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NewsBellway customers may sue over social housing influx
‘Executive’ homeowners on Hampshire scheme complain they are living on ‘glorified council estate’
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NewsCost of pipes stymies green energy
District heating schemes in London are being cancelled because the cost of installing pre-insulated pipes has rocketed
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £10m of healthcare work in Yorkshire
Balfour Beatty ProCure21, Space Group and Mansell hired for ward refurbishment and minor works programme
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Gladedale misses out on Commonwealth village
Housebuilder’s consortium fails to make final three for £245m Glasgow Games contract
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NewsGreen Pages comes to housebuilders’ aid
Builders looking for green products will shortly be able to consult a sustainable version of the Yellow Pages
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First phase of £3.7bn Canning Town regeneration moves forward
Regeneration of Canning Town and Custom House achieves a key milestone with the local authority poised to dot the Is and cross the Ts on the planning application
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NewsEmaar’s US subsidiary John Laing Homes files for bankruptcy
Californian company that also trades under the name WL Homes has debt of up to $1bn
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NewsTim Byles video interview
Partnerships for Schools chief executive Tim Byles spoke about the state of education sector at last week's BSEC event
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NewsThe missing link
In honour of Charles Darwin’s 200th anniversary, we print this photograph of a painting subcontractor demonstrating chimpanzee-like grace and slightly lower intelligence
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FeaturesSecondary school design: Chasing rabbits
Small architects have been all but shut out from BSF, but that doesn’t stop them from going to the schools themselves to find out what pupils really want from their buildings (hot tubs, juice bars and rabbit runs, apparently … )
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FeaturesCost model update: Public sector
With the construction market in reverse and tender prices in freefall, it’s crucial to have the latest building costs. This update has been compiled by Max Wilkes and Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon
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McCarthy closes in on debt deal
Retirement housebuilder McCarthy & Stone is poised to take a step towards ensuring its survival, according to sources close to the situation
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Jarvis issues profit warning as Network Rail work drops off
Jarvis has issued a profit warning and said it plans to cut costs after a drop in work from Network Rail
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Manchester contractor Ocon seeks shelter in student flats
Ocon, the Manchester residential contractor, has reinvented itself as a student accommodation specialist in response to the recession
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CommentDon’t stop now
It is vital to maintain good working practices and industry capacity, so that when the recession ends Britain can meet the challenges of a new era
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Building buys a pint … for Mott MacDonald
Building’s meeting with Mott MacDonald’s transportation team has an inauspicious start – there’s a security alert on the Jubilee line. Out of breath, dishevelled and half an hour late, I arrive to find them settled in.
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CommentFisticuffs
Warning: this week’s diary contains graphic scenes of violence, as a Unite officer tests out his right jab, a Wembley grudge match reaches round two and Tim Byles submits to the school bullies
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NewsLoft conversion regulation: Lofty ideals
Complex regulation documents have often left small builders scratching their heads. But a new guide aims to help them comply – starting with the humble loft conversion