Saturday25 May 2013

TOP STORIES

Ambulance

Firms fined after six-tonne roof collapses on worker

24 May 13

Thomas Vale and CMR Demolitions fined for regulations breaches

Nuclear

Japanese contractors in frame for £10bn Horizon nuclear job

23 May 13

Exclusive: Horizon boss says he has “not ruled out” Japanese rather than UK firms for Wylfa power station

David Thomson

RLF posts turnover and profit dip

24 May 13

Consultant targets growth through part-owned subsidiary 3PM and overseas

WATCH

Sheffield Uni Engineering Building by RMJM

Balfour Beatty to build £81m Sheffield uni building Video

Balfour Beatty wins the job to build a controversial RMJM-designed engineering building at Sheffield University

Revealed: Grimshaw's Wimbledon tennis masterplan Video

Architect releases fly-through of sweeping changes to historic tennis club site

One World Trade Center Spire

How's your head for heights? Video

A dizzying view travelling up the spire of the 1776ft Freedom Tower in New York, filmed on a GoPro

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PIC OF THE DAY

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Amazon unveils glass dome HQ

23 May 13

Retailer changes scheme from simple box to futuristic glass domes

Aquatic centre

Wings removed from Zaha's aquatic centre

23 May 13

Temporary seating removed from landmark Olympic building

CASE STUDY

Stonehenge

Stonehenge visitor centre: A lot of history

22 May 13

Stonehenge’s first building work in many years is nearly complete. All it’s taken is 20 years, several design competitions and nearly £40m in planning costs

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BUSINESS BAROMETER: Your Interactive Guide to Construction Activity

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The CPA/Barbour ABI Index

FROM THE ARCHIVE

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How advertising has changed ...

24 May 13

Two adverts from the 1970s of a type you definitely wouldn’t see in Building’s pages today

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CHINA

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Slouching tiger: Construction in China

21 May 13

With regional government debt spiralling into trillions of pounds, there are growing fears that China’s rise might not be quite so irresistible after all

ECOBUILD HIGHLIGHTS

Ecobuild video

Video: Is there a future for nuclear?

21 May 13

Former government chief scientific advisor Professor King explains what we need to do if we want to keep the lights on

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LATEST DATA

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Country focus: Burma

YK Ang from Langdon & Seah Thailand reports on the construction opportunities as Burma emerges from the international wilderness

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PROFESSIONAL

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CPD 10: Specifying steel lintels

The latest in our series of CPD modules focuses on the types of steel lintel that can be used over doors and windows and the most important considerations for specifiers. This module is sponsored by Catnic

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INTERVIEW

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Harry Handelsman: The Pearly King

23 May 13

Manhattan Loft Corporation’s chief executive on transforming the East End and keeping overseas buyers at bay

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CONSULTANTS

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Life after Davis Langdon

21 May 13

Building profiles the many new start-ups launched by former Davis Langdon partners

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ANALYSIS

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Danger: recovery in sight

23 May 13

There may be hints of a modest recovery for construction, but is it prepared for the risks that brings?

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A CLIENT'S VIEW

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A client's view: Great Portland Estates

24 May 13

Great Portland Estates’ head of projects on the firm’s pipeline and paying subcontractors on time

Cheesegrater Leadenhall Building

A client's view: British Land

23 May 13

British Land’s construction executive discusses the key considerations when selecting contractors, and how the firm operates

CONTRACTOR FOCUS

A Keir worker: Kier have won £25m maintenance contracts across the UK

In focus: Kier

23 May 13

In the final of our quick fire guides to recent changes at major contractors, we look at Kier

EDITOR'S VIEW

Joey Gardiner

Look to your chains

23 May 13

Unless companies start managing their relationships with their supply chains, recovery could prove even more damaging than recession

REFURBISHMENT

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The realities of green refurbishment

21 May 13

Some lessons learnt after the exhausting task of making a clapped out Victorian house energy efficient

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COMMENT

Angela Brady

My digital life … Angela Brady

21 May 13

The RIBA president on Tweeting in taxis, never learning how to use a PC, and why we should support our local high street

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CONSULTANT SALARY SURVEY

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The 2013 consultant salary survey

10 May 13

This year’s Building/Hays Construction consultants’ salary survey shows there are at last a few signs of an economic thaw

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BCO

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A client's view: Great Portland Estates

24 May 13

Great Portland Estates’ head of projects on the firm’s pipeline and paying subcontractors on time

Sponsored feature

From left to right: Malcolm Vinson, Kevin Forrester and Bob Grayson

Dulux Trade Awards 2012 Video

Contractor painters that go the extra mile have been rewarded by Dulux Trade

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