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NewsImproved cement substitute cuts embodied energy
RockTron develops new process that enables more than 50% substitution by pulverised fuel ash
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NewsPhase One:t Birmingham New Street
Station redevelopment leaders give young construction professionals the lowdown on the £600m scheme
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NewsDubai claims: the new regime
There have been significant changes in the way disputes are handled in the UAE
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NewsSustainable legislation: keep it simple
We run the risk of adding unnecessary costs and bureaucracy to the drive to zero carbon buildings under the current legislative framework. Influential green figure and thinker Pooran Desai argues for an approach to green construction that simplifies short term goals and incorporates broader sustainable principles than just C02 used ...
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APC tips: Professional development and lifelong learning
This month’s article addresses these two recently updated items in the APC process
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NewsConstruction blacklists to be outlawed
Government plans to speed through regulations banning compilation and use of blacklists that victimise union members
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NewsBut is it art?
This intriguing and elegant structure is clearly a masterpiece of pinpoint balancing – but it's not really scaffolding, is it?
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NewsRefinancing Styles & Wood: the chief executive's story
Midnight pizzas and runaway sheep – the inside story on managing a tricky financial move
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NewsCentrica buys 20% of UK nuclear operator
Power firm seals deal with EDF to pay £2.3bn to acquire stake in British Energy
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NewsSmall firms to get help entering Libyan market
£13,000 Service will include introduction to clients and other firms in the market, advice on setting up, getting visas and repatriating revenue
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NewsNakheel renegotiates contracts with creditors
News that Dubai government is plugging funds into developer will come as relief to UK companies working in the region
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NewsGovernment releases £62m for university schemes
This is second round of funding, following 47 projects receiving funds in March
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NewsGalliford Try buys failed firm's housing assets
Contractor pays £7m for five housebuilding sites belonging to Wright Group, which recently went into administration
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NewsTop architects urge boycott of Prince Charles speech
Stirling prize winners Alsop and Wilkinson among those urging architects not to attend RIBA speech
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NewsTravis Perkins plans £300m rights issue to cut debt
Debt at building supply firm hits £984.6m as revenue falls 14%, with further market deterioration forecast
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NewsSouthend seeks architects to rebuild fire-ravaged pier
Council launches search for design team for £5m reconstruction of historic pier head
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NewsSustainability legislation: A green path to recovery?
Sustainability seems to have dropped off the agenda somewhat since the recession, but research has revealed that there is still an appetite in the industry for green solutions
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NewsBovis Lend Lease announces major restructure
Contractor to target rail, nuclear and waste markets to combat effects of downturn
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NewsLow bids sank Styles & Wood’s equity sale plan
Fit-out contractor opted for debt-for-equity swap and financial transfusion after calling off sale talks
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NewsZaha: Surfer's Paradise transit centre
Hadid's previously unpublished proposal for a transit centre in Queensland in collaboration with Patrik Schumacher