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NewsTwo arrested over piling death
Yorkshire men arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence
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FeaturesA guide to the Olympic venues: Greener, faster, smarter
Finally, after six years of work and waiting, we have entered London’s Olympic year. Building kicks off our 2012 campaign with a guide to the main venues and what makes them greener, faster and smarter
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FeaturesDelivering the Olympics: Six months to go …
So far the construction industry’s Olympic record has been excellent. Cue big pat on the back. The question is, with a new, inexperienced client taking over and just six months to go, can it finish the job? Building reports
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FeaturesSparks fly: The row over electricians' wage agreements
The decision of seven major M&E contractors to break away from the 40-year-old JIB wage agreement was prompted by an ‘urgent need to modernise’ but has already led to angry clashes between workers and police. Building reports on a row that threatens to become the sector’s biggest industrial relations dispute ...
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NewsConstruction still worst for deaths at work, HSE confirms
Health & Safety Executive planning new safety campaign after grim stats show rise in fatalities
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NewsConstruction activity recovers in December
CIPS data shows warm weather helped deliver workload increase
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NewsOne Room, Three Global Names: 9 - 23 January
Designers and artists including Sir Terence Conran exhibit their most loved work as part of evolving exhibition
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OMA Progress: Until 19 February
OMA/Progress is the first major presentation of architect OMA’s work in the UK and is guest curated and designed by the Brussels-based collective Rotor, who were responsible for the much praised Belgian Pavilion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale.With unprecedented access to OMA’s archives and daily practice, Rotor has created ...
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NewsRapport Experimental Spatial Structures: Until 9 April
Exhibition offers new insights into the interdisciplinary approach of Berlin architect J Mayer H
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NewsVinci wins £22m student accommodation and fire station contract
Scheme in Cardiff is for developer Cambrian Holst
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NewsBDP points to China expansion
UK’s largest standalone architect moves into larger Shanghai studio
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NewsCarillion bags £105m motorway job
Contractor wins work from four-strong Highways Agency framework
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NewsMake wins planning for Chancery Lane revamp
Scheme for 150 Holborn granted permission by Camden council
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NewsGovernment to appeal FITs ruling
Appeal to get government timetable on solar subsidy cuts reinstated branded a ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’ by Friends of the Earth
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NewsHigh winds damage Epsom racecourse grandstand
Stand built by Willmott Dixon has fallen prey to the UK’s severe weather
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NewsArchitects for Health select student candidates
20 international students to attend Health Design Charette Week at London South University
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NewsBalfour Beatty appointed preferred bidder on £800m waste job
Contractor set to invest £7m in the new waste processing plant, built through PPP contract
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NewsHill organises golf events to raise money for construction charity
Charity days in May and September 2012 will raise funds for the Lighthouse Club
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NewsPrivate investment in student accommodation hits £840m
Funding in 2011 doubled from 2009 levels, indicating market is escaping wider uncertainty