More news – Page 2013
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Flood protection
Whitehouse Construction’s door system have security, thermal and sustainability credentials
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History in flames
Demolition contractor 777 Group has already been engaged to pull down the remains of the Reeves furniture store in Croydon following rioting on Monday night
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Nearly half of householders turn down Green Deal in trial
Pilot scheme in Sutton was unsuccessful
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Aukett and IDA settle out of court over Russian tower dispute
The firms have said they have ’amicably resolved’ the dispute
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Northampton railway station plans approved
Project will be the cornerstone of the town’s ’Station Gateway’ scheme
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Inbox: That's enough
This week, readers have had it with airports near their homes, having to operate at unsustainable margins, those late-paying main contractors and architects’ stardom-seeking experiments
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Riot threat forces lockdown of vulnerable building sites
Sites shut down as police warn of construction materials being taken and used as weapons by rioters
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Pickles pledges £30m for riot victims
Government money will help businesses and families hit be this week’s violence
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Network Rail picks six for £750m civils framework
Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall and Carillion amongst the winners
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Stillspotting nyc: 15–18 and 22–25 September
For To a Great City, the second edition of stillspotting nyc, Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and US and Norway–based architect Snøhetta are creating urban soundscapes around Lower Manhattan to explore the relationship between space and sound.Organised by the Guggenheim Museum, stillspotting nyc is a two-year multidisciplinary project that explores the ...
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T&T tops QS barometer in year ending 31 July
Gleeds, Davis Langdon and G&T runners up in Building’s top 40
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Beach volleyball stars distract Cameron from quelling riots
Volleyball replaced the mob in central London this week as Olympic organisers shifted tonnes of Surrey sand to Horseguards Parade
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Boris offers communities £50m to rebuild after riots
The fund will be used to rebuild damaged streets using locally trained builders
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Grainger 'performing well' despite subdued residential market
Statement says firm benefits from heigh weighting to London and South-east
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Hill wins Saudi ministry of interior contract
Firm will project manage the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Security HQ
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Capita Symonds to bid for £32bn HS2 contract
UK firm has formed a joint venture with Spanish consultancy Ineco to bid for the high speed rail scheme
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Architect, composer and students explore Manhattan
Stillspotting nyc: To a Great City explores the relationship between space and sound in Manhattan
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Who picks up the bill for the riots?
If you’ve been affected by the riots check closely to see if you can recover any costs of the disturbances