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NewsHealth & Safety special
This week we have a bumper crop of cover-your-eyes moments from around the world.
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NewsUpdated with new images: RSPB Visitor Centre
East London sustainable scheme had to be vandal proof and be an eco-education centre
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CommentMisery: Crest Nicholson vs Mr & Mrs Western
So you buy a new house, find some flaws, get nowhere with the builder and go to arbitration. At which point your troubles really begin …
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NewsBouygues UK casts net wider for acquisitions
New boss Madani Sow looks at new sectors as the company makes finding right target a priority
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CommentEastern promises
The UK’s own history makes it uniquely placed to partner China in transforming old industries and leading the world in putting eco principles into practice, says John Prescott
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FeaturesHow is that possible?: Beijing’s CCTV Tower
Arup and OMA’s gravity-defying overhang on China’s television headquarters had to be joined without the legs toppling over. Stuart Macdonald reports on the surprisingly simple solution
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NewsMaking the cut: Polish pavillion at the Shanghai Expo 2010
The exterior of this steel-framed building, designed by Wojciech Kakowski, will be in laser-cut plywood
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Banks order Taylor Wimpey to sell Taywood
Lenders insist on disposal of housebuilder’s construction arm after it fails to raise £500m in capital
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FeaturesThe road to recovery: Rebuilding after China’s earthquake
British engineering and construction firms are on the front line of China’s efforts to repair the devastation left by May’s earthquake. Stuart Macdonald reports
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CommentPFI: Opportunity still knocks
Although PFI disaster stories receive a fair bit of publicity, they haven’t dissuaded contractors from signing up
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Withholding notices: Aedas Architects vs Skanska Construction UK
This dispute arose out of works done on contracts to renovate some schools in Midlothian. The claimant sought periodical payments but was met with refusal because the Defendant claimed that it had large and on-going contra set-offs which were much more than what the claimant was pursuing.The claimant argued ...
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NewsMayor announces 10 flagship 'low carbon' zones
Energy Saving Trust, British Gas and EDF Energy will suggest greener solutions for households and businesses to cut carbon footprint and bills
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NewsBanks order Taylor Wimpey to sell Taywood
Lenders insist on disposal of housebuilder’s construction arm after it fails to raise £500m in capital
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NewsCorruption scandal delays Dongtan by two years
Arup’s eco-city for 500,000 people hit by corruption trial of Shanghai political boss who sponsored it
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CommentChina special: dispute resolution
The Chinese legal system is improving rapidly, but foreign parties still need to approach its dispute resolution procedures with caution
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FeaturesThe best china: 10 of the most spectacular new Chinese buildings
Even without the Olympics China is producing some of the finest architecture on the planet – with a little help from the Brits. Martin Spring chooses 10 of the best
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Berkeley still strong despite property slump
Berkeley Group is continuing to lead the rest of the UK housebuilding industry, according to the latest housebuilding profitability figures from BDO Stoy Hayward, writes Tom Bill.
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Atkins, Shanghai
Paul Rice associate director, Atkins ShanghaiStuart Macdonald, Building … and 20 drunken Australian embassy staff and guests
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NewsOlympic Village apartments slashed by 900
The number of apartments in the Olympic Village has been cut by a quarter, according to Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins, writes Dan Stewart.
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Interactive facades
Here are three alternative facade systems to bring your buildings to life