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CommentConstruction risks a serious skills deficit
With one third of senior construction managers to reach retirement age in near future the industry needs to face up to the challenge of upskilling new generation
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NewsHS2 will tender £19.6bn of construction work
But government business case weakens after costs increase
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NewsHSE plans new asbestos campaign
The Health and Safety Executive has announced plans to develop an asbestos behaviour change campaign.
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CommentDo your paperwork
Design-and-build with novation is an attempt to reconcile the conflicting requirements of single-point responsibility and design control, but to work it needs clarity from the start
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NewsCrown Estate's £1bn Regent Street regeneration enters new phase
The Crown Estate’s £1bn regeneration of Regent Street has entered its next phase after contractor Sisk began work on Quadrant 2 South.
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NewsEighteen contractors in race for £2.25bn supersewer
UK’s biggest contractors outnumbered by foreign firms in running for Thames Tideway work
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CommentEducating for BIM
It’s essential for construction professionals to be BIM literate, and to achieve that goal we have to adapt our approach learning
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NewsFirms win place on Quintain's £2bn Wembley scheme
Clutch of consultants appointed to residential phase of developer Quintain’s £2bn Wembley Park regeneration scheme
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NewsSiemens picked for £1bn power projects
Energy firm InterGen picks Siemens to build and maintain for two gas-fired power stations together worth £1bn
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NewsSellafield to miss savings target by £144m
Spending watchdog finds consortium of Amec, Areva and URS is set to achieve £652m of savings, but this is £144m short of its target
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NewsFM must ‘wake up to BIM’, says RICS
Survey finds over a third of facilities maintenance professionals are not familiar with BIM
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CommentBeyond resilient cities
The Australian prime minister’s promise to repeal the country’s carbon tax sits uncomfortably with the images of bushfires around Sydney
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CommentGovernment trials, not tribulations
Early findings from the government’s trials of new procurement models show that progress towards smarter procurment is being made
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NewsIndustry bosses warn PM against green cuts
Construction leaders write to David Cameron urging him to ditch plans to cut green levies on energy bills
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley revenue up 12%
Firm working on Southbank Centre revamp reports boost to UK workload
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NewsRace starts for £55m Paddington Crossrail tunnel job
London Underground seeking contractors to propose ways of cutting costs or risks on major upgrade project
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NewsAlternative to HS2 is '14 years of weekend closures'
Network Rail report argues that upgrading existing lines instead of building HS2 would lead to 14 years of line closures on weekends
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £73m coastal defence work
Balfour Beatty has won two contracts worth £73m in total to construct marine defences in Blackpool