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  • Wembley
    News

    Wembley verdict: Multiplex 'ruthless, but lawful'

    2006-06-05T18:32:00Z

    Multiplex comes out on top in the judgment in the £50m legal battle with steel contractor Cleveland Bridge over the Wembley stadium project.

  • McCarthy & Stone
    News

    Potential buyers start to circle McCarthy & Stone

    2006-06-05T10:02:00Z

    McCarthy & Stone has received more than one takeover approach in recent weeks.

  • Thomas Lane
    News

    Why marshmallows don't meet building regs

    2006-06-05T09:22:00Z

    Building's technical editor bemoans the rigidity of marshmallows as he becomes competitive dad at a spaghetti building competition.

  • GSA Conservatoire
    News

    HLM takes centre stage as £22m drama school wins planning

    2006-06-05T11:09:00Z

    The £22m GSA Conservatoire designed by HLM Architects will bring together the acting school's seven sites.

  • Wembley
    News

    Wembley judge: Multiplex strategy 'while ruthless, was law'

    2006-06-05T12:52:00Z

    Wembley contractor receives huge boost as judgment gets under way in £50m legal battle with steel contractor Cleveland Bridge.

  • baa
    News

    Goldman Sachs enters race for BAA

    2006-06-05T12:01:00Z

    Investment bank joins forces with Commonwealth Bank of Australia for takeover bid for UK airport operator.

  • Sandwell
    News

    Firms hold crisis talks to save Procure 21 framework

    2006-06-02T09:14:00Z

    Four of the 11 firms on the scheme have threatened to quit unless government cuts £170,000 membership fee

  • The education centre at the Centre for Alternative Technology is designed to minimise its use of resources.
    Features

    Wising up

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    For more than 30 years the Centre for Alternative Technology has been exploring eco-friendly building technologies. With its latest WISE building - a £6m education centre - it's going mainstream, and the construction industry seems keen to learn.

  • Ken Livingstone
    News

    Clients slam London mayor's ‘over-ambitious' energy plan

    2006-06-02T11:16:00Z

    Plan to double the amount of on-site renewable energy to 20% criticised by both clients and green lobby

  • David Pretty
    News

    Barratt: Give us cheap land and we'll build green houses

    2006-06-02T11:29:00Z

    David Pretty calls on the government to cut cost of its sites by 25% to pay for eco-friendly technologies in homes.

  • Recycled waste
    News

    Green Londoners may get tax incentives

    2006-06-02T11:42:00Z

    People with eco-friendly homes who recycle their waste could pay less council tax.

  • News

    O'Rourke calls for modern sites

    2006-06-02T12:00:00Z

    Ray O'Rourke, the chairman of Laing O'Rourke, has called for the "grunt" to be taken out of construction by modernising working practices.

  • News

    Roofing

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    This spectacular, undulating glass roof is about to be slung over Bristols Broadmead shopping centre. Sonia Soltani finds out how it will revitalise the long-neglected site and be one in the eye for its rival outside the city. It also kicks off our eight-page focus on ...

  • The 5000 m² roof will span the shops and a new square, giving Broadmead a vibrant new identity
    Features

    Roofing

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    This spectacular, undulating glass roof is about to be slung over Bristol's Broadmead shopping centre. Sonia Soltani finds out how it will revitalise the long-neglected site and be one in the eye for its rival outside the city. It also kicks off our eight-page focus on roofing products and prices

  • Kalzip’s Norwich bus station roof
    Features

    Products

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    From a plectrum-shaped bus station roof that keeps the sun out to a radio-controlled roof window that automatically shuts out the rain. Plus, all manner of roofing products whatever the weather

  • Features

    Checklist

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    It's not enough to design a roof that doesn't leak - you also have to plan its safe repair and maintenance. Barbour ABI and Scott Brownrigg offer a five-point guide on how to do it

  • Features

    Costs: Liquid roof waterproofing systems

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Liquid roof waterproofing systems offer a versatile range of options. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans reviews these and their whole life costs

  • Side view of the Arup-engineered “bird’s nest” stadium.
    Features

    Beijing 832 days to go

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    If you believe the hype, you probably think Beijing is a lick of paint away from hosting the 2008 Olympics tomorrow. Graham Watts took a look for himself and found that not a single building has been finished - so maybe it's time all the London Olympic doomsters took a ...

  • Catherine Brooking
    Features

    Just the job: from academia to QSing

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    Mother of three Catherine Brooking tells Josh Brooks why she left academia for hands-on QSing

  • Rob Phelps
    Features

    Appointments

    2006-06-02T00:00:00Z

    This weeks appointments ...