All News articles – Page 1493
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Bids invited for £60m Kent university job
The University of Kent is looking for a contractor to design and build seven student accommodation blocks and a hotel
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BAM Construct win £22m Africa House refurb job
BAM will refurbish the property and upgrade it to BREEAM excellent status
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards finalists celebrate construction excellence
Full details of the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards shortlist are now available
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Skanska partners-up for green push
Swedish giant forms partnerships with Arup and GE to deliver green retrofitting
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New construction orders up 3% in Q4
But public sector spending supported recent growth ahead of cuts kicking in
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First free school gets the go-ahead
Toby Young’s free school is the first to enter a funding agreement with the government
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Lakeside theatre in Xinjiang province
Broadway Malyan Architects has completed designs for the Kansas Lake Performance Theatre in Xinjiang province, north-west China. The venue is being built for the provincial government and the 1,200 auditorium will accommodate musicals, opera and dance. Enabling works are under way and building work on the main structure is due ...
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Free schools are struggling to lease properties, says Toby Young
Young spoke at BSEC of the difficulty of underwriting leases on buildings for free schools
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University of Liverpool Eco-digs
Ocon is to build a £34m student accommodation scheme for the University of Liverpool. Designed by architects Stride Treglown, the Vine Court scheme, will be built as two horseshoe buildings and is being claimed as the most sustainable in the UK with solar thermal heating, air source heat pumps and ...
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HMRC launches tax crackdown on plumbers
Campaign focused on tradespeople’s tax affairs starts with plumbers, gas fitters and heating engineers
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Councils could lose millions by cutting housebuilding plans
This week the government will confirm terms for allocating New Homes Bonus
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Pupils win school design contest
Eight schools took part in a competition that involved students designing their own schools
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V&A design competition
The V&A has shortlisted seven architects to design an extension to the museum.
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New town centre for Longbridge
Plans have been submitted for a new £70m town centre for Longbridge in Warwickshire
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Budget to offer Green Deal stamp duty incentive
Measure set to be unveiled as questions are raised over future of chief construction adviser
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Budget to make changes to mixed-use planning system
Shakeup to the planning system could end planning restrictions on land currently zoned into areas
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Brisbane calls for UK builders
Australia calls for contractors to help rebuild the city after new year floods
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Olympics contractors deny blacklisting
Skanska, Daletech and the ODA accused of unfair blacklisting
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Hubble bubble: the ArcelorMittal Orbit
The ArcelorMittal Orbit is a third of its way to becoming London’s tallest sculpture