All articles by Alex Smith 鈥� Page 7
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FeaturesSmoke on the water
Forty industry teams dodged the showers to compete in the 2008 Dragon Boat Challenge last week 鈥� raising more than 拢25,000 for charity.
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NewsRedrow slashes more jobs and closes two offices
Housebuilder responds to market collapse as reservations fall 55% over past six months
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NewsBovis Homes cuts workforce by 40%
Housebuilder announces more job cuts as completions fall 35% in first half of year
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NewsPersimmon cuts 2,000 jobs as sales slump 31%
Housebuilder confirms redundancies as it reveals 31% lower sales and a 45% fall in reservations in first six months
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NewsFarrell scheme wins planning on Newcastle's Quayside
George Wimpey development will feature a 13-storey residential tower and a four- to six-storey office building
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NewsRare neolithic house found in Cemex quarry
Flint tools, arrowheads and 10,000-year and a bronze-age pin is also found at Berkshire quarry
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NewsHouse of mud stars in Glastonbury line-up
The low impact FAB house will demonstrate sustainable building products such as mud render and straw bales
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CIOB appoints architect as president
Keith Pickavance becomes only the second architect to be appointed president of the Chartered Institute of 黑洞社区
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NewsCarillion wins contracts worth 拢1.3bn in Middle East
Work includes 拢200m infrastructure win on Emaar's Burj and a 拢200m contract for a new F1 hotel
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NewsTougher flooding regulations required for new homes
Homes being built without flood resistance is "scandalous" says author of report into 2007 floods
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NewsDemolition video: Geordies lose their bottle as brewery makes way for students
Newcastle Brown Ale bottling plant is demolished by Sir Bobby Robson to make way for Downing college development
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FeaturesOff-site manufacture: Beam me up, Scotty
Erecting a straw-bale school building in three days may sound like a frontier too far, but an innovative off-site manufacturing system using timber panels brought dramatic savings in time. Alex Smith reports
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NewsFlint sticks to 240,000 homes target
Housing minister will strive for 240,000 units a year when market recovers but refuses to commit to 3m homes by 2020
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NewsKeith Clarke appointed CIC chairman
Atkins boss takes over from Nick Raynsford who becomes deputy chairman of the Construction Industry Council
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CommentWeb watch - In your face
If people want to build big horses in Kent towns or vast pylons in city squares, all in the name of art, then good luck to them, says Alex Smith. Of course, it helps that these schemes look good on the web too 鈥�
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NewsHemingway designs bike for first-time buyers
Designer wants developers to offer the Roadrunner bike as an incentive to house buyers
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Mystery claim for 拢200,000 stash found by Beetham workers
Someone has stepped forward to claim the 拢200,000 found by contractors in an air vent in the Birmingham Beetham Tower
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NewsJarvis wins 拢40m extension to Rugby Network Rail contract
Work starts on the Rugby Station Remodelling Project this week
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NewsGiant pylon erected in Birmingham to highlight climate change
The pylon designed by Block Architecture is the centrepiece of the city's climate change festival