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NewsRIBA urges government to boost home standards
Survey finds four fifths of people would support minimum space standards
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CommentThe latest construction output figures are very disturbing
The most distressing aspect is that the largest sector, commercial building, is faltering
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CommentLeap of faith
Despite what the Court of Appeal decided recently, isn’t a doctrine of good faith what the industry desperately needs?
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NewsTerry’s Chocolate Factory sold for £70m project
Developers David Wilson Homes and Henry Boot Developments have purchased site for a £70m mixed-use development
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NewsBIM is the ‘keystone’ for construction reform
Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith says SMEs will not be excluded from BIM push
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine profit falls 36%
Sir Robert McAlpine has reported fall in profit of more than a third as its margins tightened last year
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NewsLovell wins £63m Dagenham housing scheme
Firm to build 362 homes on brownfield site in the borough
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NewsNew NEC3 contracts include fair payment provisions
New suite of government-endorsed NEC3 contracts to be launched next week embrace project bank accounts
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NewsMace wins £30m Cromwell Hospital refit
Exclusive: Firm named as preferred bidder for high-profile refit of BUPA’s Cromwell Hospital in Kensington, London.
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NewsMPs slam contractors' blacklisting evidence
Scottish Affairs committee says it will now examine penalties including possible ban on tendering for public sector work
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NewsMcAlpine appeals for missing racoons
Existence of McAlpine-owned zoo in Buckinghamshire emerges after appeal made for pair of escaped coatis
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NewsGB Building bags south London student halls
Contractor will build accommodation for 740 King’s College students
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NewsLDA Design to plan £650m tidal energy project
Designer of the Olympic Park to masterplanner energy-generating lagoon project in Swansea.
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NewsCarillion tipped for £650m Manchester airport project
Team comprising Carillion, Argent and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund emerges as frontrunner for Airport City project
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NewsWatchdog extends push to contact blacklisting victims
Information Commissioner’s Office to cross check names of those on blacklist with Department for Work and Pensions
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NewsBam wins £10m Swindon UTC job
Bam Construct has won the job to build a new University Technical College in Swindon.
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CommentDirect payment clauses: Caught in the middle
An employer that gives itself the power to pay subcontractors direct if the main contractor does not, may find itself acting as a referee between two warring parties
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FeaturesSomething my printer made earlier
3D printing isn’t the preserve of sci-fi. Building reports on a technology that offers speed, predictability, efficiency - and more power to architects
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CommentThe drive of your life
We’re so besotted with process that we’ve lost sight of the end product. We should learn from Formula One
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NewsKier given deadline for May Gurney bid
Contractor given two week deadline as May Gurney and Costain set May dates for shareholders to vote on £178m merger