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NewsJarvis wins £40m extension to Rugby Network Rail contract
Work starts on the Rugby Station Remodelling Project this week
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Mystery claim for £200,000 stash found by Beetham workers
Someone has stepped forward to claim the £200,000 found by contractors in an air vent in the Birmingham Beetham Tower
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NewsPlans for 28 luxury villas on the 'Island of Passion'
Glanville Consultants wins structural design contract for luxury development on tiny island in the Seychelles
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NewsRegent's Canal bridge cleared for King's Cross renewal
Massive crane lifts out bridge in preparation for first construction phase of Argent's 27ha King's Cross super-project
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Batten down the hatches here is a construction recession warning
The buyers body CIPS registered the fastest monthly fall in construction activity since it began surveying the industry in 1997. The figure for activity in the housing market was pitifully low.The survey of purchasers sets "no change" at 50, below that is decline, above increase. Well at 43.9 in May ...
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20% hike in two years in cost of home improvement work
Figures from the cost information service BCIS point to an inflation-led threat to the housing repair and maintenance market, as prices rise 20% over two years.Energy inflation, skills shortage and rocketing global materials prices are combining to pump up inflation just at a time when may households are considering staying ...
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Features
E-stack ventilation system aces classroom tests at Queen Alexandra College and Unity College
A ventilation system that recycles heat generated in classrooms to save energy has been put to the test. Shaun Fitzgerald and Andy Woods go over the results
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An analysis of heating systems for sports halls
What is the most efficient way to heat the vast spaces of sports halls, which may be in use for extended periods, for a variety of activities? Andrzej Krawecki outlines the options
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NewsPersimmon to make 'several hundred' redundant
Spokeswoman at housebuilder estimates that several hundred will leave but says no offices will be closed
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NewsHill wins New York City Hall contract
Consultant is construction manager on £40m renovation scheme
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NewsUrban Splash takes a green angle with Lakeshore scheme
Eco-credentials include heat being drawn from the ground, low energy appliances and recycling systems
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NewsHill expands team for new Birmingham office
Consultant appoints new executive director and director to help establish firm in the Midlands
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F+G appoints six carbon management specialists
Also, Manchester-based QS Walker Sime announces promotion
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NewsWorcester Warriors signs Currie & Brown
Consultant's Bristol office will oversee work on the £7.4m redevelopment of Sixways rugby stadium
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NewsCivil engineering output set to grow
BCIS report forecasts a growth in market demand in all infrastructure sectors despite years of decline
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NewsGuess where I'm calling from?
A sloping roof is not ideal for a phone conversation, unless it's the only place you can get a decent reception
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NewsArchitects and design team unite
The new director of architecture at McBains Cooper shares his views on the need for closer integration between architect and design team
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FeaturesSustainable redevelopment of Unilever House
Bovis Lend Lease helped refurbish Grade II listed building through sustainable measures including cutting waste and congestion
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NewsYour questions answered: Tim Byles on Building Schools for the Future
Last month the chief executive of Partnerships for Schools took part in a webinar on BSF, here he responds the questions it provoked
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Dual-flush WC
Impulse Bathrooms launches a dual-flush WC designed to cut domestic water use in homes by half