All Building articles in 26 January 2018
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Sir Robert McAlpine teams up with property entrepreneur on £2bn project
JV is to target the south east of the country
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G&T bags role on £1bn revamp of west London shopping centre
Latest version of the scheme is back in with planners for approval
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Vote on Palace of Westminster revamp facing four year delay
Decision would mean vital work now not starting until late 2020s
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Office block gets taller at £1bn Bankside cluster
Native Land behind new builds at site of Ludgate and Sampson Houses
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Caddick to complete £154m Carillion job in Manchester
Firm is developing 35-storey build to rent scheme
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Comment
What the ‘Internet of Things’ means for corporate construction
With productivity, or lack thereof, costing businesses millions of pounds, now’s the time to take full advantage of all the benefits the IoT has to offer
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Housing experts call for reform or end to Help to Buy
Big housebuilders slammed for executives seeming to profit personally from government scheme
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Comment
Less bureaucracy, more safety: overhauling the system that led to Grenfell
The Hackitt interim report makes no urgent recommendations on improving the standards of materials used on high-rise buildings - much, much more change needs to be in place
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Features
Analysis: Housing benefits
Help to Buy is the government’s big leg-up to help housebuilders increase output. So news of ‘obscene’ executive pay along with scandals over leaseholds and defects are not going down well
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Comment
Hansom: Taking stock
As the fallout from Carillion’s collapse continues to dominate the news, one of our contributors makes his voice heard (rather often in fact)
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Sketch of the week: Belfast city centre
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Charlie Whitaker, who leads the concept group at 3DReid.
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Leader: Carillion's hubris
An interview with former Carillion boss John McDonough in in 2003 highlighed how Carillion’s set up was set to change from contractor to service provider. The irony, in hindsight, is striking, writes Tom Broughton
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Features
What to specify: Digital construction
An augmented reality app for choosing boilers and a platform that enables visualisation of how a project changes over time are among this week’s featured products
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Sustainability - productive workplace
With UK productivity lagging, the workplace environment can be a critical factor in driving improvements. How should you evaluate and improve workplace productivity?
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MPs vote to force government to release Carillion documents
Motion passed unopposed as shadow cabinet minister attacks contractors set to replace Carillion on key jobs
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Online poll: Payment plans
This week’s poll: Could a 30-day payment system for contractors/subcontractors be effective?
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North Midland says numbers will be hit by homes row
Nottinghamshire firm says it is another owed money by Carillion