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NewsPinewood Studios gets green light for £200m expansion
Development, drawn up by Arup, will double the size of studios and will be built over 15 years
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NewsWillmott Dixon bags £120m Flemingate scheme
Willmott Dixon has been confirmed as main contractor on a £120m retail-led development in Beverly, Yorkshire
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CommentHansom: Winning ways
This week, the World Cup gets a clean-up (not before time, perhaps), the UK America’s Cup team is inspired by Formula 1, WYG shareholders receive something approaching good news, and some numbers get crunched
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NewsConsultants mull challenge to £750m deal
Losing bidders consider legal action over award of major government consultants’ framework
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NewsBRE to launch sustainability standard for new build housing
Think tank plans voluntary standard following government decision to axe Code for Sustainable Homes
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CommentA future for free schools
Labour’s pledge to allow the free school pipeline to go ahead if it wins the next election gives the sector some much needed clarity
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NewsCanary Wharf Crossrail station roof reaches completion
Structural work finishes on the new Foster + Partners-designed Canary Wharf Crossrail station this week
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FeaturesWhat clients want
A resurgent commercial market means contractors now more able to pick and choose their projects. But this is making clients keener than ever to develop relationships, build a team and engage earlier with specialists
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NewsBletchley Park reborn
The restored huts of the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park were opened on Wednesday
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FeaturesWhat's been the impact of the Green Construction Board?
As the Green Construction Board marks its second birthday, not everyone has found reasons to celebrate. But the board’s defenders point to impressive delivery of a 162-point action plan. Now it needs to convince others it can make a difference
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CommentBoom or not, we need more homes
The Bank of England governor intervened twice this week to make it clear he will not hesitate to take action to cool the housing market if it thinks there is risk of a bubble
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NewsNHBC streamlines board, with two senior departures
Finance director Sandra Kelly and commercial director Richard Tamayo to leave organisation
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NewsBoris consults over Old Oak regeneration plans
Mayor of London launches consultation on plans for new Mayoral Development Corporation to lead massive regeneration
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NewsFive firms team up on £184m highway upgrade
Five contractors will work together to build a 17-mile upgrade to the M60 and M62 motorway
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NewsKier wins £140m housing repairs job
Kier has won a contract to provide planned maintenance across 33,000 homes for Genesis Housing Association
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FeaturesWhy be a distance learner?
More and more construction professionals who want to gain a competitive edge to progress their careers are turning to distance learning. Just don’t think of it as the easy option
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FeaturesSouthmead: The UK's greenest hospital
Carillion’s new £430m super-hospital in Bristol can lay claim to being the greenest hospital in the UK - and it’s all thanks to some fresh thinking on ventilation.
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CommentExtension of time: Time is not on our side
Lessons should be learnt from six recent cases on delayed projects and extension of time disputes. However, as with those projects, progress is slow
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NewsBerkeley boss: I won’t defend Vauxhall tower
Pidgley admits Broadway Malyan-designed tower is not firm’s finest building but maintains he is not ‘un-proud’ of scheme
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NewsGrimshaw designs kit set sports facilities for Qatar
Architect to design a new range of kit set community sports facilities in Qatar