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FeaturesIn XS: Highlights from from XS Extreme
Some highlights from XS Extreme, a book showcasing perception-defying architecture, from the wilds of Chile to, er, Lincolnshire
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FeaturesThe big swoop: Impact of US consultants on UK firms
US consultants are huge, they’re rich and they’re looking to cut themselves a big slice of the UK market, but what does that mean for UK firms …
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NewsHill plans to buy big-name QS
US consultant to buy a top 20 British QS firm as part of its European expansion plan
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News
Latest construction appointments - 15 May 2009
NG Bailey has named Stuart Linington managing director of its maintenance division
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NewsEnergy regs crackdown on homeowners
Government could force all extension projects to include green improvements to rest of property & Conservatories to be regulated for first time
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NewsDounreay site to get two radioactive waste facilities
Construction at defunct power station site will begin in 2011, with first phase completing in 2014
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NewsMJ Gleeson warns of further writedowns in 2009
Housebuilders says there is no sign of improvement in the market and does not expect revenue of second half of year to exceed first half
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NewsBuilding launches Passivhaus diary
Over the following months Bill Butcher will be writing a regular diary on the construction of the Denby Dale Passivhaus in West Yorkshire
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NewsArchitects more optimistic over future workloads
The number of architects expecting future workloads to fall dropped from 44% to 34% in April
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NewsWork starts on Crossrail
Piling work on the £15.9bn London rail link started at Canary Wharf this morning
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NewsPrince Charles ruffles few feathers at RIBA
After the proposed boycott by chest-thumping starchitects and a media onslaught that challenged Peter and Jordan for column inches, the Prince of Wales’ speech at the RIBA turned out to be something of an anti-climax
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NewsMcLaren to cherrypick Verry Construction’s best jobs
Main contender for takeover rejects wholesale purchase as Leadbitter picks up £80m college contract
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NewsRevealed: behind the scenes of the Taylor Wimpey debt deal
The housebuilder concluded its marathon refinancing deal at the end of last month. Here, a senior banker tells Tom Bill the inside story of nearly a year of late-night meetings, increasingly fraying nerves and, finally, an agreement
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NewsCabe given veto over all new school designs
Cabe is to be given the power to stop badly designed schools from starting construction, the government announced this week
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NewsBalfour ends April fighting fit after £170m Fife hospital deal
Business barometer Contractor tops monthly table, but overall work is 24% down on last year
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NewsSavills joint venture plans £250m rented homes fund
Consultant and housing association A2 Dominion join forces to bid for HCA private rental scheme
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News2012 village goes public as Lend Lease deal is turned down
Funding for the 2012 athletes’ village will come entirely from the public purse after the government rejected a £375m private sector deal with Lend Lease
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Comment
And this year's new optimism is...
Everything becomes this year's new black at some point.Nothing is ever simply itself anymore. That's fine in a postmodern culture of moral relativism that is accepting of a laid back usage of language and grammar. I'm fairly relaxed about that.But there comes a point when it all gets a bit ...
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NewsGood luck with day 67 ...
John Malaiperuman was suitably impressed by this scaffolding tower in Oman. As he points out: “The sign says ‘safety board’, but only three of the five scaffolders are standing on one!”