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CommentHansom: Reasons to be cheerful
Happiness has broken out on the UK’s building sites, it seems (are they putting something in the tea?). Plus, tall towers, oversized sculptures, fantasy drama and Iain Duncan Smith. Happy?
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NewsGleeds poaches Aecom London QS boss
Jon Dedman tasked with growing the Gleeds building services team
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NewsF+G recruits Ministry of Justice BIM guru Stocks
Consultant appoints UK’s foremost experts on BIM to head public sector business
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CommentThe BIM race
Research shows that the overall number of firms saying they use BIM has dropped in the last year - should we be worried?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Astana storyboard
This week’s sketch is by Mike Oades, director with Atomik Architecture
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CommentRetentions: Fit for purpose?
There have been problems with retentions ever since they were introduced to ensure builders finished a job to a good standard. But finding an alternative has proved elusive
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CommentContract variations: Crystal balls at the ready
A dispute with Winchester council over changes made to a 10-year-old development agreement could lead to local authorities attempting to pre-empt contract variations
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FeaturesThis week in 1997
The Nottingham Centre for Industrial and Medical Informatics has one of the first 3D CAD systems in the country
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FeaturesImage of the week: Playing to a home crowd
Prime minister David Cameron visits London building site earlier this week after Conservatives propose extending the right to buy
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FeaturesBIM survey results: Levelling off?
The government is backing it. Firms are paying top dollar for people that can do it. So why does the number of firms using building information modelling actually seem to be falling?
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CommentPart B: We have to get this right
Part B needs improvement to make sure modern homes are safe. A fire in my constituency, one of a series across the country, has demonstrated that more work is needed
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NewsHouse sales flatline in run-up to election
RICS survey shows supply constraints and pre-election uncertainty led to subdued market in March
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CommentOnline poll: Right to buy
Is an extension of the right to buy a sensible reaction to the UK’s housing crisis? Vote here
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NewsExperian downgrades construction growth forecasts
Output prediction cut by 0.5 percentage points for 2015, with further slowdowns anticipated in 2016-17
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NewsPersimmon makes strong start to 2015
Revenue up 7% to £2bn, but firm warns election is disrupting forward planning
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NewsUnite to raise £115m to fund student housing drive
Firm to place 9.99% of share capital to finance development pipeline across mid-ranked universities
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NewsLondon doubles number of affordable home completions
GLA funded homes double to 17,914 in year to March 2015
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CommentHow to fit BIM and fit out together
At next month’s May Design Series we’ll be launching a BIM tool for the fit out sector
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NewsLDA Design-led team poised for Olympic Park megaproject
Design team lined up for UCL East campus, part of Olympicopolis