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NewsLancsville goes into administration
Contractor appoints administrator as data suggests it did not have sufficient funds to settle trade accounts
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CommentWhere the wind blows
The recently published “Zero Carbon for New Non-domestic Buildings” by the communities department has much to commend it, but is flawed by one large blind spot, says the Davis Langdon senior consultant
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NewsTesco plots return to regeneration market
£400m Woolwich project among those set to restart as confidence seeps back into sector
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CommentWe’ve never had it so good
You can’t see much when you’re in a hole, but the truth is that the noughties were in many ways a wonderful decade
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NewsRICS and Building’s pre-election hustings - 19 January
RICS and Building's sister publication host free pre-election husting
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NewsMortgage lending falls 10%
First drop since August cannot be accounted for by seasonal variation
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NewsMears to snap up Supporta for £27.2m
Social housing maintenance firm aims to expand home care business with purchase
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NewsVinci team wins £400m east London tunnel contract
Joint venture with Morgan Est beats Hochtief and Murphy to delayed Lee tunnel sewage scheme
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NewsGrim outlook for jobs in construction
Brickonomics: Another drop in workload will have a devasting affect on what is already a fragile jobs market
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NewsVideo: Come Dine with Construction
Building’s contributors square up for a seasonal cooking showdown: who will be king of the kitchen?
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NewsBalfour Beatty hires former Tate & Lyle chief executive
Iain Ferguson will become non-executive director from 1 January
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NewsDubai bailout fails to cheer UK creditors
$10bn rescue by Abu Dhabi unlikely to lead to quicker debt repayments
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NewsUnite plans landbuying spree for £300m of student homes
Listed housing provider to spend £120m on up to 16 sites in latest sign of improving market
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Architecture Naturally: Student photography competition - 31 March
ADP’s second annual student photography competition Architecture Naturally will focus on the relationship between architecture and the natural world. The competition is open to students over 16 who are studying architecture or photography in the UK. Judging this year’s competition will be programme manager of this year’s chosen charity Architecture ...
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NewsBaby Shard could start on site next year
Construction of the companion tower to the Shard has been signed off by backers, and could start as early as next year
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Residential planning activity bounces back
The latest Government planning data on the face of it supports the view that there has been a bounce in activity within the house building sector.The topline data, released today, for residential planning decision show a fall in the September quarter compared with both the previous quarter and on the ...
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NewsDramatic exit of the year
Lee Polisano, the founder of the UK arm of US architect Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), left in September to set up his own firm PLP Architecture
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Fears grow over platform safety
Calls for safer working conditions on mobile work elevated platforms have been renewed after an accident last week on Westfield’s Stratford City site, next to the Olympic park, which left a worker in a critical condition
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BDP to buy architect Syna
BDP, the UK’s largest architectural firm, is in advanced negotiations to acquire Abu Dhabi-based practice Syna