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NewsRIBA to seek new chief executive
Richard Hastilow to step down from operational side of architects’ professional body
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NewsLondon Gateway port under review
Developer of Thames Gateway sea container port says market conditions have affected it but contractor Laing O’Rourke denies funding problems
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FeaturesWhy engineers won't help you get paid in Dubai
Paul Taylor considers how the restricted role of the engineer could change in the current economic climate
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NewsBuckingham Group wins 2012 handball arena contract
Make Architects will oversee detailed design process of Olympic venue
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NewsMurray & Roberts' Tameer Towers contract terminated
South African contractor was working on six tower Abu Dhabi scheme with two other contractors
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NewsRevamped Whitechapel Gallery unveiled
Robbrecht en Daem and Witherford Watson Mann's expansion to the East End space is revealed
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NewsRail upgrade cost millions in compensation to train operators
Spiralling costs of West Coast Mainline extension proves building new lines is cheaper, says minister in support of high-speed link
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News£68m spent on consultants for M25 widening
Preparation work for motorway widening has already cost millions but project yet to start
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NewsLandmark ruling could allow more self-employed workers holiday pay
Redrow refused leave to appeal judgement made in Ucatt's favour
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NewsDon't ditch 2016 target, says Green Building Council
Goal of zero-carbon for all new housing is still achievable, claims body
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NewsByrne Brothers beats Doyle to £50m Shard concrete package
Cheaper price wins Byrne contract despite expectations that rival would secure job
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NewsRise and shine
This London window cleaner spotted working several storeys up without any safety equipment is obviously no vertigo sufferer
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NewsMan killed on London construction site
HSE is investigating the death of a 30-year-old last week on a site at Swan Lane
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NewsUcatt abandons pay talks in bid to outlaw blacklisting
Union walks out of talks with industry after deadlock over draft clauses to make construction worker blacklisting illegal
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NewsHenry Boot posts 59% fall in profit
Strong construction activity contributes to 55% increase in group revenue but property devaluations hit pre-tax profit
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NewsSeverfield-Rowen defies downturn with 22% profit rise
Structural steel firm tipped to replace Cleveland Bridge on the Shard is confident of 'satisfactory' 2009
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News'UK's greenest healthcare building' breaks ground
£300m new building at Great Ormond Street will offset more than 20,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year
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FeaturesCurved curtain walling
Some 660m2 of Kawneer’s off-site curtain walling system has been used on the 12-storey Sheraton Athlone Hotel in Co Westmeath, Ireland. Specified by Murray O’Laoire Architects, Kawneer’s AA201 unitised system was adapted and used on two elevations
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FeaturesReady-made chimneys
Stormking, the grp building products specialist, has added a range of chimneys to its portfolio of prefabricated products. They are designed as visual features and are intended to provide a traditional detail for public and private housing
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NewsScaffolding firm fined £4,000 after pole hits passer-by
Company failed to take sufficient care to protect public when working in Coventry city centre