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NewsFull-length Elizabeth line services will be running this year, says TfL boss
Weekend closures for testing mean full 60-mile line will be operational much sooner than predicted date of May 2023
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NewsSan Francisco-based ESG investor eyes £1.5bn takeover of Countryside
But housebuilder ‘not engaging’ with offer talks, says Inclusive Capital Partners
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NewsAnother Fleet Street job to start soon with Wates lined up for £75m office revamp
Site was former home of Magic Circle law firm
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CommentThis is not just a green building, this is a Marks & Spencer’s green building…
The argument about the relative benefits of retrofit versus rebuild for the flagship store has been hijacked by cheap political point-scoring, writes Gleeds chairman Richard Steer
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FeaturesSolving the industry’s green problem: inside Drees & Sommer’s new energy-plus HQ
German firm demonstrates its commitment to circular design in Stuttgart as it eyes UK expansion
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NewsMedical Research Council offers £50m contract to green estate
Research body is seeking a partner to make its estate net zero
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NewsFirms on notice for £250m passive fire protection framework
Efficiency East Midlands also procuring for £51m scaffolding framework
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NewsSwampy among those named in High Court action to stop ‘violent activists’ crippling HS2 job
Railway’s boss says cost of dealing with disruption will hit £200m by time scheme is finished
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CommentCivils and carbon: must try harder
Designers and specifiers of civils works are missing opportunities to reduce the carbon intensity of projects. Is it laziness, or are there deeper issues at play?
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NewsHousing minister admits planners are facing resourcing difficulties
Stuart Andrew says decision-making process taking ‘ridiculous amount of time’
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Features5 minutes with … Kieran Sexton at AS Homes Scotland
The commercial director at the Glasgow-based housebuilder is a punctual team player, a Celtic fan and cooks a fine curry (allegedly)
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CommentAre you set to pay the cost of the cladding crisis?
The new Building Safety Act will hugely affect firms’ potential liability for cladding costs in the wake of Grenfell
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NewsHistoric England reveals batch of Platinum Jubilee listings
Six-strong selection ranges from 1860s hotel to pioneering 1990s county archive
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News£140m bust-up between NHS trust and Lendlease heads for High Court trial this autumn
Other firms dragged into North-east hospital row include Balfour Beatty and architect Keppie Design
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FeaturesBloom and 80 Charlotte Street: bellwethers for the future London office
Firms need to offer workplaces staff want to be in – collaborative, healthy spaces and smart technology. Here’s how two schemes pulled it off
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NewsBenedetti Architects scoops £20m RIBA HQ refurb job
Practice beats seven-team shortlist to win prestigious overhaul of grade II*-listed building
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NewsThree chasing £100m Westminster office as race for two other London schemes hots up
Three schemes have combined value of close to £600m
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CommentGovernment must clarify its net zero expectations for construction
Chair of Environmental Audit Committee says industry needs consistent direction from government