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Construction Innovation Hub launches toolkit to improve decision-making
R D group has been backed with £72m of government money
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Former president says RIBA must be led by architect after lawyer quits top role before he even starts
Nigel Carrington had been due to begin in September
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Report on how to accelerate huge regional rail schemes due out in November
National Infrastructure Commission’s assessment will cover HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail and Midlands Rail Hub
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Will the Building Safety Bill make insurance unaffordable?
Regulatory change is coming but the government must also consider the insurance industry’s ability to provide robust cover, argues Weightman’s Paul Lowe
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Coronavirus update for construction: 15 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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Building firm sued by National Trust after fire at Surrey mansion leaves it with £115m repair bill
Blaze in 2015 gutted grade I-listed property near Guildford
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Construction firms claim £2.6bn of furlough payments
Industry also has most self-employment income support scheme claims
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Tenders for huge north London energy job out in autumn
Main contract at Edmonton scheme has price tag of close to £700m
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Construction not expected to reach pre-covid levels until end of 2022, fresh data suggests
Office for Budget Responsibility had originally predicted recovery would take six months
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McCarthy & Stone rejigs as covid sends firm crashing into red
Former Kier executive goes as retirement specialist hit by £60m of coronavirus charges
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Decision on Bishopsgate Goodsyard plans set for November
Scheme first went in for planning six years ago
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Design’s social value is being overlooked - that has to change
Architects have to quantify the impact their work has on communities, says HLM’s Philip Watson
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Construction begins recovery but output more than one third lower following covid crisis
Activity fell by a record amount in three months to May
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Cemex mothballs cement plant with loss of 110 jobs
South Ferriby complex has been making cement since 1938
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Consultants eye decade-long east London framework worth £550m
Scheme in Tower Hamlets runs across 15 lots
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Covid-19 forces councils to dip into reserves to keep key Commonwealth Games jobs on track
Pool and main stadium have needed more cash, authorities told
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Green light for Balfour Beatty on next phase of £375m London resi job after funding deal inked
Developer Muse signs agreement with private rental specialist Get Living
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Industry’s main trade body attacks firms for squeezing supply chain during coronavirus crisis
Behaviour follows ‘you will be remembered’ warning from CLC chairman in spring