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CommentHansom: upping the stakes
You’ve got to innovate to stay ahead of the game, as demonstrated by this week’s super-size canapes, rowing on the roof of Selfridges and the fact I can now be found on Twitter …
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NewsConstruction industry recession to deepen in 2012
Data firm Experian downgrades forecasts for output and predicts 4% contraction next year
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NewsCampden Hill: Living in luxury
John McAslan & Partners’ designed scheme overlooks Holland Park in west London
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NewsPrivate firms win 12% of £1.8bn affordable housing fund
Barratt, Kier and Keepmoat will all get cash from the HCA’s funding scheme
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CommentTolent clauses: Read but don't weep
The new Construction Act stands accused of letting contractors force subbies into picking up all adjudication costs, but that’s an overly pessimistic reading of the legislation
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NewsLenehan: Styles & Wood targeting growth in London market
New chief executive believes the London market could help the firm return to growth
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Construction appointments: 22 July 2011
This week WSP, Sisk, Kier and Holder Mathias have made appointments
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Converted offices: Too much homework
Fancy living in a converted office? The government wants you to but Jay Das thinks it’s a short-term solution that will create long-term problems
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NewsMPs approve plans for new energy and nuclear projects
The new build programme could be worth up to £40bn
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CommentQS mergers: Wedding's off
Up-against-it QS firms are hooking up with other companies, looking for global reach and diversification. But now really isn’t the right time to get hitched
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CommentWonders & blunders with Colin Morrell
Colin Morrell’s head is turned by a couple of office buildings, but while PwC’s HQ stands out for its design and sustainabilty, the Ark in Hammersmith should sink without trace
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NewsUnited House pursues Green Deal amid cuts
Firm considering launching new funding model for eco-friendly retrofit of homes
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NewsKensington and Chelsea College opens
Dixon Jones Architects’ £14.5m Kensington and Chelsea College has opened.
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CommentGreen retrofitting: Home help
The government’s aim to make housing greener is laudable, but imposing ever more stringent regulations won’t help. Linden Homes’ idea of a central fund for retrofitting may do
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FeaturesSustainability: From start to finish
Sustainability means more than how a finished building performs - how the materials start and end their lives is increasingly important. Building looks at the challenges faced when trying to go green and how three sectors are adapting
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Inbox: Worry not
What’s the best test?Regarding Rab Bennetts’ article (15 July, page 26), as an architect-turned-procurement-of-architects-specialist for a large software company, I am interested in seeing an example or a little more detail about the system for procuring architects that he would use to get a better qualitative assessment. He makes some ...
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NewsEnd of term report: encouraging signs, but needs more work
Response to the James Review leaves some key questions unanswered
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NewsMace set to win role on £315m post-Olympic job
Firm has bid to take on role of project delivery partner for after-Games transformation
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CommentIt is possible to help SMEs and achieve budget cuts
Big contracts and small firms poses a quandary – but there is a model that shows how it can be done