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NewsLand Securities lines up Lend Lease for £150m project
Exclusive: Contractor preferred bidder for Kingsgate House scheme ahead of Mace and Sir Robert McAlpine
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NewsScape to tender £1bn major works framework
Public sector procurement body seeks contractor for major works framework
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NewsMoylan: iCity must provide jobs
Ex-Legacy body chair says favoured bidder for Olympic media centres must offer proof on employment promises
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FeaturesSecurity regulations: The safety catch
Should the communities department’s recent Building Regulations consultation have done more to tighten security?
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CommentDispute Adjudication Boards: A DAB hand
The RICS has decided to champion the dispute adjudication board system used for the Olympics. But DABs have been in use for a while elsewhere in the world - and for good reason
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FeaturesDaniel Moylan: In his element?
Last week, after just three months as head of the Olympic legacy body, Daniel Moylan stepped down to lead mayor Boris Johnson’s campaign for a new hub airport to the east of London. He tells Joey Gardiner the reasons for the move and why he thinks the government has got ...
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CommentHansom: Whistle-stop tour
This week, we travel from an artillery room to the men’s section of Selfridges, via Newport, Edinburgh Zoo panda enclosure, the new Design Museum (in cake form) and Teletubbyland (just outside Bolton)
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FeaturesPolitical donations: Mixing in politics
Construction firms are giving substantial sums to political parties. So which companies are donors and can money buy influence?
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CommentEducating for construction: Time to skill
The industry should be thinking hard about what sort of graduates it wants from our colleges and universities
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CommentWorkers' rights: View from the hot seat
It is vital for employers to keep abreast of changes to their workers’ legal rights. A raft of recent case law offers some guidance
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FeaturesCost model: Museums and galleries
Cultural tourism has become big business over the past decade, leading to a worldwide market in high-quality exhibition spaces, iconic galleries and historic refurbishments. David Wood of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company adds up the costs
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Exterior rainscreen cladding
Metsä Wood has extended its range of ThermoWood exterior rainscreen cladding
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Thermal insulation
Pittsburgh Corning’s Foamglas Floorboard F was used on the new Porsche Centre in Solihull
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External wall insulation
Alumasc’s Swisrail external wall insulation (EWI) system has been specified for the new Keir Hardie Health Park in South Wales
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Loft insulation
Knauf Insulation supplied its Earthwool loft insulation for properties in Camphill village, Devon
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FeaturesParty conference season: Preview
With party conference season upon us, here’s a guide of key policy areas for the industry
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CommentA fairer system on carbon emissions
Proposed changes to regulations on consequential improvements to property do not address carbon emissions