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Industry output to slow over next two years, says forecast
Construction Products Association cuts growth predictions and says private housing output will fall 7% next year
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ODPM axes housebuilders’ league
The government has decided to withdraw funding for the Customer Satisfaction Survey for housebuilders
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Contractors dig in over payment reform
The Construction Confederation has attacked the reform of payment practices being contemplated in the present review of the Construction Act. The confederation is arguing that the DTI’s proposals are “misconceived” and will drive up costs.
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NewsNorthern light
Client CTP Property Holdings has released images of its £21m Aurora scheme in Princess Street, Manchester.
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NewsOld Hall renewed
Architect RHWL has unveiled images of its development in Liverpool for the English Cities Fund.
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Foreign Office to overhaul its estate procurement
A contractor is to be appointed ‘strategic partner’ on overseas projects, as consultant frameworks are revamped
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‘Design tsar’ set to join Cabinet this autumn
The government is to appoint a Cabinet-level “design tsar” in the autumn to monitor the design standards of public buildings.
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Clients demand CSCS card
The Highways Agency and the County Surveyors Society have become the latest clients to demand all workers on their sites hold the CSCS card or equivalent.
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FeaturesMaking a stand
The five most eagerly awaited cricket matches for a generation are about to begin at Lord’s and will reach their climax at the Oval – which has been splendidly revamped for the occasion.
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FeaturesWhole-life costs: Office design
In the second of our series, David Weight of Currie & Brown looks at the differences in whole-life costs between a deep-plan, air-conditioned base office building and a shallow-plan scheme that is naturally ventilated
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Brick protects against warming
Eco-study recommends high thermal mass buildings to combat soaring temperatures
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Don’t forget to enter the 2005 Brick Awards
Aiming to uncover the finest architectural, engineering and landscape projects in the UK and abroad, the BDA has launched the 2005 Brick Awards.
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NewsWorks for us
Terry Pawson Architects has won planning permission for this striking 220 m2 office development on an infill site in the heart of Wimbledon.
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NewsAlton’s hushed addition
A recently completed £1.2m public library in Alton, Hampshire, has been built on a brownfield site and is a fitting addition to the historic town.
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NewsFeel-good art
This beautifully carved Hindi inscription reads “Very, very happy” and is part of Oxford-based Fusion’s participatory public art programme designed to get people walking by enhancing their environment.
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FeaturesThe Genius of Botta
A retrospective of the work of architect Mario Botta, whose geometric forms – often expressed in brick – are celebrated across the globe
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FeaturesBright young homes
Gone are the grey high-rise flats of old – tenants on the Elmington Estate in south London now enjoy award-winning brick terraced housing designed by a team of top architects
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FeaturesRuncorn’s Guggenheim
Okay, so it’s not Gehry, and this isn’t exactly Bilbao … Nevertheless, Runcorn’s sensational Brindley Arts Centre, designed by John Miller + Partners, could well have comparable regenerative properties – and it looks great.