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NewsGovernment holds back key 2012 construction report
Ministers urged to publish ODA chair’s critique of Olympic marketing rules for non-sponsors
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NewsISG is front-runner for £20m City Tower job
Contractor tipped for Great Portland Estates’ City Tower re-fit
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CommentA chance for the industry to re-engage
With the economy falling back into recession engaging with government at the upcoming Government Construction Summit is more important than ever, writes John Frankiewicz
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NewsRICS flags improving construction sector
Surveyors report increased Q1 activity in face of ONS data which showed 3% contraction
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FeaturesWakefield council offices: A model of modesty
Cartwright Pickard’s considered, pragmatic design has allowed Wakefield’s council offices to come in at under half the price of some other recent civic buildings. Could this be a template for more hubristic architects to follow, asks Ike Ijeh
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FeaturesResuscitating construction: Alternative medicine
Last week Building looked at the government’s failure to resuscitate construction. This week, Joey Gardiner looks at where treatment is most urgently needed for construction to make a swift recovery
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CommentHansom: Capital gains
The pricey apartments at the Shard have many USPs, but are transport links really the clincher? Meanwhile Sweett is sour over lifts and work of a kind begins at Blackfriars One, but don’t get too excited
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CommentLOGIC contracts: Solving the puzzle
A new contract from the oil and gas industry is set to become more common in the building sector as offshore work increases - but many of its provisions will be familiar
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CommentMy digital life … with Andrew Pyke
You’re more likely to get an email rather than a phone call from this sporty design director and that’s not his only bad digital habit
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CommentBest endeavours clauses: When your 'best' is put to the test
Best endeavours clauses sound fair enough until the contractor finds that sticking to them could leave it out of pocket
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CommentWhen your ‘best’ is put to the test
Best endeavours clauses sound fair enough until the contractor finds that sticking to them could leave it out of pocket
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Movers & makers 11 May 2012: Offsite construction
A round-up of news from off-site manufacturers
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Commercial air-conditioning solutions
Daikin has launched its new Sky Air Seasonal Smart and Seasonal Classic commercial air-conditioning solutions
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Fully glazed partitioning system
SAS International has launched a new fully glazed partitioning system
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Thermally efficient envelope
Celotex GA4000 PIR insulation was specified for a new office building at Watermead business park in Leicestershire
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Wiring accessories
The Wandsworth Group has extended its Series Two range of data and media outlets
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Curtain walling
Kawneer’s curtain walling was used on an office block in Manchester to revitalise the site
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FeaturesInterview with Dr Diana Montgomery, CPA: Welcome to our world
Dr Diana Montgomery has only been working in construction for four weeks and already she’s preparing to take on the government and the industry’s vested interests. In her first interview, the new chief executive of the CPA sets out her stall to Emily Wright
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CommentReading regs the riot act
Over-regulation and vested interests could be banished to the past if plans for a review panel of experts and consumer labelling get the go-ahead, says Ben Derbyshire