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FeaturesFrom the archives: Aftermath of the Bishopsgate bombing, 1993
Building reports forgotten plan for 80-storey Foster & Partners-designed tower to replace NatWest following IRA bomb which killed one and damaged 155 buildings in the heart of the City
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CommentThe government promises ambition – what’s the key to realising it?
Our industry must expand, upgrade, collaborate and increase productivity if it is to play its part in realising the UK’s infrastructure strategy, writes Ramboll’s Neil Sansbury
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CommentAdjudication doesn’t need to be complicated
Tony Bingham on a failed attempt to overturn an adjudication on the ground that it covered multiple contracts with slightly differing terms
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NewsDESNZ allocates £630m for energy efficiency upgrades to public buildings
Latest funding awards under Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme confirmed
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: The long and winding road
The latest chatter around the industry
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Information - BuildingCPD 05 2025: Enhancing thermal performance
Despite decades of innovation in building materials, energy modelling and regulations, one stubborn truth remains: too many buildings still underperform. The design promises one level of energy efficiency – on paper – but the built reality often tells another story. This so-called performance gap is not just a technical oversight; ...
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Information - BuildingBuilding Digital Edition: May 2025
The waiting game: Skanska UK boss Katy Dowding on building in a time of uncertainty
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NewsListed firms point to cancelled orders for jump in profit warnings
Analysis by EY-Parthenon says wider businesses reporting impact of tariffs for jump in warnings in Q2
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NewsNew images of Network Rail’s £1bn Liverpool Street station plans as City publishes planning application
Documents reveal team tested options including building over station’s entire listed trainshed
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NewsHousing groups call on Rayner to remove tax and regulations ‘disadvantage’ to attract more finance for social housing
Group tells deputy PM that for-profit sector could increase equity fundraising to £3bn a year, leading to 30,000 new homes annually
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NewsDurkan losses widen as firm says building safety delays have led to cuts at contracting business
Housing contractor switches focus to recently launched regen business
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NewsOutput edged up in March, official figures say
Increases in new work and repair and maintenance help figure head north
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Features‘We’re like the Borrowers, nobody knows we’re here’ … How Sisk plans to build Man City a new stand without the fans noticing
The Irish contactor has been busy working behind the scenes at the Etihad. This summer the team will finally ...
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CommentWhy the Supreme Court ruling on women-only spaces and services matters for construction employers
Monica Kurnatowska and Rebecca Bull on the implications of For Women Scotland Ltd vs The Scottish Ministers
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NewsCanary Wharf student tower gets green light from GLA
Group looking to overhaul Docklands estate in wake of changing working practices
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NewsMarshalls revenue edges up in first four months of year
Firm says performance ‘enocuraging’ after two years of declining sales
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NewsFixing Building Safety Regulator delays should be ‘priority’, MPs tell government
It is ‘clear’ improvements have to be made, housing committee chair says
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NewsAustralian company plans 3,000 homes around golf courses in London and the South
Crown Golf appoints fund manager Fairway Capital to explore plans