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Lib Dems plan grants, tax cuts and loans to boost social housing
The government should encourage housebuilders to sell homes to housing associations by offering grants to bring them up to social housing standards, the Liberal Democrats have said
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CommentOne hell of a job
So are we all agreed, then? What the government needs is a construction industry that is able to turn public investment into buildings and jobs
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FeaturesPrimary capital programme: Little marvels
Primary schools are often small projects, but with £7bn-worth in the pipeline, they may be a lifeline for the industry’s SMEs
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FeaturesConstruction recruitment: Don’t panic!
It really is possible to find a job in construction – if you’ve got specialist skills, are prepared to be flexible on salary and are willing to relocate
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Crossrail fee for Walkie-Talkie
The mayor of London has asked the developer of the Walkie-Talkie tower in the City of London schemes to pay £1.4m to the Crossrail transport scheme
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Lawyers warn Construction Act reform will cripple PFI
Banks could become even more reluctant to invest in PFI projects if proposed amendments to the Construction Act are passed, lawyers have warned
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NewsMandelson skills review ‘misses the point’
Unions have accused business secretary Peter Mandelson of “missing the point” following his promise to review skills shortages in engineering and construction
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Retentions banned from all 2012 work
No builders on the 2012 Olympic sites will be allowed to hold payments back from subcontractors pending completion of projects, the Olympic Delivery Authority has confirmed
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NewsCPA blasts energy firms on insulation failure
CPA accuses government of failing to ensure implementation of drive to increase insulation
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NewsFresh Basil
Construction has begun on architect ADP’s £10m teaching building for the University of Sussex
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Latest construction appointments - 20 February 2009
Hill International has appointed Steve Oakes senior consultant and John Jones consultant in its Birmingham office
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Mayor to finance improvements to London’s public spaces
London mayor Boris Johnson is to set up a fund to improve the design of public spaces as part of a new “great spaces initiative”
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NewsMoor Foster
This is an image of the first project by Foster + Partners to break ground in Morocco
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Industry fears construction tsar too junior
Industry leaders are concerned about the lack of detail in the government’s plant for a chief construction officer
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NewsLe Corbusier at the Barbican: Pointing the way
This photograph of Le Corbusier’s Philips Pavilion from the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels is part of a wide-ranging exhibition on one of the 20th century’s most influential architects that opens this week
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Stanhope and CPC last two bidders for £1bn Noho scheme
Stanhope and Christian Candy’s CPC Group are in a two-horse race to develop the £1bn Noho Square residential scheme in central London
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Features0-14 tower, Dubai: The hole story
It turns out it’s 1,326. But don’t let the whimsical appearance fool you – this is one of Dubai’s most technically advanced and ecologically efficient buildings
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CommentWhat remains
The housebuilding industry that emerges from this recession will bear little resemblance to the one that grew out of the nineties slump
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Citywatch: War, peace and Taylor Wimpey
“I am so fed up with this process” was the verdict of one person involved in the fraught Taylor Wimpey debt talks this week