07 October 2011
Building
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£1bn carbon capture pilot 'axed'
7 Oct 11
Report says Scottish Power due to pull out of flagship Longannet scheme
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2012 velodrome wins Better Public Building Award
13 Oct 11
Hopkins Architects-designed Olympic venue beat the Olympic Stadium and the Central Park Bridge
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A quick guide to public procurement in the UK
10 Oct 11
A quick guide to the obligations imposed on public bodies by the public procurement regime and the remedies available to a supplier of goods or services if a public body fails to comply.
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Aecom fends off 60 rivals for Rio role
13 Oct 11
Consultant launches worldwide sports group off back of Olympics win
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Architect Terry Farrell attacks Norman Foster's airport plan
11 Oct 11
Advisor to mayor Boris Johnson argues that a high speed rail “constellation hub” linking existing UK airports is the answer
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Architects brand Stirling judges ‘politically dumb'
07 October 2011
Anger after Zaha Hadid’s ‘expensive’ school design takes architecture prize in climate of austerity
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Architects question 'politically dumb' Stirling prize
4 Oct 11
Former RIBA president questions decision to award prize to expensive school in current economic climate
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Bennetts unveils designs for Hornsey theatre
10 Oct 11
Architect plans to convert grade-II listed north London building
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Building buys a pint ... for Hilson Moran
07 October 2011
If this lot are anything to go by, engineers are a thrill-seeking bunch
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Carillion boss 'optimistic' for PFI
07 October 2011
Howson believes it will ‘allowed the government to take forward more schemes’
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Construction activity stagnates
07 October 2011
Number of new orders falls for first time in 19 months
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Construction output grows by 0.4% in August
14 Oct 11
Sluggish growth leaves output 4.4% down on same point last year
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Consultants chosen for deep nuclear waste store
7 Oct 11
Parsons Brinckerhoff and G&T part of team for “geological” storage facility
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Delivering low carbon buildings in practice
07 October 2011
We’re very good at delivering low-carbon buildings on paper, but when it comes to actual performance, we’re where we were 20 years ago. Richard Guy says it’s time to get serious
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Derwent London wins planning for £105m redevelopment
12 Oct 11
Project in London’s EC1 will include office, retail and private residential space
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Electricians demonstrate in what could be start of 'industry revolution'
07 October 2011
Union Unite says action is related to pay and conditions
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First Choice Homes Oldham announces £90m contractor framework
10 Oct 11
Firms will deliver improvements to housing association properties over the next five years
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First Impressions: Zaha’s Riverside Transport Museum
3 Oct 11
Two Nottingham Trent University students give their verdicts on the dramatic building in Glasgow
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Gartnavel Maggie's Centre: Moment of calm
5 Oct 11
Rem Koolhaas shows unusual restraint and impeccable bedside manners at Glasgow’s second Maggie’s Centre, where a subdued and informal space uses the natural world around it to promote healing
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Gleeds buys New York consultant to target US
07 October 2011
Firm wants to generate half of its business from international work within three years and will use acquisition to target New York fit-out market
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Gove targets 50 London free schools by 2015
6 Oct 11
Gove revealed education aim at Tory conference
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Government ‘schizophrenia’ undermining green investment, MPs warn
11 Oct 11
Parliamentary committee tells climate minister Greg Barker not to backtrack
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Government to back new generation of nuclear plants
10 Oct 11
Official safety report will back the controversial power source despite Fukushima disaster
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Grainger and Bouygues launch fund to build over 1,000 homes
10 Oct 11
Firms aim to attract up to £150m of institutional investment, starting today
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Green economy must not be 'drag anchor' says climate change minister
6 Oct 11
Comments come after Geroge Osborne spoke about UK’s CO2 emissions
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Hackney Empires vs Aviva Insurance: What happened next?
