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CommentA spotlight on rights to light
If a building interferes with a neighbour’s right to light, the courts can get the developer to knock it down - but changes are afoot that may redress the balance in the developer’s favour
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NewsMace lands £200m Bracknell regeneration scheme
Contractor confirmed on major scheme in Berkshire town
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NewsRenewable schemes scoop £315m in public funds
Offshore and onshore wind and solar projects win funding
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NewsInflation drives up Laing hospital by £60m
Government unveils extra funding for hospital redevelopment project
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NewsDefeated Shell Centre protester considers appeal
Developer sees off High Court challenge but judge takes planning inspector to task
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NewsThree teams picked for £2.3bn Thames 'super-sewer'
Bam, Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Costain among the winners on Thames Tideway Tunnel
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FeaturesPower in the Union
It seems increasingly possible that the UK will vote to leave the EU in 2017. For many sustainability professionals, this would be a nightmare scenario
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CommentHansom: It's a size thing
News from contracting’s big beasts, an estate agent’s imaginative reworking of geography, Washington is taken down a peg or two (as is a former RIBA president) - plus, it’s true, our readers really are getting younger
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NewsEx building regs minister attacks 'sad' DECs policy
Andrew Stunell MP hits out at Eric Pickles’ decision to consult on reducing DECs usage
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CommentAre greens good for you?
Those promoting sustainability have to get better at putting the case that investing in green construction can boost growth
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FeaturesThe Green Frontier
All fields of sustainability will once again be covered at this year’s Ecobuild, from design and construction through to use of innovative materials. Andrew Brister talks to two of the show’s premier partners, Skanska and Lend Lease, about their approaches to the sustainability agenda.
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NewsTottenham Hotspur shortlists four contractors for stadium
Exclusive: Sir Robert McAlpine, Bouygues, Balfour Beatty and Laing O’Rourke await tender process for £400m scheme
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Kingston Gala
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Stephen Willmore, associate director at Assael Architecture.
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FeaturesImage of the week: Torch building fire
Hundreds evacuated from Torch skyscraper in Dubai after fire broke out across higher storeys
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FeaturesThis week in 2010
Building meets former British ski jumper turned construction worker ‘Eddie the Eagle’
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Features50 sustainability stars 2015: Great expectations
On the eve of this year’s Ecobuild event, Building asks the cream of construction’s young sustainability talent how they think this government has done on the environment - and what they’re hoping for from the next one
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NewsWSP and Parsons Brinckerhoff unveil UK leadership team
Former WSP UK managing director Mark Naysmith will run the combined division
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NewsHigh Court rejects Shell Centre legal challenge
High Court rules in favour of controversial scheme despite concerns over planning inquiry