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NewsMay’s merger of business and energy gets cautious welcome
Industry leaders believe DECC closure may integrate sustainability more into industrial strategy
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CommentIn a state of fluctuation
With inflation levels low, construction contracts are now less likely to offer fluctuation provisions. But the question as to where the risk of price changes should lie has not gone away
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CommentNegotiating a post-Brexit position
The British economy could well slip into recession as a result of the decision to leave the EU - and negotiating a benign post-Brexit position will take years. We have no option but to choose the best model and make a good fist of it
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NewsDunne Group falls into administration with loss of 524 jobs
524 jobs lost at concrete specialist after multiple sources say firm sent workers home today
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NewsSquare Mile tower decision delayed until after summer
The proposed tower, if approved, would become the tallest in the City of London
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CommentLooking for the ‘Brexit effects’
Some businesses may be feeling the effects of a downturn already but it will take months for it to show up in official statistics
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NewsGrimshaw wins Heathrow expansion design deal
Architect sees off competition from Zaha Hadid, HOK and Benoy
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CommentContract awards: Waiting for impact
Contract awards rose in June but that’s less of a surprise when we look at the sector driving that rise
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NewsCostain and Kier come top in contractor league tables
Firms top civils and non-civils charts respectively, with Balfour Beatty also faring well
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FeaturesEurope's first WELL Building
There is now an international standard for measuring how a building impacts on its users’ health and wellbeing. Ike Ijeh looks at how Studio Ben Allen Architects’ One Carter Lane will become the first European project to receive the accreditation
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NewsDerwent signs up tenants despite Brexit
Developer said it has pre-let central London office space to three customers after the Brexit vote
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NewsScape major works framework jumps in value to £7bn
Contracting authority launches ‘largest ever framework’
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Off-site
This week Tonbridge Grammar School gets a new sixth form study area, Essex County Cricket Club gets 36 balconies and a dementia care home with a clover leaf layout is given a new exterior finish
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CommentWhy is there such cost variation in social housing?
An HCA report signals a change in how it scrutinises value for money achieved by housing associations
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NewsHS2 to go ahead says transport minister
Chris Grayling said he has “no plans to back away” from HS2
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NewsBritish Land expects 'cautious' investors post-referendum
The developer reported that its current portfolio only contains 4% of speculative development
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NewsHousing and construction strategy ministers appointed
Gavin Barwell and Ben Gummer take key junior minister roles
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NewsHousing target should be 300,000 a year, say peers
House of Lords report delivers stinging rebuke of government housing policy