Friday18 May 2012

BREAKING NEWS

Core Five

Ex-Davis Langdon partners launch Core Five

18 May 12

QS firm set up by former partners will focus on cost consultancy work for residential, commercial and London schemes

Education secretary Michael Gove

PFI schools bidders will not be told budgets for work

18 May 12

Industry warns that unusual PFI strategy could result in short-term savings but not long-term value

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Triple glazing in offices increases carbon footprint

18 May 12

Exclusive whole life carbon research shows extra cost is not offset by emissions reductions

Asia

Arcadis drops Davis from Langdon & Seah brand

18 May 12

Dutch engineer rebrands Asian QS following acquisition

Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty confirms restructure plans

17 May 12

Firm confirms UK construction services to be reshaped around three work streams with around 650 jobs to go

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Ministers plot rescue plan to bridge Green Deal gap

17 May 12

Government looks at extending existing schemes to prevent plunge in insulation installations

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High Speed Train

Legal bids could derail passage of HS2 bill

18 May 12

Judicial review bids could mean bill for high speed project is unable to be passed in this Parliament

Hosuing

Morrison under fire on £235m Leeds contract

18 May 12

Contractor forced into service improvement plan to tackle ‘failings’ in repairs and maintenance contract

Dan Labbad

Labbad: Lend Lease committed to UK market

17 May 12

European boss given global role in latest upheaval at European arm of Australian property giant

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Timelapse video of Blackfriars station construction Video

18 May 12

Network Rail has released timelapse footage showing the reconstruction of Blackfriars Station

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Case studies

The Mary Rose museum: Hidden treasure

18 May 2012

The Mary Rose museum is ready for fit-out but to get to this point the contractor had to build around the ancient hull, keeping it at a constant temperature to allow restoration to be uninterrrupted. Thomas Lane found out how the team handled an historic gem

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BIG

BIG unveils designs for Seoul residential tower

18 May 12

Cross # Towers will form gateway to Yongsan International Business District

Aldgate House

Whole-life carbon: Prestige offices

18 May 2012

Using the example of a building in the City of London, Gareth Roberts of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explains how new European standards for whole-life carbon assessment can make big savings

Legal

Olympic Broadcast Centre

Contractors fall out over Olympic Broadcast Centre

18 May 12

Main contractor FCC Elliott facing £500,000 claim by design and engineering consultant Cundall over Olympic work

Tom Peel

Site investigations: Don't get stuck on shaky ground

18 May 2012

A site purchased for development may already have a geotechnical and environmental report attached. But will it offer the developer enough protection?

Tony Bingham

Tony Bingham: Disputes before payment date

18 May 2012

Here’s a recent dispute over payment that was deemed to have crystallised even though the payment date had not been reached

Rudi Klein

The impact of the Construction Act six months on

18 May 2012

The amended Construction Act has been in effect for over six months. What impact has it had on contracts and what redress does it offer if things go wrong?

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Appointments

Wood Lane Imperial College

AFR appoints two bosses to turn around UK business

27 April 2012

Architect promotes studio directors to joint UK managing directors to turn around domestic practice

Graham Wreb CSCS

CSCS hires former Balfour boss as chief

17 Apr 12

Former Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering managing director Graham Wren takes over at industry skills card scheme

Philip Bowman

Miller Group appoints new chairman

23 Apr 12

Firm picks former Scottish Power chief executive Philip Bowman

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Chesterfield Northern Gateway

Wilson Bowden wins £50m Chesterfield revamp job

18 May 12

Developer will redevelop a large part of the Midlands’ town centre

Winterbourne Academy

BAM details £51m in schools work

15 May 12

New projects include Bristol and Bucks academies plus primary school

Housing products

Morgan Sindall wins £50m repairs deal

17 May 12

Affordable housing subsidiary Lovell bags 10-year contract

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Balfour Beatty wins £143m of civils work

2 May 12

Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering wins mutiple civils contracts in first three months of 2012

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Case of the week

Crystallisation of disputes: Working Environments vs Greencoat Construction

2 May 12

In this case a Judge examined whether it was possible to severe an adjudicator’s decision to exclude issues that fell outside of a crystallised dispute

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Construction Skills

Under Construction: The Apprentice Experience

12 Apr 12

At a time of rising university fees and high youth unemployment the benefits of apprenticeships are obvious to both new entrants and experienced workers who are keen to get on.

Analysis

Legal

Legal challenges to HS2: Destination High Court

18 May 2012

High Speed 2 holds out the prospect of a much-needed boost to UK construction. But the legal challenges the project faces means it could hit the buffers before it’s even left the platform. Allister Hayman reports

Interviews

Uwe Krueger

Interview with Uwe Krueger, Atkins

17 May 12

Almost a year ago Atkins chose German physicist and brain scientist Uwe Krueger to improve its performance and drive global expansion. Sarah Richardson talks to him about the things going on in his head. Portrait by Anthony Lycett

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Olympic Broadcast Centre

Contractors fall out over Olympic Broadcast Centre

18 May 12

Main contractor FCC Elliott facing £500,000 claim by design and engineering consultant Cundall over Olympic work

BIM

BIM

Aecom and NBS join forces to launch new BIM service

15 May 12

New firm NBS Schumann Smith will add cost and carbon data to BIM models offered to architects

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Ecobuild 2012

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Helping the Bamboo Village grow Video

16 Apr 12

Visitors to this year’s Ecobuild team up with Ken Shuttleworth

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Leader

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Kept on their toes

18 May 2012

Consultants are having to become more dynamic and flexible to take advantage of new opportunities

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Hansom: All's fair in love and war

18 May 2012

This week, architects strike back at the Olympic marketing rules, the Queen’s Speech is yet another repeat, One World Trade Center comes up short and Eros gets a little tlc

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Digital life

Ben Marston

My digital life … with Ben Marston

18 May 2012

This associate director went off Socialcam when it dumped like a malevolently incontinent donkey all over his profile

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