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NewsWYG gets £12m-a-year boost to DIO role
Design and project management framework will cover midlands and south
FeaturesPredictions 2016: What does your future hold?
What lies in wait for construction in 2016? We read the cards on the projects, the politics and the policies set to shape the year ahead – while key industry insiders predict what the major talking points for the next 12 months will be
NewsOxford moots radical expansion into green belt
Oxford council to review green belt after URS report highlights huge shortfall in supply
NewsBoutique hotel plan unveiled for Edinburgh Old Town
New scheme will feature panoramic views of Scottish capital
NewsGovernment relaxes affordable homes rules on small sites
Housing associations warn that poorest will lose out
NewsQuintain steps up the pace at Wembley
Developer brings forward 1250 homes at scheme to regenerate stadium surrounds
NewsCarillion closes £800m Sunderland regeneration deal
Igloo will provide development services to North-east joint venture
NewsFirms picked for £900m London housing framework
One Housing Group picks 17 contractors for its new £900m construction framework
NewsBAM wins £21m college contract
BAM Construction has been appointed by Barnsley College to deliver a £21m contract.
NewsT&T scoops showpiece North-east science projects
Turner & Townsend has won two major science contracts in the North-east worth a total of £88m
NewsConstruction output to jump 30% by 2018
Latest forecast from AMA Research predicts output will rise to £158bn by 2018, with 6% growth this year
NewsGrimshaw designs kit set sports facilities for Qatar
Architect to design a new range of kit set community sports facilities in Qatar
NewsArchitect BIG to design museum for Swiss watchmaker
Audemars Piguet has chosen Bjarke Ingels Group to extend the museum at the company’s historic headquarters
NewsNational BIM skills push launched
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has unveiled a countrywide series of programmes to train a network of BIM champions
NewsBuilders are not such bad drivers, afterall
Survey reveals that builders are among the safest drivers in the country, but engineers are the worst
NewsKelly vetoes Bovis scheme
Secretary of state rejects 2,200-home Filton project that ‘would not ensure high-quality design’
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Government relaxes housing density standards
Today's publication of the Planning Policy Statement 3 allows councils to undercut the current minimum of 30 dwellings per hectar
NewsCooper pledges family friendly homes
Planning minister says new PPS3 guidance will also encourage more parks and open spaces
NewsMcCarthy tipped for Communities England
Senior civil servant Richard McCarthy has been lined up to head Communities England, the body that would be formed from a merger of English Partnerships and the Housing Corporation