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NewsFrench Polish: Galleria Pomorska, Bydgoszcz
London-based Colman Architects has released its proposed design for the upgrade of the Galleria Pomorska in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz
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NewsBlacklist victims to help draft anti-discrimination rules
Workers set to tell government to ban firms that used the blacklist from public projects
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FeaturesTrustMark: a £22k tale of horror
This is the story of a man who gave a TrustMark-registered firm £22k to renovate his home. What he got for his money was two weeks’ worth of work, three years of hell and a wrecked house. But how did the builder keep its reassuring logo?
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FeaturesSchool acoustics: Can you hear me at the back?
Teachers are being drowned out, education is suffering, and yet acoustics in schools seem to be getting worse, not better. Stephen Kennett reports on a rules review that could change the way we build
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FeaturesChange of route
It might lack something in glamour, but right now the public sector is proving to be one of the few hotspots in a barren landscape. No wonder many construction professionals are pulling in for an extended stay
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The tracker: Deceleration
The industry is still declining, but the rate has slowed, and the activity index is at an eight-month high. This may be the first step, says Experian Business Strategies, on the path to recovery
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NewsSolar, wind and flower power: Chelsea flower show
Architect Laurie Chetwood and landscape designer Patrick Collins have created this garden for the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show, which kicks off on Tuesday
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NewsNew blockwork wall system installed
Wembley Innovation says system will reduce number of 'wind posts' that need to be inseted along blockwork walls by 60%
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NewsCities as agricultural sources
Architecture students submit proposals for a self reliant future London
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NewsHill and WMCCE offer free advice
Consultant's Birmingham Office to hold commercial and contractual advice surgeries from 15 May
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NewsCapita Symonds signs £40m Breckland council deal
Consultant will provide planning and building control services for council in Norfolk
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Schemes by Herzog & de Meuron and Zaha
Postgraduate architecture student from the Royal College of Art comments on five schemes
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NewsNetwork Rail boss waives bonus
But other directors fail to follow suit as rail body misses efficiency targets on track renewal
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NewsBalfour Beatty seals £200m schools partnership deal
Partnership will aim to deliver more than 10 schools project in Southwark area
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NewsBalfour Beatty trading in line with forecasts
Trading update shows contractor has £200m cash and an order book of £12.8bn
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NewsRecord business debt sees legal action soar
Debt recovery firm report court action to recover money owed 97% higher than this time last year
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NewsNumber of unsold council homes falls 16%
Tenant Services Authority reports nearly a third of unsold homes are reserved
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NewsLondon mayor turns down Queen's Market scheme
Boris Johnson instructs council to refuse permission for residential tower block on ground of attractiveness
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NewsBig changes proposed for SAP energy tool
Calculation could be on monthly basis and may take into account winter thermal mass and air conditioning
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NewsMott MacDonald bags £45m Cheshire job
Four-story pharmaceutical facility will be built from demolition material from existing site buildings