07 October 2011
Act I: Hackney Empire advances its contractor 750k. Act II: the contractor goes bust. Act III: Hackney tries to recover the money under its surety bond. Now, at last, the denouement …
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Hadid's Evelyn Grace Academy: Gove won’t like it
6 Oct 11
Zaha Hadid’s school runs counter to today’s politically austere mood, but this inspiring piece of design is a worthy winner of this year’s Stirling prize
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Handle with care
07 October 2011
The challenge of economic recovery facing the UK government just got tougher
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Hansom: Fame!
07 October 2011
Everyone yearns for a moment in the limelight - shooting music videos on a Zaha backdrop, enduring the X Factor ordeal, and allowing (as the Labour Party did) film stars to upstage their beloved leader
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Health White Paper available now
7 Oct 11
Report offers in-depth guide to opportunities in the health sector over the next four years
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Hendry: 'UK needs £200bn investment in energy infrastructure'
6 Oct 11
Second phase of the national infrastructure plan is due to be released next month
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Hilary Benn given shadow communities brief
7 Oct 11
Labour MP replaces Caroline Flint as shadow secretary of state covering housing, planning and building regs
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Hold very tight, please: Mike Carroll interview
07 October 2011
How do you put a consultancy firm in prime position for growth in the next few years? Mike Carroll, chief executive of Arcadis, tells Emily Wright why flexibility and change are essential to future success
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Holloway White Allom falls into administration
11 Oct 11
All 170 staff made redundant at 129-year-old builder
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Home Builders Federation warns of 'house building ice age'
12 Oct 11
Government warned to continue planning reform or risk locking a generation out of the housing market
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Homes pledge as planning reforms 'delayed'
6 Oct 11
Cameron tells Tory conference 200,000 more homes are needed
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Hundreds of sparks protest in Nottingham
10 Oct 11
Electricians target contractor Spie Matthew Hall at Ratcliffe power station
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Industry welcomes nuclear report findings
12 Oct 11
Weightman report introduces new post-Fukushima safety measures but supports new build plans
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Jack Dromey secures shadow housing job
10 Oct 11
Former union official to become Labour Party housing spokesperson following reshuffle
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Laing O’Rourke says BIM won it Cheesegrater
07 October 2011
Contractors and clients embrace technology but RICS says QSs continue to reject it
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Laing O’Rourke seals £95m Manchester library revamp job
6 Oct 11
Contractor will overhaul the city’s central library and town hall
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Linford Group ceases trading
13 Oct 11
Midlands contractors shuts with loss of 240 jobs
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Ministry of Sound wins London planning row
12 Oct 11
Southwark council votes against 41-storey residential tower
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Mixed-use scheme in Enfield gets green light
13 Oct 11
Scheme will include affordable housing and commercial space
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Mouchel shares dive as accounts delayed
13 Oct 11
Further turmoil as firm says banking covenants will be breached and chair is latest to resign
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Must do better
07 October 2011
Readers consider how groups or organisations could improve. Building inspection, the RICS and housebuilders all come in for criticism this week
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My digital life…Chris Gilmour
07 October 2011
Question: How many guitars does one design director need?
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Network Rail promises shorter payment times
7 Oct 11
Public sector giant slashes payment deadline from 56 to 21 days
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New shadow housing secretary vows to put council housing 'centre stage'
12 Oct 11
Jack Dromey also reveals Labour would restore regional planning
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Olympic media centre legacy plans
07 October 2011
The Olympic Park Legacy Company has invited bids from companies interested in taking over the press and broadcast centres after the 2012 Games.
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Olympic site developers to 'build now, pay later'
07 October 2011
Executive director of real estate at the OPLC wants developers to have access to land without paying for it upfront
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Pay changes to go ahead ‘with or without union support’
12 Oct 11
Around 150 angry sparks demonstrated outside Tate Modern this morning
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Pictures of Olympic shooting arena released
13 Oct 11
One of the last venues to be built for the 2012 Games
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Planning stats: Residential projects and approvals
07 October 2011
Donald Trump’s Golf Links scheme topped the list with £1bn of housing approvals in September
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Police called to Overbury site in Belgravia after man stabbed
07 October 2011
Police were called to an Overbury site in London’s upmarket Belgravia on Monday after a man working at the site was stabbed. The incident occurred at 20 Chesham Place in Belgravia, London, where Overbury is working on the £12m refurbishment of the former Sheraton Belgravia hotel.
