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CommentBetter understanding BIM
The RICS chief executive writes on Frank McLeod’s most recent BIM blog
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CommentLet’s talk about it
A High Court decision says parties to a dispute may be obliged to first to enter into friendly discussions
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NewsRider Levett Bucknall wins work on £70m Uxbridge office scheme
Consultant Rider Levett Bucknall appointed as project manager and cost consultant to £70m commercial scheme in Uxbridge
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NewsContractors chosen on £5bn Greenwich scheme
Knight Dragon accelerates development of Greenwich Peninsula scheme with appointment of three contractors
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NewsFormer EFA design chief regrets cuts to school sizes
Mairi Johnson believes baseline designs for schools may result in buildings being too small
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NewsEFA fails to attract any bidders for three priority school batches
Fears grow that contractors are backing away from urgent school building work because of tight margins
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FeaturesStudent digs
Despite rising tuition fees, university applications in the UK have risen to an all-time high. How is the industry is coping with the demand for student accommodation?
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NewsFears more retailers will follow Tesco refurb cuts
Construction firms in the retail sector should be braced for further spending cuts from the big retailers experts warned after Tesco slashed its store refurbishment budget
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CommentThe procurement challenge
A reader writes and gives their views on the public sector procurement system
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NewsBanks’ approval key to £820m Parsons Brinckerhoff sale
Analysts say Balfour Beatty may have a “tough” job convincing lenders to maintain credit for a smaller contracting and investment business
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NewsMark Group to axe nearly a quarter of its UK staff
Exclusive: Insulation provider blames faltering government schemes for its need to cut up to 670 jobs
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NewsNine firms win spots on £1.6bn rail frameworks
Contractors appointed to frameworks to improve London North West and East Midlands routes
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NewsUrbed designer wins Wolfson prize
Firm’s manager sees off competition from four other enties including those by architects Barton Willmore and PRP
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NewsQueens Park Rangers unveils massive regeneration scheme
Football club publishes plans for stadium and homes on brownfield site at Old Oak Common
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NewsWSP to buy Parsons Brinckerhoff for £820m
Balfour Beatty announces deal to sell its consulting arm, which it put on the market in May
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FeaturesBroadwater Farm Inclusive Campus: Down on the farm
The Broadwater Farm Inclusive Campus accommodates on one site both special educational needs and mainstream schooling and is the culmination of a radical programme of inner-city renewal
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NewsMost consumers ‘unaware’ of renewable heat subsidy scheme
Independent research reveals 79% of potential non-domestic customers unaware of government incentive
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CommentThe cost of avoiding disputes
Can we learn from earlier arrangements to reduce disputes later?
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FeaturesOur H.O.U.S.E
Combining the benefits of high enviromental efficiency and prefabricated design and assembly, the student-designed H.O.U.S.E is setting the benchmark for regulation friendly housing
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NewsThis year's carbuncle
Architect Sheppard Robson’s Woolwich Central scheme has won the Carbuncle Cup, the prize for the worst building of the year