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CommentAdjudicator's fees and failure of consideration: Systech vs Harrington
If an adjudicator’s decision is unenforceable by reasons of failing to comply with natural justice, he is still entitled to payment
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NewsSheppard Robson's £750m Fitzrovia development at risk
Dispute between developer and council over level of affordable housing on ‘Noho Square’ site puts plan at risk
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CommentShapps needs to bring out the big guns
If the housing minister is to deliver the ‘gold standard’ number of new homes a year he’ll need to ask the Bank of England for help
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NewsExclusive: 13 firms to share £320m HS2 work
Full details released of 13 consultants that will share £320m worth of work on first phase of new high speed rail line
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NewsArcadis chief executive steps down
Leader of EC Harris deal Harrie Noy to depart after 37 years at the firm
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NewsHouse prices remain flat with market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Hometrack survey shows no month-on-month increase in house prices for 18 months
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NewsGreen light for construction on £340m Broadgate job
Contractor Mace set to begin main construction work after British Land rubber stamps tenancy deal with UBS
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NewsEnergy sector to drive global construction growth
Almost half of industry leaders say the best opportunities are in energy sector
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FeaturesThe London 1948 Olympics: Running on empty
If the preparations for London 2012 have sometimes felt like an uphill struggle, at least we haven’t had to ask the world to bring its own food. Launching our Building Memories series from the magazine archive, Building looks back to the Austerity Olympics of 1948 - the last time the ...
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CommentRip up the rule book
BIM is a radical way of ‘rethinking construction’ - don’t get left behind
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NewsExternal wall insulation
Alumasc’s wall insulation was used for the Moss Bank social housing project in Merseyside
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CommentBuilding memories: British school design in 1948
As Willmott Dixon starts work on ‘off the shelf’ schools, we go back in time to see how Building reported on standardised school design in 1948
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NewsPrince of Wales rebrands his built environment charity
Heir to the throne visits London’s Waterloo to launch the Prince’s Foundation for Building Community
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NewsRamboll joins chorus of disapproval over schools BREEAM cut plan
Secretary of state for schools receives third letter of outrage this week
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NewsWillmott Dixon starts work on first off the shelf school
Standardised design will offer 30% savings
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FeaturesSteel insight: Cost planning through design stages
The second article in this quarterly series looks at the cost planning of structural steelwork
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FeaturesCharles McBeath on Ramboll growth: Why stop now?
For Charles McBeath, head of Ramboll UK, the secret to growth is acquisition and last year he doubled the size of his company by acquiring engineering firm Gifford, boosting turnover from £35m to £58m. But that, he tells Building, was just for starters