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CommentBIM is just the beginning
The introduction of BIM is just the start of a new era for construction
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NewsGovernment to tweak failing Green Deal cashback scheme
Greg Barker tells Green Deal providers that he is looking at ways to prevent £125m incentive scheme from being used almost entirely for boiler replacements
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CommentMy digital life … Debi Lama
Stewart Milne Timber Systems’ regional sales manager Debi Lama on Amy Winehouse, agreeing with the PM (about Twitter), and why her computer is so slow
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NewsManchester eyes huge public building retrofit programme
Greater Manchester Authority contemplates initiative based around London’s Re:Fit scheme
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NewsOne World Trade Center timelapse
See the full progress of the New York skyscraper set to replace the Twin Towers
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News22,000 installers needed to meet renewable heat target
Seven times as many accredited installers needed by 2020 according to PwC report
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NewsConstruction appointments: 20 September 2013
Turner Townsend, Bennington Green and Hammerson are among the companies announcing appointments and promotions
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FeaturesShould the government get rid of the Code for sustainable homes?
In his blog, Good riddance to the Code for sustainable homes, Neil May, managing director of Natural Building Technologies, wrote: The world-leading, growth-fuelling, planet-saving, highly innovative sustainability programme for new build, launched by the last government as the Code for Sustainable Homes, was a disaster. Click here to read ...
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CommentOpportunities in the US
British expertise in quantity surveying is in demand in America, but there are some pitfalls to be aware of
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CommentWithholding payment after adjudication
Withholding payment after an adjudicator has made a decision puts you in tricky territory. But one of the parties in this case attempted to find a way to do just that
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CommentNo stay of execution
A contractor tries to delay paying its subcontractor, arguing that it cannot reclaim the money later if the other firm goes into administration. What did Mr Justice Ramsey think?
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FeaturesThe timber trail
As the EU cracks down on illegally harvested timber, what are the industry’s responsibilities?
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FeaturesLatest products to meet regulations
Whether it’s glazed partitioning, fire-resistant safety glass, or just plain old cladding, we look at some of the latest recommended options to help your project meet regulations
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CommentHansom: Holding forth
There have been an awful lot of speeches this week - some of them more missable than others - but few have understood that the true art of public speaking is to say nothing but to say it very well
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CommentThe industry has settled down
Data from the CPA/Barbour ABI index shows that contract awards in August were similar to a year ago
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FeaturesInterview: Mark Reynolds, Mace
Mace’s new chief executive on how he plans to double the firm’s turnover by 2020
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NewsBDP's Appleton Academy opens for new school year
BDP-designed £22m school for children aged three-years old to 16 opens in Bradford
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CommentClaire Bonham-Carter
Claire Bonham-Carter is a principal and director of sustainable development, design and planning at AECOM