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6,000 homes to be cut from Old Oak scheme.
Offsite-constructed pier to be London’s longest.
Scottish property developer launches Caribbean training programme.
ECA joins forces with Builders' Conference.
BSRIA Supports Smart Buildings Show 2019.
UK Construction Week ready to go.
MIT develops carbon-free cement method.
Aecom's autonomous car on-test at Olympia Park.
New petition aims to save Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
Study predicts driverless cars can reduce fatalities.
BRE Trust publishes 2018-2019 annual review.
Lawyers put 100 local authorities on notice over climate inaction.
Building work starts on new Wellingborough jail.
Investigators wait to probe another London block blaze.
Contractor warns of lower tender prices post-Brexit.
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East-West rail link given NSIP status.
Brexit uncertainty triggers first September house-price fall since 2010.
Construction bodies launch fair payment and mental health initiative.
Industry sceptical over PM's Scotland-Ireland bridge.
Manchester University seeks partners for £1.5bn innovation hub.
Institution of Civil Engineers, Sep 13
Effective procurement is key to delivering UN's SDGs in infrastructure.
VAT Reverse Charge delay a “victory for industry”.
Institution of Civil Engineers, Sep 12
Highways England to deliver £1.25bn Stonehenge bypass with NEC4.
Approved Document B temporarily withdrawn due to potential error.
Design competition launched for £16m National Railway Museum.
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