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CommentNEC contracts: Ours is not to reason why
Adjudicators need not give detailed reasons for their decisions – and can use a little help without accounting for that either
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NewsKier and Mace bosses among industry chiefs calling for HS2 green light
Balfour Beatty's Leo Quinn and McAlpine's Paul Hamer also add their names to Boris Johnson letter
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NewsShaylor creditors given no hope over missing money
Collapsed firm’s bank also told it faces ‘significant shortfall’ on £14.5m it is owed
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NewsGovernment’s own review says HS2 will exceed £100bn
Unpublished report suggests costs will rise from £88bn to £106bn
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CommentHow we can lead the way on sustainable steel
When the first skyscrapers were built in Chicago during the late 19th century, few people would have predicted that the steel used to construct them would become one of the most important building materials on earth. However, steel’s popularity has one crucial drawback: pollution. Steel production ...
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NewsTreasury’s construction advisor tells it to ‘push back’ Crossrail 2
IPA’s David Hancock says government should focus on getting Crossrail 1 finished first
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News‘No cap’ on how much money needed to complete Carillion's Liverpool hospital, NAO admits
Scheme being finished by Laing O'Rourke under management contract
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NewsBirmingham’s tallest tower gets go-ahead
No start date yet for 193m-tall building designed by Glancy Nicholls
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NewsToyota hires Google HQ architect to design futuristic timber city
Experimental project will be built by robots
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FeaturesMy first project: Andrew Pryke
He had the chance of a lifetime when he was made project architect on James Stirling’s No1 Poultry at Bank in the City of London
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Delamere addiction rehab centre, Cheshire
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Rob Henderson, director at JDA Architects
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FeaturesProjects: University College Hospital, London
Despite engaging heavily with traditional build techniques the facade of University College Hospital’s latest addition is entirely prefabricated.
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NewsCost of Carillion’s hospital jobs tops £2bn, watchdog finds
National Audit Office probe into the PFI deals says public sector will only pay 1% more
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Knockdown prices
Gossip on Salford’s birdman, a footballer’s optimistic high-street prediction and a debate on the nuclear family home.
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NewsPlans for Lendlease’s £305m Manchester Town Hall revamp approved
Conservation architect Purcell appointed as lead consultant in 2017
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NewsJenrick overrules officials and green lights east London resi towers
Mace is development manager on 1,500 home scheme at site owned by media tycoon Richard Desmond
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Comment5 minutes with… Clare Wildfire, global practice leader for cities, Mott MacDonald
Clare Wildfire tells Building about Abu Dhabi’s Louvre, her rockstar past and the Cistermiser.
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NewsArchitects look to snap up chance to design London’s first alligator farm
Three practices look sharp as developer cooks up plans to convert Old Kent Road gasholder