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NewsFinalists revealed for UK rail design competition
Moxon Architects is the only British practice to make it on to the shortlist in a competition to design attractive railway gantries for the UK
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CommentDesperate homebuyers need hungry housebuilders
Superprofits at housebuilding firms point to the idea we need a more managed market
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CommentIs effective energy storage the next disruptive technology?
Renewable power generation is currently let down by its intermittant nature - but solving the storage problem could transform the market
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CommentBasements: Going underground
Basements may be an attractive proposition for homeowners and developers, but contractors need to take note of the legal considerations to avoid digging themselves into a big hole
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NewsBriggs & Forrester toasts a treble
Specialist M E contractor wins £16m-worth of work on three projects in the North-west
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FeaturesInterview: Colette O'Shea
Land Securities’ Colette O’Shea is about to take over the presidency of the British Council for Offices. And she has a thing or two to say about how parts of the development industry have lost sight of the most important people - the occupiers of the buildings themselves
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NewsConstruction appointments: 09 May 2014
HOK. Linden Homes and Network Rail are among those announcing appointments and promotions this week
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CommentHansom: Creative minds
This week, the pressure intensifies in a competition to design a garden city, construction firms’ website addresses are reinvented and a love poem to a, erm, chemical water treatment manufacturer is penned
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NewsHost of firms win places on massive NHS framework
Exclusive: More than 90 consultants win places on ‘one-stop shop’ framework to offer services to NHS
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NewsMott MacDonald scrutinised over Gulf worker role
Consultant accused of failing to identify abuses of workers on New York University’s $1bn Abu Dhabi campus
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NewsGrid Architects unveils Swiss Cottage tower
Residential tower in north-west London for developer Essential Living to be built for private rented market
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NewsRider Levett Bucknall sets out expansion plans
Consultant’s UK division outlines plans to become a circa £70m-turnover business
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FeaturesSketch of the week: The Reorganisation of Homs City Centre
Ammar Azzouz submits a drawing from his days studying architecture in Homs, Syria, before the war brought death and destruction to the city
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NewsHousing stats: New-build sales and completions in March 2014
Both completions and registrations are up year on year across private and public sectors
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NewsGovernment pledges an extra £2bn for schools
Schools minister David Laws announces government to commit £2bn for flagship school building programme
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FeaturesThe new Part L: Small steps and giant leaps
The delayed changes to Part L have come into force at last, but debate rages over whether they go far enough and what their impact on the housebuilding and insulation industries is likely to be. Chris Wheal examines the drawbacks and the benefits
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NewsMiller bags £120m North-east Pf2 schools
Exclusive: Miller sees off competition from Laing O’Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine to win North-east batch of private finance schools
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NewsBalfour Beatty probes corruption claims on £500m gas job
Contractor suspends three employees as it investigates allegations of ‘improper conduct’ on National Grid job
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NewsHeathrow picks new chief executive
Current Heathrow development director John Holland-Kaye chosen as new chief executive of airport operator
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NewsBarratt on course for 'strong' results
Housebuilder’s sales up 46.5% in the financial year to date