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FeaturesWishful thinking: dream infrastructure projects
Imagine this: money is no object and you’re tasked with introducing infrastructure projects to improve cities and regions across the UK. What does the country need?
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FeaturesTailored to fit: is custom build going mainstream?
Buyers frustrated with a lack of housing choices are fuelling a growing market for custom build, with new developments offering a range of customisable features. Is designing your own home going mainstream?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Marconi building near Livorno, Italy
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Giulia Pannochia. She is the first winner of the Gloria e Marco (GeM) Award
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
The stand-out entries in this year’s Housing Design Awards were often developed by councils taking control of their own housing in the face of huge demand. Back in 2008, softening prices meant that nobody seemed very interested in residential.
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NewsAmey blames Birmingham road spat for £190m loss
The contractor made a £208.5m provision for the job
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine blames EfW jobs for £23m loss
Bloomburg HQ contractor confirms it is pulling out of the Energy from Waste market
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CommentA light at the end of the tunnel
How much has the government actually done since Carillion’s implosion to address unfair payment practices?
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2018: Winners
As the respected awards ceremony turn 70, Ike Ijeh looks at this year’s winners and concludes that, when it comes to innovative new schemes, councils are leading the way
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NewsIndustry welcomes sector deal but says swift action is still needed
Leaders say deal is a good start but industry needs to start transforming quickly
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CommentLegal: How BIM can bring us safety
Is BIM the hook on which to secure the golden thread of information that Hackitt says should run through every project?
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NewsEllmer to bag Great Portland Estates' Whitechapel job
Scheme will sit across from the new Whitechapel Crossrail station
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q1 2018
Construction output in Q1 of 2018 was 3% below that of a year ago, with public housing contributing most to the fall – while private housing showed healthy growth again
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NewsPersimmon first half sales to hit £1.84bn
House completions in six months to the end of June break through 8,000-mark
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NewsDelayed £420m construction Sector Deal unveiled
The deal, which was originally due out in January, has been published
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NewsBovis on track to hit margin target
Strategic measures will result in a ‘significant step up in profitability’, says CEO
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NewsDelancey cleared to bulldoze Elephant & Castle shopping centre
Controversial Allies Morrison-designed proposals finally approved by council
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NewsAFL Architects scores Millwall stadium job
Manchester firm says its plans for the south London club’s New Den ground will be revealed in August
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NewsBradford looking for contractor to build £50m commercial scheme
Council’s executive to approve hunt for a firm to build 100,000ft² development
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NewsHomes England to flog 1,000ha of land for development
The housing agency has a pipeline of more than 200 sites for sale across the next year
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CommentCase in focus: Getting it done properly
A ruling says two disputes on the same project must use different adjudicators