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Harper Mackay wins BBC Wales HQ commission
Architect to make Cardiff-based HQ more "comfortable and efficient" in multimillion-pound redevelopment.
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Scots parliament on time and to budget, says Miralles
Architect rejects ex-project manager's claims of a £20m cost hike and a two-month delay.
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Swindon firm's creditors fail to claim £1.2m
Accountant KPMG is having difficulty giving away £1.2m to creditors of a failed Swindon contractor. Only 200 of the 600 registered creditors of Isis, a commercial and industrial contractor that went under in 1992, have replied to KPMG's attempts to contact them. KPMG partner Peter Rilett has given creditors until ...
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Balfour pleads guilty to Heathrow tunnel lapses
"It was only by chance that a major disaster did not happen," court told.
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Drake & Scull in talks to lift JLE productivity
Electricians on the Jubilee Line Extension and contractor Drake & Scull were in last-ditch talks on Wednesday to agree a termination payment linked to productivity increases. Electricians are insisting that productivity can be increased only by a resumption of overtime throughout the project, but Drake & Scull says project targets ...
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Business lobbies for Thames crossings
Prescott to be sent letter calling for work to start on three east London links worth £600m.
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Riba candidates clash in debate
Sparks flew at the RIBA's London headquarters last week in a debate between the three contenders for the institution's presidency, to be decided on 1 March. RIBA members challenged the three candidates to explain how they would champion the cause of the one-man practice, get students involved in the RIBA ...
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Vapid Tarmac report disappoints City
Analysts forced to assume the worst as trading statement fails to allay fears about group's strategy.
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Consultant axes 15 jobs in restructuring
High-Point Rendel has axed 15 jobs as part of its move away from its traditional consultancy business. Group chief operating officer Kelvin Hingley said the redundancies had been made in London and Birmingham. A number of engineers have been made redundant, along with marketing and administration staff. The engineers have ...
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Higgins lands £30m partnering deal
Essex-based contractor Higgins has won its largest ever partnering contract to develop an estate in south London. Higgins beat off competition from Lovell, Countryside, Mansell, Beazer, Tarmac and Kier to take the £30m contract. It will involve the redevelopment of Pollards Hill Estate in the London Borough of Merton for ...
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Miller on acquisitions trail, defying predicted slump
Cash-rich group on the look-out for purchases in property and housebuilding sectors.
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Hanson launches new corporate structure
Materials giant Hanson this week unveiled a new corporate structure and identity to take it out of the shadow of former parent, the Hanson conglomerate. All the company's UK and US businesses will be rebranded under a new Hanson logo. Hanson chief executive Andrew Dougal also unveiled a centralised corporate ...
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HBG grabs top spot for traditional work won
Dutch giant's 15 contracts worth £113m take it to the head of the quarterly table.
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What the euro means for construction
Does the birth of the European single currency mean that UK firms will be just as at home in Leipzig as Leicester? Well, no but that doesn't mean its impact will not be both complicated and profound.
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Daniel Libeskind
His virtuoso designs for the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Victoria & Albert Museum's Spiral extension have catapulted him into the architectural superleague, but the man behind them is both shy and approachable. Portrait by Julian Anderson
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Enter the nanny state
First person - No one wants buildings that are dangerous, but you can take health and safety requirements too far.
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What is sustainable construction, exactly?
The DETR's mantra for 1999 is sustainable construction. But what exactly is it? Who is responsible for it and what can it do for you? Building provides some answers.
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Model villages
Energy efficiency: low-energy housing Future homes will have to comply with the government's energy-saving plans. Two South-east schemes are proposed models: which is better?
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Solar power to the people
Energy efficiency:Thin-film photovoltaics Photovoltaic panels boost green credentials, but recouping their cost has always been a problem. Now, thin-film technology, coming to the UK for the first time in Canon UK's HQ, is set to change all that.
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Chinese whispers
When information is revealed in confidence, solicitors must never divulge it. Fair enough, you say. But what remedy does a client have if a former solicitor starts working for a current opponent? Fair enough. But what happens