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SMC optimistic
Chris Littlemore, managing director of architect SMC, insisted the business had entered a “new era” following last year’s turmoil.
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BAA reports loss
Airport operator BAA has posted a loss before tax of £62m for the first quarter of this year, blaming increased maintenance and security costs for the shortfall.
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AHMM scoops award
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has won RIBA London’s Building of the Year 2008 for its Westminster Academy at the Naim Dangoor Centre.
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NewsJean Nouvel scoops La Défense project
Jean Nouvel has been chosen to design the Signal Tower in the La Défense business district of Paris.
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EU ruling on on-site power generation threatens carbon target
A European legal ruling has cast doubt on the government’s plans to reduce carbon emissions through on-site energy generation.
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NewsTaj Mahal design for £1bn Dubai 'EcoStar'
The family of a deceased Bristol businessman hopes to build his dream project – a £1bn star-shaped town powered by five 650ft wind turbines with a full-scale replica of the Taj Mahal in the centre.
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John Lewis hunts for contractors to support expansion plans
John Lewis Partnership has launched a hunt for contractors to support a £300m-a-year expansion plan for its department stores and supermarket chain Waitrose.
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Capita advises Virgin on health scheme
Virgin has appointed Capita Architecture to act as a design consultant for its new private health centres.
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NewsLords of the dance
Wates Construction has been appointed to build a £12m city-centre dance building in Quarry Hill, Leeds, for Northern Ballet Theatre.
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New York spends $5m on safety inspectors after 13 fatalities
New York’s mayor is to spend $5.3m (£2.7m) recruiting construction safety inspectors for the city after accidents that have resulted in 13 deaths this year.
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NewsHave you been drinking, sir?
Or perhaps there is another explanation for scaling the roof of a pub in such a reckless fashion
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NewsGreen defence dining scheme complete
New Fareham facility opens which receives excellent rating for sustainable defence projects
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NewsRail bridge debris halts services into Liverpool Street - images
Commuter chaos after work to move an East London Line extension bridge damages main line tracks
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NewsThe zero-carbon tightrope
Paul King argues that it's not a cop out to say we need to strike a balance between off-site and on-site renewables
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NewsFalling house prices rock shares
Taylor Wimpey is biggest casuality among housebuilders with 7% drop in share price
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NewsImages: Grosvenor opens £1bn Liverpool One today
Developer unveils UK's largest city centre regeneration project in the heart of Liverpool
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Commercial rents set to fall
RICS survey predicts credit crunch will dampen tenant demand in the commercial sector
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Engineers await deployment in Burma
Specialists in shelter and water sanitation likely to be first engineers to help victims of typhoon