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NewsBellway ups land investment on positive outlook
Housebuilder also ups completions and order book
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NewsQuintain opens door to new builders as it begins big PRS push
Wembley Park developer is accelerating development of the 85-acre scheme
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NewsArt Deco power station shot scoops Art of Building prize
Public was asked to choose between 16 shortlisted entries spanning the globe
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Education
There’s lots to learn this week about the new products for schools and universities, from hard landscaping for a primary school to Portakabin modules and floor screed
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NewsU+I gets green light for £100m Maidstone resi scheme
The site of a former paper mill will be turned into 310 new homes
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NewsZaha Hadid numbers hit by overseas slowdown
Accounts first set to be published since architect died last March
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FeaturesLead times: October - December 2016
Lead times have changed for only two packages - the lowest level of change recorded in the last decade. But many packages are reporting difficulty in getting qualified or experienced staff, reports Brian Moone of Mace
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NewsSkanska UK profit dips again but grabs market share
Contractor margin slides to 2.1% but revenue hits £1.7bn
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NewsInterserve bags £65m Network Rail deal
Firm to provide facilities services across 11 of the client’s busiest stations
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NewsTower Bridge school transformed into luxury hotel
India’s largest private hotelier opens first UK hotel
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NewsFoster's showcases Mecca hotel plans
Practice says luxury development inspired by traditional Arab architecture
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CommentBreaking the housebuilding mould
Competition for land and volume housebuilding has helped create architectural sameness
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FeaturesHell or high water
The North-west may have been spared flooding so far this winter, but the occurence and severity of the region’s floods is steadily increasing
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CommentGo with the flow
Making flood risk management a national infrastructure priority could create more viable areas for development
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CommentWhy it’s better to think in the long term
A snap decision to chose the cheapest option doesn’t provide good value for long
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CommentDefects: Making it right
Contractors are expected to come back and repair any defects after completion of a scheme but if they refuse – or an employer does not ask them – who carries the cost?
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News£100bn Northern economic boost up for grabs, says George Osborne
Mace and Arup-backed report calls for more devolution and better infrastructure
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NewsMace in frame for Calatrava's £1bn Greenwich scheme
Contractor is also in line to build a 650-home scheme elsewhere at Greenwich Peninsula