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NewsTen years on from the Kate Barker report
Ten years ago economist Kate Barker published a review of UK housing supply that she had been appointed to carry out by then chancellor Gordon Brown. The report found housebuilding was at it’s lowest level since the Second World War. A decade on, how do things look?
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NewsEssential Living hires Lend Lease manager
Quentin Keeble joins from Lend Lease to oversee 7,000-home pipeline
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FeaturesVideo: Make's recycled pop-up cinema
Watch how architect Make designed and built a recycled cinema at Ecobuild this year
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CommentHousing record is no cause for celebration
The Labour MP and Building columnist responds to Andrew Stunnell’s latest column in a letter to the editor
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1939
Over 70 years ago The Builder drew attention to that rare breed: a woman architect. Oh how times have changed …
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Overheating
As the latest update to Part L is implemented, Juan J Lafuente of Sturgis Carbon Profiling reports on the findings of a two-year research programme into building performance - which suggest that improvements to airtightness standards could actually lead to higher carbon emissions in the UK
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FeaturesSketch of the week: A locomotive shed
Thanks to Simon Smith of Smith and Wallwork for sending in his sketch of the week
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NewsGovernment urged to act as Green Deal sinks to new low
Latest figures show number of new households joining the retrofit scheme dwindled to just 33 in February
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NewsWoods Bagot reveals designs for new Roma stadium
Architect Woods Bagot has unveiled designs for the new home of Italian football club Roma
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NewsRevealed: 22 colleges receive £200m in capital funding
The government has revealed the next tranche of colleges to receive funding through its college investment programme
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NewsCrossrail to be extended to Reading
The £15bn Crossrail line will be extended to Reading and Twyford, using existing lines
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NewsWYG to beat profit expectations
Engineer said it will beat market forecasts by 10% as economy recovers
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NewsHenry Boot profit up 37%
Northern contractor and developer reports recovery amid rising construction tender prices
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CommentSupurbia: What is the real potential of London's outer boroughs?
London’s suburbs could be transformed - and 20,000 homes a year built in the process
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CommentOsborne scores 0/10 for green budgeting
The chancellor’s announcements last week were focused on supporting the wrong things
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FeaturesCreating the Design Museum's new home
The iconic Commonwealth Institute needed a new tenant - and the iconic Design Museum needed a new home. But adapting a fragile and low-spec sixties building to house a visitor attraction meant using some serious technical know-how
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NewsGatwick’s construction boss steps down amid restructure
Exclusive: Derek Hendry to leave role with airport operator after two years as part of wider senior management shake-up
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NewsBam favourite for Aga Khan’s first King’s Cross project
Contractor lined up for £20m Stanton Williams-designed student accommodation block
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NewsLabour looks to increase 200k housing target
Sir Michael Lyons says England needs to “go well beyond” 200,000 homes a year target