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Brownfield land development alone will not solve...

Building new homes on brownfield land is not the solution to the national housing...

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UK needs more female tradespeople says research by CIOB

More women are being encouraged to learn trade skills after research by the Chartered...

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NHBC Pride in the Job Awards 2022 celebrate best site...

NHBC is delighted to announce the Pride in the Job 2022 Quality Award winners. ...

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Delivering decarbonisation for the public sector

As the drive towards reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency...

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Optimism returns despite economic uncertainty

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the latest Future...

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Tackling local breaches of air quality

Government is not yet on track to achieve its targets for reducing air pollution and...

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Kier awarded £32.5m refurbishment of the Manchester...

Kier has been appointed by Manchester City Council to deliver the first phase of the...

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Chamber launches new partnership with National...

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has signed a new partnership with the National...

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Skanska’s experts deliver special educational needs...

Skanska has successfully handed over Knowle DGE, a specialist Sixth Form Centre, to...

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Enhance the tenant experience with Intratone’s...

The government’s Levelling Up programme is accelerating, and landlords are under...

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ADplus: Instantaneous Hot Water for Commercial Projects

ADplus, from commercial hot water specialist Adveco, is a range of high-power...

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Contractors winning big in construction for education...

The importance of education spending to the construction industry has been...

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Use of structural timber permitted in buildings up to...

After a lengthy consultation on the ban on combustible materials, the Department of...

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Balkrishna Doshi receives the 2022 Royal Gold Medal

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is delighted to announce that...

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Hardwood import volumes ‘highest-this-century’

Hardwood import volumes shot up by 30% in Q1 2022 as compared to the same period in...

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