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NewsDriver Group chairman scoops £250,000 in share sell-off
Consultancy firm gives executives almost three million shares as financial incentive to turn the company around
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NewsIndustry leaders join Building’s editorial board
New appointments to Building’s editorial advisory board include Lend Lease’s Dan Labbad
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CommentEaga looks good for Carillion
Carillion looks to have bought the right firm, at the right time, for the right price.
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Comment1.2 million more dwellings than households – is that right?
There are sound reasons why we need more dwellings than households
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NewsCourt tells government to reconsider scrapped BSF schemes
Six councils will have schemes reviewed, but judge rules overrall decision to scrap the £55bn programme was rational
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CommentSpurs' lost chance?
Tottentham Hotspur’s plans for the Olympic stadium may come to naught today
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CommentParallel universe
The Construction Act should have been the death of pay when paid, but here’s a wheeze that tries to get round it. It goes like this: you lend me the money I owe you until I get paid
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House rules
Consultants are at a greater risk of being sued in the downturn, but if you follow these basic rules, you can mitigate a potential claim
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FeaturesRefurb: Comparing Passivhaus and Decent Homes
The government’s target of an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 means that housebuilders need to implement changes, starting now. But with so many ways to reduce emissions in new and existing homes, how do you decide which regulations to follow?
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FeaturesArchitects and recession: Battered, bruised and broke
Architects have taken a beating over the past two years, but have they suffered any permanent damage? How are the UK’s top listed practices faring, and what impact is the recession having on design quality?
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FeaturesThe Midland Grand at London St Pancras: A touch of class
George Gilbert Scott’s Victorian gothic masterpiece, the Midland Grand at London St Pancras, is about to reopen as a five-star hotel after a painstaking restoration. The result is stunning
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CommentRobinson vs PE Jones: Duty in tort
A quirk in the law of limitation means a claim for economic loss under a contract has a different time limit from the same claim brought in tort
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CommentHansom: The right angle
According to the PRs it’s been another brilliant week for the construction industry - so please ignore the hints of commercial bias, the whiffs of pub quiz favouritism and accusations of slanted journalism
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NewsDecember mortgage approvals fall to new low
Mortgage approvals fell to the lowest level for almost two years in December, according to figures from the Bank of England
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NewsActivity revives in January
Improved weather conditions and new business gains contribute to all parts of construction sector recording increase in activity in January
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NewsBam Nuttall bags £500m civils
Crossrail contributes to positive start to the year as work goes 48% up on previous month to £2.6bn
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Cala Homes to appeal High Court decision over planning
Judgment means councils can let the abolition of regional strategies influence planning decisions
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Electrical retrofit
Electrical products manufacturer Hager supplied its Sollysta wiring accessories and consumer units for the refurbishment of 2,000 council houses in Edinburgh. Contractor McGaw Electrical said it chose the range because it was less disruptive to tenants - it didn’t have to retrofit deeper back boxes to accommodate the wall switches ...
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Doorsets fit for the barbican
Doorsets from Urban Edge, part of Leaderflush Shapland, have been used for a project on the Barbican Estate which involved converting the former London Business School into flats. The grade II-listed building at Frobisher Crescent was originally intended as flats when the Barbican was built in the fifties. When the ...