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NewsPrisk approves £1bn council housing boost
£1bn allocated to improve sub-standard council homes in England
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NewsSpecialists warn government over BIM costs
SEC briefing identifies software licence fees and poor practice as key problems in implementing BIM
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NewsG&T in UK restructure as it focuses on overseas growth
Exclusive: Firm reveals US expansion and Battersea win and confirms closure of domestic regional offices
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NewsDavis Langdon’s Olympic specialists transfer to Crossrail
A dozen consultants are to join the project to provide procurement and supply chain management services
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NewsNetwork Rail consulting arm targets eastern Europe
Division launched earlier this year identifies market as ‘short-term’ priority
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News£124-an-hour HSE charging regime set to kick in
Controversial ‘Fee for Intervention’ scheme comes into effect on Monday
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NewsCEO picked for Green Investment Bank
Shaun Kingsbury, Europe boss of private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy, to head up the bank
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NewsCemex threatens to shut UK cement works
UK company president says that business needs ‘protection’ from government green policies
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CommentInfrastructure investment
The CBI’s latest survey restates the business case for continued investment in infrastructure, but progress is still worryingly slow
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FeaturesThe green stamp of approval
Customers can have confidence that a product is truly sustainable when it is certified as such, which is why British Gypsum makes sure its innovations are thoroughly scrutinised and verified by third parties
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FeaturesCountry focus: Poland
Its multibillion-pound roads programme may have hit the slow lane, but Europe’s seventh biggest construction market is still making significant investments in infrastructure
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NewsHousing stats: New build sales and completions in August
Regional completions are showing a small but hopeful improvement over last year’s results
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CommentAmending contracts: Tweak havoc
Amending an existing contract can make commercial sense, but the procuring party needs to take care not to open itself up to claims from the other original tenderers
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CommentIndemnity: Rust revisited
A problematic case on the interpretation of an indemnity has so far exercised the minds of eight of our most senior judges
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FeaturesNext up: Rio's Olympic venues
The Olympic focus has now switched from London to Rio, which has the added pressure of hosting two other international sporting events before the 2016 games
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FeaturesIn the pink corner: Interview with Angela Brady
RIBA president Angela Brady has picked a fight over the Olympic No Marketing Rights Protocol. But, one year into her term, how are her other battles progressing?
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CommentAdjudication: Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
Adjudication is supposed to be a quick-fix solution at a reduced cost. Down in the trenches, however, the parties are expecting a judge-like quality of reasoning to resolve their disputes