan now in place, what are London’s priorities for growth?
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NewsISG picked for £70m London uni lab
Biomedical lab will be built at Imperial’s new White City campus
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NewsCivils firm goes under with 90 job losses
Administrators said an attempt to find a buyer had been unsuccessful
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NewsClugston hires from Carillion for next CEO
Robert Vickers to take up role at £140m-turnover builder in February
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NewsPlans in for £130m Hull student flats
Proposals feature rooms and apartments for over 1,400 students
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NewsHousing: Can we avert a crisis?
Building Live debate highlights - The housing minister has said the industry needs to build 200,000 new homes a year for the next five years. Can it be done?
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NewsInvestigation after Crossrail worker cuts live cable
Balfour Beatty launches safety investigation after incident earlier this month
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NewsHill sells construction claims arm to Pret owner
The firm’s construction claims business snapped up by huge European investor which owns Pret a Manger
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NewsThree contractors fined £2m after worker’s leg crushed
Kier hit with £1.5m fine for incident on acquired firm May Gurney’s site
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NewsPreston bus station ‘Youth Zone’ wins planning
Lancashire County Council approves own application for John Puttick-designed centre
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NewsKeepmoat bags £50m London estate regen job
Contractor to deliver 248 homes in Maida Vale, of which half will be for affordable sale or rent
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Walker's Court, Soho, London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Martha Enthoven, studio manager at Soda Studio
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CommentSapping energy: How to react to new energy regulations
Developers and property managers take note: new regulations will affect your energy performance certificate for existing buildings
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Features2016: Back to the future - part two
A 1980s office went back to nature and housing went beyond postwar with 21st-century prefabs
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FeaturesSponsored feature on flood risk: Troubled waters
As the UK prepares for the next wave of winter storms, there is growing awareness of the need to improve the resilience of properties to protect against devastating floods. Andrew Brister reports on the action plan devised by the recent Bonfield Review and looks at some of the emerging solutions ...
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NewsHuge US investor snaps up second UK builder
First Reserve to acquire Dyer Butler after buying Morrison Utility Services earlier this year
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News'Cooled' hard hats made for Qatar World Cup workers
Helmets contain solar-powered fan which could reduce skin temperature by 10C
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NewsKier to replace Amey on two Highways England deals
News comes after Amey’s deals for two parts of east England were cut short earlier this month
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NewsGovernment launches £1bn fit-out framework
The four-year framework could see up to 30 contractors appointed
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FeaturesThis week in 1986
Thirty years ago 60% of ‘unemployed’ construction workers were believed to be earning off the books