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FeaturesSketch of the week: Luxor
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch was drawn by Bryan Avery, principal of Avery Associates Architects
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NewsInfographic: Help to Buy heat map
Data shows Help to Buy assisted sales, which make up just 3% of all house sales, are overwhelmingly concentrated in areas with low house price growth
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CommentHansom: Fessing up
Unlikely confessions this week, with Sepp Blatter admitting Qatar was a mistake, Prince Charles’ 1984 “carbuncle” speech repositioned as a construction positive, and PwC reports going down the pan
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FeaturesICE London Engineering Awards winners: Capital schemes
Transport infrastructure projects feature heavily among the winners of this year’s ICE London Engineering Awards. Thomas Lane reports on the ambitious engineering and sheer inventiveness of the developments that aim to make life easier for Londoners
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NewsCarillion wins £400m of work in Middle East
Carillion’s Middle East joint venture secures contracts worth £400m, including two luxury hotels in Dubai
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FeaturesIs BIM ready to stand alone?
The industry has made great strides in adopting BIM since the government said it would be a compulsory part of public sector work by 2016. However, news the task group driving uptake is soon to be wound down is shaking confidence that the deadline will be hit
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NewsSurvey shows fall in serious injuries
Building Safety Group points to 32% drop in ‘over seven day’ injuries
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CommentLet's update industry education
As other professions’ education systems keep up with modern technology and ever-changing industries, the architecture and construction systems are getting left behind. But there are many ways of updating the industry’s teaching practices
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NewsIndustry questions Pickles’ off-site housebuilding push
Communities secretary launches government push to promote off-site manufactured houses
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NewsQatar urged to adopt reforms to protect migrant workers
Report by law firm DLA Piper outlines detailed proposals following global outrage at construction worker deaths
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NewsGovernment unveils refreshed Green Construction Board
New names from the industry include recruits from Marks Spencer, Hammerson, and Willmott Dixon
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NewsBarbour ABI's May market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for May is now available to download
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CommentPrivate housing leads the way for industry growth
The increase in contract awards seen in mid-2013 seems to be slowing but the CPA/Barbour ABI index is still positive across most sectors
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CommentAnalysing the growth figures
There is no doubt that the UK economy is now firmly in a growth phase with the latest GDP figures showing economic output only 0.6% below its pre-crisis peak in Q1 2008
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NewsKier pips Willmott Dixon to pole with £281m contract haul
Willmott Dixon also one of the month’s biggest movers, with £262m gained across 36 new projects
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NewsTop universities plan £9bn of spending on new buildings
Report finds Russell Group of universities are planning to spend over £9bn on capital projects between now and 2016-17
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NewsNew £40m stadium for Bristol Rovers gets green light
Arturus Architects’ long-delayed plan gets go-ahead after culture secrtary rejects late bid to list existing stadium
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NewsLegal victory for luxury hotel scheme
Colwyn Foulkes Partners designed-scheme to go ahead after Court of Appeal ruling
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NewsAlinea tops £2m turnover in first year
Consultant was founded by six former directors of Davis Langdon and EC Harris last year
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NewsGreen light for Chelsea Barracks first phase
Qatari Diar has won detailed planning permission for the first phase of the redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks