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FeaturesYour guide to the World Cup 2022 stadiums
Ben Flatman assesses the eight stadiums used in the world’s biggest global sporting event, which kicked off on Sunday.
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NewsCrest Nicholson wants government to act on planning reform
Housebuilder on track to hit profit goal but sales have slowed in recent weeks
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NewsAutumn statement: Infrastructure and net zero must not be sacrificed, says industry
Major cuts expected in fiscal event
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NewsAHMM cleared to knock down Clash dole office
Planners approve redevelopment of 1950s block where band members first crossed paths
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CommentPower is shifting to subcontractors
With suppliers in a better position to call the shots on contract terms, the industry must recalibrate its approach to risk management
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CommentWould you have worked on a World Cup stadium?
The 2022 World Cup stadiums in Qatar have been dogged by controversy around workers’ rights. Ben Flatman asks whether architects are responsible for the ethics of their clients
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FeaturesDesigning for the desert: how British architects approached the 2022 World Cup
For Qatar 2022, Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster + Partners and BDP Pattern had to create open-air arenas where players and spectators are protected from temperatures of 40ºC
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NewsNervous investors holding off on funding, British Land warns
Rising interest rates and inflation sees decisions put back, developer says in half year results
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NewsLondon contractor delays new factory plans over austerity fears
Reds10 puts plan on ice ahead of predicted slowdown in government spending
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News‘Not too late’ for radical cuts to HS2, says ex-Johnson advisor
Policy Exchange report says scheme no longer value for money
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CommentThe Conservatives have punished the self-employed
Draconian and flawed off-payroll working rules must be reformed if Rishi Sunak is to have any prospect of winning over a crucial part of the electorate
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NewsBidding open on £1bn Pagabo refurb framework
Framework consultant recently introduced mental health clauses into procurement documents
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FeaturesHow can we counter biodiversity loss?
At a roundtable hosted by Building and Atkins, industry experts shared a range of solutions to the biodiversity crisis and how the construction industry might learn to embrace them
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NewsConstruction firms sweat on Shapps’ CE mark decision with rival department to have final say on move
Business secretary said yesterday existing mark will stay in place until 2025 but approval for industry rests with DLUHC
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NewsEconomic uncertainty means Landsec to only make limited start on stalled Laing O’Rourke office job
Work on £400m Timber Square scheme to inch forward next year ’while markets remain unsettled’
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FeaturesRecession dos and don’ts: Industry leaders’ advice on keeping afloat
Ahead of the likely longest downturn since the 1930s, Daniel Gayne asks construction experts for tips on how to ride out the hard times
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NewsHigh Court judge tells Tilbury Douglas JV to pay £22.4m over water treatment plant delays
Case relate to works undertaken when contractor was part of Interserve
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NewsGove says he will use planning powers to stop ‘ugly housing’
Secretary of state says design of too many developments is not good enough
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NewsCartel-buster expected to announce demolition firms’ bid-rigging fines ‘within weeks’
Penalties for contractors named by CMA set to run into millions of pounds
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NewsRegulator downgrades 19 housing associations citing ‘weakening housing market’
Major developers Clarion, L&Q, Home Group, Places for People and Sovereign among those with lowered viability ratings