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Costain closes Chelmsford office
Costain is to close its Chelmsford office after a strategic rethink.
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NewsMace’s price for building Shard rises by about £85m
Main contractor on landmark project offers guaranteed maximum price in region of £435m
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88% of projects hit by problems with utilities
The problem of getting a site connected to a gas, electricity or water supply has grown even worse in the past two years, according to a survey from the National Federation of Builders.
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NewsAccordia is first housing scheme to win Stirling prize
Feilden Clegg Bradley praised by Home Builders Federation for ‘high-quality design’
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NewsFeed-in tariff 'meaningless' without figures say experts
Sustainability champions urge more detail from government
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NewsWhoops! I dropped my brush
Lee Levy of NLC spotted this heart-stopping paint job on a hotel building site in Aruba.
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FeaturesIt’s a balancing act
Last year, employers had one overriding problem to address: how could they recruit/poach/scrounge/bribe enough decent people to handle the endless stream of projects flowing from well-capitalised clients?
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FeaturesBrave new world
Many companies are mounting expeditions abroad to escape the UK downturn, but with global expansion comes a whole set of interesting problems.
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FeaturesTreat your staff with honesty and humanity
Thousands of people have been made redundant in the past few months and more will probably follow. How should a good employer handle this painful process? Josephine Smit found out
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FeaturesWhy do we give benefits?
Some firms shower their staff with cars, flexitime, parties and sabbaticals on the understanding that their generosity will be rewarded. Debika Ray finds out if it is
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The big picture: Employers guide 2008
So now we know which construction’s best employers are, but what else does all that data tell us? David Rogers crunches the numbers
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FeaturesCrumbling cookies
Your wallet may feel a bit light right now, but that’s just the way things are sometimes. Cheer up, put on a cuppa and mull over Guy Browning’s creative economies, starting with …
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FeaturesLean machine – Southwark council HQ
So many commercial developers crank out the same old generic office space. But here’s one that dares to be different. Stephen Kennett visits Southwark council’s low-energy headquarters in London – and, no, there’s not a false ceiling anywhere
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NewsInsulated dampproof courses and waterproofing
Hyload Insulated DPC, the structural waterproofing product from Ruberoid Buildings Products, has been designed to minimise cold bridging when closing masonry cavity walls.
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Products in brief
The Galvanizers Association has published a new guide, Galvanizing and Sustainable Construction, which aims to help architects, specifiers, engineers, developers and their clients use galvanized steel in the context of sustainable construction.
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Cavity barrier
Cavity Trays has launched the Cavi 60 SAF Stop, a multipurpose cavity barrier that provides acoustic, fire barrier and water-deflecting qualities.
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Timber joists
The new Alljoist from Boise EWP, part of the Simple Framing System, has been designed for use in floor and roof systems that need to match the old 9-inch deep carcassing joist.
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NewsBalcony support
Oregon Timber Frame has launched a hybrid steel and timber walk-on balcony for use on a 60-apartment timber-frame development located just outside Edinburgh.