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Six strong shortlist for next phase of Olympic homes
Six developers have been shortlisted for the next housing schemes to be built on the Olympic park in east London.
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Work begins on first Qatar World Cup stadium
Construction work has begun on the 40,000-seater Al Wakrah stadium, the first to be built for the Qatar 2022 World Cup
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Mace and Kier hit out at project bank accounts
Bosses warn main contractors will hike their prices if clients demand they use project bank accounts to pay their supply chain
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Features
Country focus: The Philippines
After last November’s super-typhoon Haiyan, the Filipinos are showing their resilience. Alan Hearn of Langdon Seah and Magda Skalska-Burgess of EC Harris outline an impressive economy and strong construction market forecasts
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Apprentices: How do we reverse the decline?
Despite government investment, the number of construction apprentices has halved through the downturn
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Festival time in Abu Dhabi
The Qasr al Hosn Festival demonstrates this glittering city is still connected with its roots
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Comment
Letters of intent: Paved with good intentions
The motivation for signing a letter of intent may be admirable, but the trouble they can cause should not be underestimated, as a recent case involving engineer VolkerFitzpatrick shows
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Money makes the world go round - including BIM
In an industry where money plays such an important role, it amazes me that we are yet to get to grips with 5D BIM
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Watch: Barcelona's £495m Nou Camp revamp
Barcelona Football Club has unveiled a time-lapse animation of its planned £495m revamp of the Nou Camp stadium
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Boris: ‘Sell homes to Londoners first’
Mipim latest: 50 developers sign up to housebuilding agreement with City Hall
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Investors ready to pump £600bn into European infrastructure
Report identifies ‘wall of money’ from Canada, the Far East and Middle East
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Campaigners call for safety crack down
Call for renewed focus on health and safety after two deaths and a serious injury on London construction sites last week
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Northampton's 'big six' regeneration schemes
Animated fly-through details six major regeneration schemes in Northampton
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Nottingham council plots major city centre scheme
Council acquires Guildhall buildings for mixed-use development
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Comment
Christchurch: The £14bn development no-one wants to build
The earthquake-hit city in New Zealand badly needs UK expertise - some have already taken the plunge
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Cheesegrater tower nears completion
New images of Cheesegrater released as tower approaches practical completion
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Comment
Adjudication: Running repairs
Adjudication has proved very successful in keeping construction disputes out of the courts, but the system needs a few tweaks to make sure it continues to operate smoothly
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Islington council moves to blacklist blacklisters
Council to block firms linked to historic blacklisting from winning work until they apologize and pay compensation to blacklisted workers
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Comment
Anything you Cannes do ...
Forget festival fatigue - the south of France has lost none of its magic, and MIPIM is its networking capital. But what’s diffferent this year is that it will be the Brits who will be leading the way
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Yes, things are looking up
There are quite a few reasons why construction should be feeling better about things