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NewsElection 2017: Live coverage
Breaking news and reaction about what the result means for the industry
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NewsDisaster for Tories as election causes hung parliament
Conservative party has lost its majority as Labour exceeds expectations
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NewsJTP-designed housing development granted planning approval
240 homes will be built on part of a golf course in Essex
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FeaturesImage of the week: Carrying on, not falling down
People walk alongside metal barriers placed on London Bridge following Saturday’s terrorist attack
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Co-working space
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by senior designer Jono Wood of ThirdWay Interiors
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FeaturesThis week in 2002
In 2002, Building published images of a deck of cards to illustrate government reshuffles
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FeaturesOnline poll: New government
What area of policy should the new government focus on to boost the UK construction sector? Vote here
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
Cladding is designed to provide architects with creative flexibility. Here are the latest cladding and curtain wall products from Schueco, Wienerberger, Panel Systems and Glassolutions
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CommentHansom: Age-old issues
Antique and new collide as diggers find unsettling relics at Ally Pally, a museum has the nerve to be uncomplimentary about somebody’s age and senior housing is marketed in a hipster paradise
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FeaturesFull house: Welcome to Parliament
Now that the election is over, a new parliament will convene. But are the incoming crop of MPs fully aware of how important the construction industry is for the UK economy?
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CommentWelcome to the family
Sir Robert McAlpine appoints Paul Hamer as chief executive – a man used to tackling a big commercial challenge
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CommentLooking forward together
All too often different parts of the design community work in silos and fail to engage or collaborate. But now, more than ever, we must reach out to our peers, rethink our approach and transform our built environment
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NewsBerkeley scouts out site for modular homes factory
Firm explores potential site near Ebbsfleet for facility that could build 2,000 homes a year
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NewsUK contractors in Qatar monitor diplomatic crisis
Saudi border closure threatens construction supply chain
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Kengo Kuma's V&A Dundee takes shape
The 8,000m² building will boast 1,650m² of gallery space and be the Victoria Albert Museum’s first outpost in Scotland
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NewsConsultants’ fears over ‘diluted’ CCS framework
Firms on government’s £2.9bn construction consultancy framework fear bureaucratic bidding process
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NewsIncoming CEO Hamer praises McAlpine’s ‘fantastic 150-year heritage’
New boss fills gap left after Tony Aikenhead stepped down from family-owned firm in July last year
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NewsWates lined up for £300m Southwark scheme
Contractor understood to be preferred bidder for ‘Covent Garden-style’ scheme next to Borough Market
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NewsUnite and EDF sign Hinkley C bonus deal
Interim bonus payments will apply until the end of August 2017 and will be linked to safe and collaborative working on site
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FeaturesCCS framework: No pain, no gain
The industry has waited a long time for the government’s £2.9bn construction consultancy framework. But doubts remain that all the problems have been ironed out. So will the wait have been worth it for the 32 firms on the scheme?