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Wembley: back in the melting pot
The architects of the Wembley National Stadium have proposed to cut its £628m cost by delaying the fit-out of parts of the scheme.
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Architects wanted for M4I trials
The Movement for Innovation has called for more architects and other consultants to joins its new Respect for People trials.
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Prospects good for this year
Optimism over prospects in construction is the highest since June 1999, according to economic indicators released this week.
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Morrison wins £325m deal
Contractor Morrison AWG has won a £325m 10-year facilities management contract with North Lanarkshire council for 50 000 houses, schools and libraries.
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£450m Asda programme
Supermarket group Asda launched a £450m building and renovation programme this week, which will include the construction of 9 superstores in the UK
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CABE's new commissioners
Paul Morrell and Brian Boylan have been appointed commissioners at the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
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Crest clinches £135m Birmingham deal
Developer pips Amec, Crosby and Miller to win latest contract in Birmingham's regeneration bonanza.
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Winning tipsters
Chase European construction analyst Alastair Stewart came out clear winner in the 2000 Building share-tipping contest.
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Canary Wharf, east London:
Construction work has started on Jubilee Place, a retail centre in Docklands, and will be completed in 2003
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English Heritage, Cambridge:
Van Heyningen and Haward submitted a planning application for English Heritage's east of England headquarters last month.
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MacCormac and Arup chief Michael head honours list
Architect Richard MacCormac and engineer Duncan Michael are among industry players honoured in 2001
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Fairview clinches MBO with £307m offer
Housebuilder finalises buyout as Bryant and Beazer announce mega-merger.
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City steps up pressure on industry to consolidate
Investors call for fewer, larger companies in the wake of the Beazer–Bryant deal.
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Your £250,000 green tax bill
Do the government's green initiatives sound like so much hot air to you? In fact, the climate change levy, due in April, looks set to make a big difference to the whole of the construction market.
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Wessex man
Rab Bennetts' headquarters for Wessex Water set a new mark for low-energy buildings, but how can this standard become standard practice? Well, actually, it's perfectly simple …
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A sustained argument
First person - Green skyscrapers are all the rage, but until their ecological claims can be proved, we should regard them with scepticism.
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The green century
With the failure to agree a deal in The Hague, the EU is set to take the lead on climate change. For European construction, it looks like everything is about to go green.
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The all-powerful
Everything about the Maitreya Buddha being built in northern India is impressive. It costs £100m, is three times the height of the Statue of Liberty and is designed to last 1000 years. Oh, and it's sustainable, too.