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Tributes mark 15 years since the London attacks.
CICV Forum submits plan for Scottish schools to reopen.
Green building retrofits included in proposed economic recovery package.
BESA and TEMA drive adoption of unified building maintenance technologies.
Hard hat camera captures live data to create digital twin from AI.
UK construction rebounds in June, driven by housebuilders.
Social distancing rules will limit attendance at Grenfell Tower hearings.
Structural design defects found in concrete frames built 10 years ago.
Affordable Homes Programme to be extended until March 2023.
IoT sensors to be installed in 2,400 social homes.
Call comes for international BIM standard.
Collaboration as a consequence of COVID-19.
Government to bail out rebar firm.
Scottish homebuilders getting high levels of interest.
Fuel cell powered excavator developed.
Construction site canteens in England can now open under revised SOP.
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