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NewsSKA Gold rating for Hammerson HQ refurb
Interserve fit-out of developer’s office receives high-level sustainability rating
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NewsScape looks to roll out school modules heated by children
Units using thermal mass of pupils can be extra classrooms or basis of new school buildings
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NewsWestminster seeks advisory team
Advisory services sought for £6bn planned restoration and renewal of UK parliament building
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NewsSellafield will seek partner for £22bn decommissioning work
New board will look for strategic partner in April 2016 after private sector JV steps down
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CommentMigrant salary rules: Your next headache
New migrant salary rules coming in next April will make life more difficult for construction companies already hit by skills shortages
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CommentNew kids on the block
The shift away from local authority control of education brings its own challenges, but it also gives developers the chance to work with academies and free schools to meet community needs
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FeaturesUniversity challenge
With contractors more choosy about the projects they bid for, and inflation eroding HE’s fixed tuition fee income, can universities remain attractive to the industry?
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First images of Shell Centre's phase one released
Interior visuals of new apartments released as waiting-list tops 2,000
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NewsJoint venture wins £40m A19 job
Irish contractors to upgrade the A19/A1058 Coast Road in North Tyneside as part of government’s £15bn investment
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CommentInsurance: Blown out of the water
Do all-risks policies permit contractors to avoid liability for insured losses? A recent Court of Session case suggests not
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NewsImtech UK water, waste and energy division falls into administration
Business not part of the refinancing deal to save Imtech UK, leaving up to 69 jobs under threat
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CommentSchool design: Back to reality
Today’s schools reflect our emphasis on digitally focused environments. But school communities need to be more physically networked
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CommentOnline poll: School places
Is the government doing enough to address the shortage of school places? Vote here
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NewsCommercial construction at highest level in five months
Latest Markit/CIPS survey shows commercial output highest since March
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NewsWSP buys Chicago engineer
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has bought Halvorson and Partners, a Chicago-based structural engineer
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NewsWalkie Talkie wins BD’s 2015 Carbuncle Cup award
Building’s sister title gives its award for the UK’s worst building to 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London
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NewsCITB confirms it is secure until 2018 amid fears for future
Policy director says training body’s continued existence depends on ‘what industry wants to do’
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FeaturesThe Plimsoll Building: Close encounters
The incorporation of two schools into a residential building is an example of school designers becoming more responsive to the changing physical and political environment
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NewsOsborne announces £500m Faslane upgrade
New facilities at Scottish naval hub unveiled by Chancellor
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NewsEndless to refinance Imtech UK
Private equity firm to refinance Imtech UK after reaching agreement with Dutch parent company