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QSs continue to reject BIM
10 Oct 11
RICS survey reveals that only one in 10 QSs are considering adopting a new BIM strategy
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RIBA launches Inspired by Design
13 Oct 11
Teaching resource uses London’s 2012 Olympic venues to inspire young people about design process and creative thinking
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RICS reports 'flat' housing market
11 Oct 11
House prices continuing to fall as autumn bounce fails to kick in
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Scottish confidence takes a hit
07 October 2011
SNP spending review rocked the industry
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Scottish construction confidence takes a dive
11 Oct 11
Scottish Building Federation blames SNP spending review
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Shapps backs '200,000 homes a year' call
13 Oct 11
Housing minister Grant Shapps calls for more homes to be built
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Skanska gets planning consent for first UK residential development
11 Oct 11
Firm has also completed a second land deal in Great Kneighton, Cambridgeshire
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Southend council gives green light to pier revamp
10 Oct 11
Tourist attraction will re-open in Spring 2012 featuring a new cultural centre
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Stop charging so much in adjudication
07 October 2011
Adjudication is being treated as something it’s not - and spending all this time and money has become a joke
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Sustainability: Building structures
07 October 2011
In-use energy consumption is well regulated, so should we now consider embodied carbon? Isabel McAllister and Anthony Mitchell of Cyril Sweett, Steve Webb and Anna Beckett of Webb Yates report
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Tate St Ives tenders for new architect and project team
10 Oct 11
Gallery will scrap original Jamie Fobert design, but architect confirms he will reapply
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The Construction Act: Changes to NEC and ICC payment provisions
07 October 2011
The new Construction Act has sparked all sorts of changes to payment provisions in contracts - and some could be troublesome. Here’s what to look out for
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Top 200 consultants survey: Are you positive?
07 October 2011
This year’s Top 200 consultants survey shows that staff numbers and salaries are finally climbing. But it also warns not to let the optimism go to your head
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Top 200 consultants: Architects are top performers
07 October 2011
Architects were top performers in Building’s top 200 consultants league tables
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Top contractors restructure to face grim 2012
07 October 2011
Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall, Bam and Lend Lease impose redundancies or restructuring
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Tory conference Q&A: the construction minister
07 October 2011
Emily Wright cornered the construction minister Mark Prisk, at the Tory party conference this week…
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UK firm to carry out transport security and design survey
13 Oct 11
John McAslan + Partners won work as part of Spanish-owned consortium
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Variations of a guarantee: Hackney Empire Ltd vs Aviva Insurance UK Ltd
10 Oct 11
This case highlights what can happen when employers enter into side agreements with contractors, as these agreements may not be covered by the bond
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West Ham Olympic bid thrown out
11 Oct 11
Olympic legacy firm ends negotiations and plans to let the stadium according to reports
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White Cube opens third gallery
13 Oct 11
South London gallery is the largest site yet
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Winning work in the healthcare sector
07 October 2011
The healthcare industry is changing. The new Health and Social Care Bill is decentralising power, and construction firms are going to have to take the initiative if they want to win work. Emily Wright looks at the data compiled in Building’s first Health White Paper
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Work related deaths: Swift justice
10 Oct 11
The third version of the Work Related Deaths Protocol came into effect on 1 October, and it could see firms responsible for a fatality on their site prosecuted a lot quicker
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Work starts at £25m Jewish Community Centre
10 Oct 11
Development will include an open piazza and 14 two-bedroom flats
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Workloads for SMEs fall for 15th consecutive quarter
07 October 2011
Forty-four percent of FMB members say they have received fewer enquiries
