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NewsLooney Toon
Iain Kane from Currie & Brown spotted this man out of his 6th-floor office window in Newcastle upon Tyne. As he points out, the balcony the plank rests on is attached to the rotten wood of the dormer window. Let’s hope it holds …
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NewsTaylor Wimpey rescue deal set to survive market unrest
Sources say plans to save housebuilder will continue despite financial problems among its lenders
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Comment£22m later …
As the mood of the times moves smoothly from neurosis to outright hysteria, the return of the Wembley soap opera is strangely reassuring, in a perverse kind of way.
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FeaturesWhat it costs: Green roofs
Green roofs may have environmental benefits, but what do they cost to install and maintain? Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans talks us through the issues
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NewsWhy did the legal battle over Wembley cost so much?
Lawyer Rupert Choat talks to Building’s legal editor Chloe McCulloch about this week’s judgment in the High Court fight between Multiplex and Cleveland Bridge over Wembley Stadium
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NewsFoster designs London Routemaster bus for Boris
Foster + Partners to unveil competition design for signature London bus
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NewsVideo: Man-powered Ferris wheel
A low-emission fairground ride that hopefully won't catch on at the London Eye
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FeaturesMy Cityscape: Paul Savidge
Wintech's group operations director plans to use the exhibition to pick up project-specific enquiries and grow the firm's local business
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FeaturesMy Cityscape: Derek Johnson
Davis Langdon's head of Middle East operations rates the show as the year's top business event, advising novices they'll need at least 100 business cards a day
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FeaturesMy Cityscape: Hussam Abdulghany
This Atkins senior architect attends goes to get a feel of the outlook for the year ahead, and also enjoys assessing rivals' schemes
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NewsCaledonian says crunch will boost off-site sector
SME profile The boss of UK’s biggest modular building specialist explains why its time has come
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Tories rule out forcing councils to build homes
Top-down approach rejected in favour of incentives for councils to increase housebuilding
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NewsProperty slump blows £400m hole in Crossrail funding
£16bn link may be delayed by fall in land prices and failure to meet funding deadlines
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FeaturesThe wet room
Timber is well suited to the harsh environment of an indoor swimming pool, but at Longwell Green the finish also decided the way the building was constructed, as Stephen Kennett discovered
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NewsProfit plunges 99% at Russian construction firm LSR
First-half net profit of $3m compares with $209m in same period last year, after investments are revalued
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NewsDavid Adjaye to design two libraries in Washington DC
British architect wins exclusive US commission on back of UK 'Idea Stores'
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NewsCPA predicts three-year slump
Construction is facing a three-year recession, the Construction Products Association warned this week after the financial crisis forced it to revise its forecasts
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£11bn schools work to fuel flagging construction sector
Government primary school building programme on track for April, as academies framework expands
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NewsCleveland Bridge may appeal £8m Wembley stadium judgment
Judge critical of both sides but awards Multiplex damages and 20% of costs