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    Online poll: Future migration rules

    2017-12-06T15:20:00Z

    This week’s poll: Is the FMB right to call for future migration rules to prioritise key occupations rather than income or skills?

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    Projects: Hope for the slope

    2017-12-06T07:00:00Z

    On a narrow, sloping site in Muswell Hill, architect pH+ has responded imaginatively to a host of site constraints to produce a compelling example of how London’s awkward little corners can help tackle the capital’s housing shortage.

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    Online poll: Cutting the cost of construction

    2017-12-05T11:48:00Z

    This week’s poll: The government has ask the sector to cut the cost of construction by a third in 2025. Is that realistic?

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    It's not all about London...

    2017-12-01T07:00:00Z

    Regeneration of regional city centres outside London is seeing construction companies such as Szerelmey GB engaging with local Clients and Developers to deliver projects within a highly collaborative framework. Szerelmey GB delivers award-winning external, internal and hard landscaping projects in natural stone, brick and faience across the country.

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    Image of the week: On a festive note

    2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

    The V A in London is visited by the Singing Tree

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    Sketch of the week: Fair Havens Hospice

    2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

    This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Richard Bassett at LSI Architects

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    Rocky road: Cemex's Michel André talks to ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø

    2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

    Cemex’s new UK boss, Frenchman Michel André, talks about his vision for the company and for the construction industry as a whole

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    This week in 1997

    2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

    The Angel of the North spreads its wings with a little help from construction

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    Market review: Portents of decline

    2017-11-30T07:00:00Z

    Its second consecutive quarter of falling output puts the construction sector technically into recession – while the rest of the economy is growing slowly

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    CITB: Getting training into shape

    2017-11-30T07:00:00Z

    After a turbulent year, the CITB is to reinvent itself as a co-ordinator of skills delivery rather than a direct provider. Can a smaller CITB better tackle the industry’s big skills crisis? 

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    Tracker: October 2017

    2017-11-30T07:00:00Z

    The total activity index indicates growth, and residential and non-residential activity is in positive territory

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    The return of the clerk of works

    2017-11-29T10:06:00Z

    Concerns about building quality and safety, especially in the wake of Grenfell, have led to calls for a more co-ordinated approach to accountability. Could the answer be to revive the largely lapsed role of clerk of works?

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    CPD 27 2017: Introduction to solid surface

    Solid surface is a man-made material, suitable for a range of interior and exterior applications. This CPD, sponsored by Avonite, outlines the key considerations for designers

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    What to specify: M&E

    2017-11-28T07:00:00Z

    Low-noise air-conditioning, all-in-one emergency lighting, mechanical and digital security systems and office lighting that’s gentle on the eye are among this week’s featured products

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    Online poll: Targeting 300,000 homes a year

    2017-11-24T16:43:00Z

    This week’s poll: Will the funding and incentives the chancellor pledged for housebuilding in the Autumn Budget be enough for him to achieve his 300,000 homes a year target?

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    This week in 2007

    2017-11-24T13:04:00Z

    A contractor has the audacity to deprive its workers of chips

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    Sketch of the week: Bushey Cemetery

    2017-11-24T12:58:00Z

    This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Waugh Thistleton Architects

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    Image of the week: Gothic movie

    2017-11-24T12:43:00Z

    A derelict swimming pool is set to become a Curzon Cinema

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    Cladding sector: Think you've got it covered?

    2017-11-24T07:00:00Z

    Several cladding firms may have fallen in recent years, but the collapse of Lakesmere this month came as a shock. If this can happen to the biggest firm in the sector – one seemingly in robust health – how worried should the others be?

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    Top Specialist Contractors 2017

    2017-11-24T07:00:00Z

    While Brexit is a worry, their UK focus means most specialist contractors have less to fear than some, and workloads are healthy for now. But there are concerns about the pipeline ahead, and payment issues are a headache