All Building articles in 7 March 2014
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Government slashes housing standards red tape
Overhaul includes minimum space standards promise, as well as discarding requirments for rainwater harvesting
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MPs tell blacklisting firms to pay compensation
MPs investigating blacklisting say firms must make amends or face being barred from public work
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Bouygues to build London’s first Passivhaus School
Contractor wins £5m revamp of Tower Hamlets school
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Problem jobs drag Miller construction into the red
But sharp jump in revenue and strong order book signals business is on track for improved performance
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Pidgley warns housing becoming ‘political football’
Mipim latest: Chair of developer Berkeley Group implores politicians not to turn housing into 2015 election campaign issue
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Apartment building collapses in New York
At least six people have been killed and scores injured after an explosion caused a New York apartment building to collapse
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Serpentine Pavilion architect revealed
Chilean architect Smiljan Radic will design this year’s pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery in London’s Kensington Gardens
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Commercial activity hits ten-year high
Mipim latest: Commercial sector grows at fastest rate in ten years, breaking previous November record
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Boris: ‘Sell homes to Londoners first’
Mipim latest: 50 developers sign up to housebuilding agreement with City Hall
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Investors ready to pump £600bn into European infrastructure
Report identifies ‘wall of money’ from Canada, the Far East and Middle East
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Cheesegrater tower nears completion
New images of Cheesegrater released as tower approaches practical completion
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Islington council moves to blacklist blacklisters
Council to block firms linked to historic blacklisting from winning work until they apologize and pay compensation to blacklisted workers
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Tender prices to rise 30% over next five years
Latest BCIS tender price index predicts inflation
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Queen’s stonemason falls into administration
Administrator IRL confirms firm that worked on Buckingham Palace is in administration
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Green light for Palace of Westminster education centre
Architect Feilden and Mawson’s plans for a dedicated education centre at the Place of Westminster have been given the go-ahead by planners
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Peter Rees exits City to become Bartlett professor
Planner who reshaped the Square Mile over 29 years will leave next month
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Wonders and blunders with Neill Werner
Neill Werner is blown away by the organic detailing of Gaudí’s House of Bones, but wonders why Herzog de Meuron had to cut the power at Tate Modern
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Archive Titles
Photo gallery: Ecobuild
Ecobuild 2014 took place at the Excel centre in London this week. Here are some images from the event
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Lukewarm reaction to new planning guidance
Planners concerned pro-development stance has been watered down
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Comment
New planning guidance waters down government growth commitment
Revised guidance produced with an eye to 2015 election, rather than maximising growth