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NewsShapps rejects manipulation over affordable homes crash
Housing minister says shock data on new homes was not delayed
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NewsSkanska reveals detailed housing designs
Swedish contractor starts work on its first housing scheme in the UK, an estate of Scandinavian-style homes in Cambridge,
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FeaturesPFI: What’s the plan?
Next week the chancellor will unveil his £50bn infrastructure plan, as the euro crisis causes construction scheme finance to retreat. Joey Gardiner looks at whether George Osborne can tempt new sources of private cash to fill the funding gap
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CommentThe CITB levy: The great escape
One firm used a trick to try to escape the CITB levy but in the end it was the training board that got itself out of a jam
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FeaturesThe notorious work of Richard Seifert
Ten years after Richard Seifert’s death, Ike Ijeh asks how some of his most well-known works have shaped the architecture of modern Britain - and how controversial they really were
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FeaturesQuadruple glazing: Fancy a fourth layer?
It’s winter and our thoughts turn to keeping warm by any means necessary. Is quadruple glazing the solution? Thomas Lane peeks out from behind his curtains to ask the experts
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FeaturesDonald Lawson: Bigger and better
Faithful + Gould boss Donald Lawson knows a thing or two about consolidation thanks to Atkins’ takeover 15 years ago. He tells Building how it got the firm to where it is today
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Comment
Dos and don'ts: Settling a dispute
The last installment in our dos and don’ts series helps you avoid the pitfalls when settling a dispute and shows you how to recover your money in full
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CommentMy digital life: Jack Pringle
This partner likes the classics: Nina Simone, Jags and the telephone
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NewsArchitects’ unemployment rate falls by 16% in a year
Dropped from 1,220 in October 2010 to 1,030 last month
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CommentHansom: Poor show
Nul points all round this week as contractors fail to integrate as instructed, a government minister offends his audience and the McLaren racing team boss takes a pop at the Olympic venues
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Shepherd Construction back in the black with £4m profit
Parent company Shepherd Group posts profit of £31.5m and turnover of £611m
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NewsSkanska to build 800 UK homes a year by 2015
Plan announced as firm reveals architects who will work on future housing developments
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News£1bn scheme could mean 15% more homes built
Mortgage plan announced in the government’s housing strategy could increase volume by 2013
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NewsMansell completes Hopkins' Nottingham University building
Engineering and Science Learning Centre cost £10m to build
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NewsLend Lease wins £35m National Theatre contract
Lend Lease has beaten Mace to win a prestigious £35m contract to redevelop the National Theatre on London’s South Bank
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News‘No fault’ insurance for BIM proposed
Trial is an attempt to allay industry fears about BIM liability risk
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NewsCrossrail awards £500m station contracts
Bam, Kier and Balfour Beatty among firms chosen for Whitechapel and Farringdon jobs
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FeaturesAsia markets: ‘Anyone who is not looking at Asia should be’
UK firms have known about the boom in Asia for some time, but now it’s become a region they simply cannot afford to ignore. Emily Wright reports on a part of the world that will spend $440bn a year on infrastructure
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NewsLeading museums plan pioneering energy network
Mott MacDonald working on £32m scheme, which could be rolled out across government estate