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NewsMace picks new programme management boss
Mace has appointed a new boss of its global programme management business
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NewsTheis and Khan to design RIBA's new home
A team led by Theis and Khan Architects has been picked to design RIBA’s new offices at 76 Portland Place, London
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NewsPublic voices massive support for Crossrail 2 plans
Consultation results find 96% of Londoners support new rail mega-project in the capital
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NewsSpeedy Hire boss steps down as £5m hole found in accounts
The chief executive of Speedy Hire has stepped down from the business following the discovery of a £5m hole in the accounts of the firm’s international division
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NewsBank lending scheme cut 'could hit housing recovery'
Move to limit government’s Funding for Lending scheme could raise mortgage costs, experts warn
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NewsCarillion wins £800m Sunderland job
Contractor selected alongside developer Igloo for regeneration partnership
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CommentConstruction cost outcomes - spending time where it really matters
Trying to second guess inflationary trends is less important than getting the basics right on making a project successful
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NewsEleven contractors vying for £1.5bn of Heathrow work
Exclusive: Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Mace among those bidding for four packages of work
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NewsBlacklist compensation scheme needs 'major overhaul'
Trade unions and Blacklist Support Group say Construction Workers Compensation Scheme proposals fall short
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CommentThe importance of cost in design
Whole life costs are increasingly important drivers for clients expecting maximum return on good design
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CommentECO is the victim of political point-scoring
It’s fine to reform ECO but cutting it back would be an act of political vandalism
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NewsNew home registrations jump 24%
NHBC says market has seen a “sustained increase in registrations compared to last year”
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FeaturesTop Specialists 2013
The good news for subcontractors is that orders are definitely on the move. But more work brings risks of its own… we examine the state of play for specialists, while we reveal the busiest firms in each trade in our annual specialists league tables
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CommentHansom: Drying up
This week, Ed Balls reminisces about Labour’s ‘zero homes’ policy, a Building columnist faces every public speaker’s worst nightmare, and EC Harris is (temporarily) off the sauce
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CommentThe faltering transition to treating solid walls
All this debate over policy isn’t driving the industry where it needs to go
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CommentNot everyone accepts BIM
Tony Bingham’s article on BIM has sparked a fierce debate, but it’s important to realise that not everyone in the industry is a BIM convert
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NewsLaing O'Rourke appoints European housing boss
Stephen Trusler, previously with Wates, will lead on developing the contractor’s private residential, affordable, and social housing work
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NewsISG's Whitworth Art Gallery redevelopment gets opening date
Designed by McInnes Usher McKnight Architects (MUMA), the project features two new wings and a restoration of the original building
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CommentHS2 gains momentum
The government has done well to publish the HS2 hybrid bill this week, now the hard work really begins …