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CommentThe question of confidence
We need a long-term and steady pipeline of work to guard against wild variations in industry sentiment
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CommentTinkering with the Green Belt is a dangerous game
Urban repair, not starting anew, is the way to go
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CommentWho will be the next rising star of sustainability?
This year’s nominees for the UKGBC award show that a very important part of being greener is spreading the message
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NewsGovernment 'will miss key 2016 BIM target’
Nearly two thirds of BIM experts say government will fail to hit its key target to have all centrally procured projects achieve Level 2 BIM by 2016
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NewsQatar World Cup workers' charter condemned as a 'sham'
Unions say charter aimed at protecting workers rights on World Cup construction projects is “totally inadequate”
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NewsArcadis posts 9% rise in full-year profit
EC Harris’ parent company posts profit rise despite fall in UK profit margin
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NewsProfit rockets at Zaha Hadid on back of global growth
Profit at Zaha Hadid Architects rose sharply last year thanks to booming workloads around the globe
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NewsISG scoops £30m fit-out of London’s Adelphi
Contractor will refurbish bottom six floors of the Grade II-listed building
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NewsGovernment urges firms to get ready for roads boon
Roads minister tells construction firms to get ready for massive increase in work ahead of £24bn roads investment programme
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins Abu Dhabi airport M&E job
Balfour Beatty has won a £58.4m contract to carry out mechanical engineering services on a new international terminal at Abu Dhabi airport
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NewsQatar unveils charter to protect World Cup workers' rights
World Cup organisers detail new charter aimed at protecting rights of workers
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FeaturesParking problems on housing developments
Few things outrage the driver’s innate sense of entitlement more than not being able to find a car parking space near to home. Yet planners and designers are still grappling to reconcile the need to placate the resident with the desire to minimise the impact of the car
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FeaturesLead times: October - December 2013
While there is little movement in lead times so far, increased enquiries and workload may signal significant increases to come. Brian Moone of Mace Business School reports
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NewsCommercial growth spreads beyond London
Latest Savills index finds the commercial sector is rising at second fastest rate since 2003
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NewsBellway reports 41% revenue hike
Jumps in volume and selling price responsible for increase in revenue
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NewsPlanning approval rates hit 14-year high
Steady rise in approvals since the start of the recession
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NewsMPs blast Sellafield management firms
Public Accounts Committee hits out at URS, Areva and Amec for failures on multi-billion pound nuclear decommissioning project
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CommentStuttering recovery spells nervous times for contractors
Rising materials prices and payment problems are squeezing margins and piling on pressure despite the recovery