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NewsGas power plant blast kills five US construction workers
About 200 people were working at the plant which is due to open in the summer
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NewsTimber-frame fire safety probe launched in London
Review will focus on residential buildings after blaze at south London site last month
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NewsEco-towns bag £60m for show homes
Housing minister re-commits to 10,000-home target as the four sites get grant for 600 green dwellings
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NewsUniversity Partnerships Programme ranked among top private equity backed firms
Profit growth of 413% wins firm fifth place on Sunday Time Deloitte Track 100 league table
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NewsCall to win public support for low carbon homes
Report highlights homeowners' scepticism of green developments and unwillingness to pay for sustainable features
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NewsLend Lease Europe boss made chairman of UKGBC
Daniel Labbad vows to push sustainability agenda as carbon emissions rise up political agenda
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NewsThe lure of South Africa
There are major opportunities for UK firms, but before bidding for work they need to understand South Africa's complex equality legislation
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NewsMarketing your way back to growth
Slashing your marketing budget is no way to get through a recession, and will only put you on the back foot when the upturn arrives
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NewsHow quickly can government cut construction spending?
One thing is certain, spending cuts are inevitable - but just where will the axe fall and how much will it hurt construction?
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NewsStarting your own business, part 11: Adding to the team
Work is coming in - too much, in fact - and it's time to face the facts: you need help
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NewsVictoria station firms asked to work for free for a year
TfL has told contractors bidding for £695m upgrade they may have to stump up £20m to win job
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NewsConstruction firm failures down 15%
Insolvencies in the industry drop more than 42% from peak but experts warn that situation could worsen
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NewsBuilders are luckiest people in UK
Construction workers top list of lottery winning professions, with more than £1bn-worth of prize cash
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NewsSkanska keeps steady with £1.5bn turnover
Operating profit of £38.9m and £1bn Essex BSF contract start year off on positive note
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NewsBellway warns of sluggish start to year
Trading update cautions that lack of mortgage affordability will result in a slow first half of 2010
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NewsTories to make ‘presumption in favour of development’
Planning green paper, set to be launched next week, will lay out ‘pro-sustainable building’ policy
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NewsLDA to release land for 12,000 London homes
The London Development Agency is planning to release sites in east London with capacity for up to 12,000 homes as part of a major development strategy to be launched next month
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NewsUN recruits RICS to aid in Haiti rebuild effort
Surveying body will advise on immediate building needs, costs of recovery and long-term plan
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NewsUnion warns of skills time bomb
Unite calls for greater government investment in training for young people in construction and engineering
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NewsIndustry set for £27bn green energy bonanza
Government renewable energy plans announced this week could create a multibillion-pound surge in demand for construction work