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Rebuilding could take 20 to 40 years.
RSHP’s high-rise residential towers win a tall buildings award for excellence.
BSRIA study reveals strong growth in 2018.
Further delays to Crossrail could mean it opens in 2021.
IKEA achieves highest BREEAM rating for new-build in the UK.
Robots will make millions jobless in US construction, warns report.
Top 50 women engineers poll deadline has been extended.
Report says half of England is owned by less than 1% of the population.
IHBC offers sympathies to France for Notre Dame catastrophe.
Macron promises to rebuild Notre Dame within five years.
Notre Dame digital scan offers hope for restoration.
Fire partially destroys Notre Dame in Paris.
RA makes open call for Lego challenge 2019.
Copenhagen housing scheme is built from recycled materials.
'Holistic and green' is the best approach to housing.
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Japanese prefab housing giant reveals defects in thousands of homes.
New style roadworks cut disruption for drivers and residents.
Infrastructure leads drive to eliminate site accidents.
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Goldman Sachs invests £75m into UK modular housing venture.
A call has been made for entries into the Wood Awards 2019.
House of Lords committee calls for investment in housing, transport, education and infrastructure.
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Europe's largest brick factory to be built in Leicestershire.
Architects invited to submit entries for hotel design awards.
Robotic rebar-placing machine is unveiled at Bauma.
Judith Hackitt appointed to HS2 board.
Landlord retrofits sprinklers to 17 high-rise blocks.
UK house prices likely to fall for the next six months.
New York arts centre's shell can be moved on wheels.
Salford Uni research house gives better energy assessments.
Construction product manufacture rises but investment stalls.
RIBA unveils new codes of conduct.
Report reveals the growth in green roof space in London in the last 10 years.
Guide to wood-based panels is revised.
Roger Scruton fired for 'unacceptable' comments.
Kelly Holmes to speak at BSRIA briefing lunch.
Bookings open for 'Heritage, Risk & Resilience' event.
Harvard robot drives sheet piles into the ground.
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