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NewsCoalition maintains zero-carbon commitment
Conservative-Lib Dem government confirms that from 2016 all new homes will be zero-carbon
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NewsGalliford Try clinches £300m community facilities deal
Contractor will build facilities including library and community building over 10 years in south-east Scotland
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NewsInformation commissioner investigates new blacklist
Unite warns of illegal database of workers a year after similar activities by Consulting Association were exposed
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NewsTravis Perkins closes in on £553m BSS Group sale
Materials firm says both companies have agreed on strategy behind takeover, which will boost its heating and plumbing business
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Interserve wins £30m academy in Leeds
Scheme, part of Leeds BSF programme, will comprise three buildings and a sports pitch and is set to open in September 2011
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NewsMay Gurney wins £60m of waste and recycling work
Infrastructure support services company will work for West Oxfordshire and North Yorkshire councils over seven years
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NewsBaqus issues profit warning
Listed QS says slowdown in construction sector will mean it will not meet market expectations this year
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NewsCPA chair: UK ‘will crumble’ if cuts are too deep
The new chairman of the Construction Products Association has warned the government that the country will “crumble” if capital spending drops to projected levels
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Whitehall looks to BAA for procurement tips
Government departments and quangos have approached Steven Morgan, BAA’s capital projects director, to discuss emulating his procurement methods
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NewsCrest prepares for listing amid £350m takeover talks
Housebuilder reassures City as exclusive negotiations with suitor Horizon continue until mid-June
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NewsPPPs ‘vital to £500bn programme’
Public-private partnerships and financing models such as that developed for Crossrail will be critical in delivering the UK’s £400-500bn infrastructure investment in the coming decade
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FeaturesMeddles all round: Prince Charles, Boris and Cabe ...
Planning has always been a national regatta for those with oars to stick in, but Charles’ Chelsea fiasco took it to a new level. Sarah Richardson compares him with the other rowers
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FeaturesSupport act: Cannon Place
Finding somewhere to lay the foundations for an office block above London’s Cannon Street station proved so difficult, the engineers had to call on the structural principles of the Forth Bridge to get the job done
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FeaturesLeaping for the other side: The jump back to the private sector
As you will be aware, public spending is going to be hacked back before the private sector recovery has really begun. Emily Wright asked 15 of the UK’s largest firms how they will cope
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CommentThe end of life as we know it
Waste in the building process makes us a costly place to build, but the deficit is a spur to act on this
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CommentQuentin Shears: The Americano takeover
’We need to talk about rebranding - you have a brunch meeting at three’
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CommentHansom: Lessons in public speaking
Some speakers can witter on for hours, while others can barely fill two minutes. To avoid a poor score on the snore-o-meter, a thrilling encounter with global infrastructure can come in handy
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CommentIf you think this is bad …
I read with interest your leader and article about quantity surveyors’ frustration with the RICS (7 May, page 3 and 9). I, too, have concerns about how it is run
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To the barricades!
Your article “RICS set for showdown with ’big eight’ QSs” (14 May, 2010), reinforces the opinion within the rank and file that the RICS is pursuing a number of policies that are to the detriment of ordinary members