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North Middlesex University Hospital: biggest UK off-site healthcare project.

Kier opts for off-site solution for Middlesex hospital's new centre

Off-site specialist Yorkon has been awarded a £17.9m deal – believed to be the largest and most complex ever UK off-site healthcare scheme – by main... read more

Hinkley C receives planning permission

EDF has received the green light from the Department for Energy and Climate Change to proceed with the first nuclear power station to be built in... read more

Construction and Built Environment (Sustainability) student Bethany Wilson.

University boost for construction apprentices

Almost 40 companies operating in the construction industry have signed up to provide their apprentices with university level work-based training. read more

Fetter Lane property already under development by Taylor Wimpey.

Government passes £1bn savings in ‘rationalised’ unused property

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has claimed that government departments have raised more than £1 billion for the taxpayer since May 2010 by... read more

A new bridge and link road will serve Reading Science & Research Park.

New bridge to serve Reading Science and Research Park

A £24.7 million government loan to Reading University will unlock a large-scale nearby site and provide a relief road and bridge over the M4 serving... read more

Homebuyers would appear happy with new homes.

Buyers give new homes the thumbs up

Homebuyers are more than satisfied with the quality of their new homes, according to a new survey from Britain’s house builders. read more

This empty house in Leeds exemplifies what the Week of Action seeks to publicise

Week of Action putting Empty Homes back on the agenda

Leeds Empties Week will take place between March 18 and 22 in Leeds, providing a programme of events and activities across aimed at bringing empty... read more

Licensed to build?

The government is looking at how other countries license their builders in an attempt to combat cowboy builders in the UK. The move comes after... read more

Ed Davey hopes to create 30,000 new jobs in the insulation sector.

Green Deal: A million homes to be improved over two years

The government expects one million home improvements, worth an estimated £1 billion, under the Green Deal by 2015. The Green Deal was launched at... read more

The contract is to replace three of the giant steam turbines at Drax so they can burn timber imported from North America. The move is driven by the Large Combustion Plan Directive.

First green infrastructure project gets Treasury loan guarantee

Biomass conversion of the huge Drax coal-fired power station is to be the first green project to receive support from the government's £40bn loan... read more