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NewsCoalition to extend green retrofit scheme to offices
Energy bill to introduce 鈥檖ay as you save鈥� scheme for commercial sector in major boost for refit market
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NewsGreat sprawl of China
PRP Architects has completed a masterplan for the centre of Chongqing city in western China
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CommentMaglev vs high-speed rail: Should we change trains?
The billions we will spend on HS2 will get us from London to Birmingham 28 minutes faster than the present system does. After Birmingham, the trains will travel on old lines
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NewsMuseum of Liverpool Energy Centre: Quality of Mersey
The Museum of Liverpool, engineered by Buro Happold, has begun the final commissioning of its Energy Centre
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FeaturesFuture proofing the office: iPod generation calls the shots
Ignore those iPod-toting Tweeters at your peril. They are the office users of the future. Emily Wright reports on how both commercial and residential design will have to adapt to the lifestyle of the Facebook generation
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NewsCapita thwarted in move to buy Cyril Sweett
Consultant hunts for alternatives as Sweett鈥檚 拢5.4m Chinese deal wrecks takeover talks
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CommentPLP: So business is looking up?
Remember the Polisano crew who busted out of Kohn Pedersen Fox and started up on their own? That must have been a year ago now. Emily Wright found out what happened to them next
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Boot turnover falls
Henry Boot posted an 18% drop in turnover from 拢67m to 拢55m in the first six months of 2010.
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Dodds joins board
John Dodds, former chief executive of Kier, joins the board of steel firm Severfield-Rowen in October
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Comment微密圈 buys a pint 鈥� for Cameron Black
鈥淎nd what about Stuart sleeping in the Scooby Doo costume?鈥� laughs Alison. All heads turn to Stuart
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Restructure or be left behind
I read with interest 微密圈鈥檚 recent article on the data for construction from the Office for National Statistics (鈥淣ewport, we have a problem鈥�, 20 August, building.co.uk)
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Bam鈥檚 UK profits up by a third
The UK arms of Dutch construction giant Royal Bam reported increased profits of 鈧�20.6m (拢16.9m) on falling turnover in the first half of this year
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Confiscated blacklist leaked back into market
The Information Commissioner鈥檚 Office is investigating the leak of confidential files naming blacklisted construction workers, writes Andrew Hankinson.
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NewsEmpire State 微密圈 window refurb: The empire strikes back
Manhattan鈥檚 Empire State 微密圈 is leaking air and carbon by the tonne. But a project to reduce heat loss and solar gain from its 6,514 windows has raised its green credentials - and drastically lowered its energy bill
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Rok wins Axa work
Rok has won a 拢40m contract with insurance giant Axa to provide emergency home repair services to its customers
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NewsHighbury Gardens by Porphyrios Architects: Home Base
Developer First Base marked the topping out of its 拢29m Highbury Gardens scheme in north London this week
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Share price plummets as Archial seeks bank help
Listed architect Archial lost two-thirds of its market value last week after it admitted seeking help from its banks to pay its tax bill
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He鈥檚 back: Pidgley Jr sets up another housebuilder
Tony Pidgley Jr, the son of Britain鈥檚 most successful housebuilder, has re-entered the housebuilding fray in a move that is bound to start speculation of renewed rivalry between father and son
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NewsAluminium frames
SAS International has launched the XP frame, a range of aluminium door and window frames which can be varied in depth and provide up to 60 minutes鈥� fire resistance
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Canadian consultant Stantec buys architect Anshen + Allen
Anglo-US healthcare architect Anshen + Allen has been bought by Canadian consultant Stantec for an undisclosed sum.