09 September 2011
Building
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A quick guide to collateral warranties and third party rights on construction projects
12 Sep 11
Tips on what collateral warranties and third party rights mean in practice
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A quick guide to the Construction Act 1996 changes
14 Sep 11
Six rules to help you understand what the changes to the Construction Act 1996 mean on the ground
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Aecom wins $23m Moscow motorway contract
12 Sep 11
The technical support provider will provide review and supervision services for a major Russian toll road
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Art Deco architecture: 1 October – 26 November
5 Sep 11
The RIBA presents Putting on the Glitz an exhibition that explores Art Deco architecture in Britain using vintage photographs from the RIBA British Architectural Library Photographs Collection.
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Atkins bouyed by Middle East operations
9 Sep 11
Growing infrastructure investment in Middle East outweighs challenging UK market
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Barratt reports £12m loss
14 Sep 11
Full year results hit by financing costs and land write-downs
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Berkeley set to achieve profit target two years early
09 September 2011
Firm confirmed numbers in AGM
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Birmingham Library gets topped out
15 Sep 11
The Library of Birmingham held it’s topping out ceremony this week.
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Bye, bye, BSF ...
09 September 2011
As the real effects of the education funding cuts begin to show, what can be done to make up the huge deficit?
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Cabe attacks Land Securities scheme
09 September 2011
Watchdog launches scathing attack on plans to redevelop Westminster office block
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Capita Symonds hires associate director
9 Sep 11
New recruit for firm’s strategic property and workplace projects team
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Cash profit for Apollo but pre-tax losses continue
14 Sep 11
Social housing contractor reports £8m pre tax loss but boosts Ebitda figure 8.6%
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Chris Houchin joins Miller Construction
13 Sep 11
Former Lend Lease business development director will hold the same role at Miller Construction
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Clegg pledges 'gear shift' on infrastructure
15 Sep 11
The Deputy Prime Minister has promised to ‘ramp up the sales pitch’ to investors at home and abroad
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Commercial activity falls at sharpest rate for 11 months
12 Sep 11
August figures from Savills show private sector work declining for the first time in five months
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Crest Nicholson completes major debt restructuring
15 Sep 11
The housebuilder has converted £359m in debt into equity, and appointed William Rucker as its new chairman
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Cyril Sweett blames UK for profit warning
09 September 2011
Full year results lower than expected due to tough UK conditions
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Dartford masterplan wins planning
12 Sep 11
Delancey and Essential Land scheme designed by Grid will provide up to 1,050 homes
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DCLG planning myth-busting guide criticised
9 Sep 11
New guide accused of ‘misrepresenting the planning system’
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Design Council announces grant recipients
15 Sep 11
Grants totalling £114,000 will be spent on local design review panels and community projects
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EC Harris announces new partner
9 Sep 11
Consultant hires partner in the asset investment and finance team responsible for European growth
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Eco standards at risk at flagship zero carbon scheme
09 September 2011
Designs for exemplar Barratt housing project may be watered down despite £7.4m government funding
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EPR Architects and RPS submit plans for Heathrow redevelopment
14 Sep 11
The Bath Road site will get a new hotel and industrial units
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Eric Owen Moss to receive 2011 Jencks Award
5 Sep 11
RIBA awards the American architect for his contributions internationally to the theory and practice of architecture
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First Impressions: Institute of Molecular Science
18 Aug 11
Two architecture students give their verdict on the Lyons Architects Melbourne building
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First Impressions: Tel Aviv Museum of Art
5 Sep 11
Preston Scott Cohen’s Herta and Paul Amir Building gets judged by the student panel
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Fitness for purpose: Baylis Farms Limited vs R B Dymott Builders Ltd
16 Aug 11
This case concerns a blocked drain following completion of works that was not “fit for purpose”
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Free student event at RIBA – 8 November
23 Sep 11
The RIBA is organising a free event for students on 8 November 2011. This will include tours of exhibitions and the London RIBA headquarters, and is an opportunity to find out more about how the RIBA can help you.For more visit the RIBA blog.
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Galliford Try secures £350m in new work
12 Sep 11
Contractor wins £300m affordable housing job plus roads and environment work
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Government willing to negotiate on planning reforms
09 September 2011
‘Presumption in favour’ proposals still controversial
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Hansom: Look at me!
09 September 2011
Several ‘interesting’ ideas vie for our attention this week as Arup envisages a life-size Scalextric set, Miller Homes drafts in Keith Chegwin and German architects decide scaffolding should be more pretty
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Hill subsidiary wins two major Brazilian contracts
9 Sep 11
Engineering S.A. is project manager on one of the largest retail centres in Brazil
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House sales slump to lowest level in two years
13 Sep 11
Prices fall in August as surveyors predict further drops, says RICS
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Housebuilders furious at RIBA league tables on size of homes
15 Sep 11
Report names and shames the industry’s worst offenders
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Inbox: Credit where it's due
09 September 2011
Readers praise those who deserve recognition, be they engineers, the builders of code level 6 homes, or Scottish local authorities that have boosted housebuilding
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Industry calls for action to stimulate growth
09 September 2011
As new orders reach the worst level ever, pressure mounts on government to rethink strategy
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ISG reports ‘best ever’ revenue of £1.2bn in full-year accounts
09 September 2011
Firm’s results come despite ‘large loss’ from Swiss project
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Judge stops 'illegal' work at Brazil's largest airport
15 Sep 11
Renovation work on Sao Paulo airport has been halted over claims the project went ahead without a bidding process
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Kier profits up despite public sector workload fall
15 Sep 11
Construction, development and services group announces 24% rise in pre-tax profit and improved construction margins
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Kier scoops £1bn local authority framework role
15 Sep 11
Firm clinches the only place on the Scape National Minor Works Framework, worth between £750m and £1bn over four years
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Labour launches creative network to boost arts
8 Sep 11
Labour party launches new initiative aimed at boosting the creative industries in the UK
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LDA reveals Silvertown Quays shortlist
9 Sep 11
Developers invited to submit outline proposals for £1.5bn project by 10 October
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Mace targets new work to beat tough market in 2013
09 September 2011
Firm defies market gloom with 17% turnover rise and targets three or four big wins
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Ministry of Sound threatens to sue over tower blocks
13 Sep 11
The nightclub’s lawyers say they will hold council responsible if noise complaints imperil the business
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My digital life…Diba Salam
09 September 2011
Diba wants to avoid emails, Dom Joly moments and electro funck music
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'Nanny state' stopping UK rebuild of Libya
09 September 2011
Industry blames FCO travel advice for risking £1.5bn trade as other European countries move in
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Natural justice: Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd v Carillion Construction Ltd
12 Sep 11
In this case, the court considered whether an adjudicator’s decision should be enforced given the adjudicator’s adoption of a particular methodology
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New Riba president hits out at 'bane' of procurement
12 Sep 11
Inuagural speech by Angela Brady pledges reform while outgoing president attacks coalition
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OFT refers Lafarge JV to Competition Commission
09 September 2011
JV was with Anglo American
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Pickles: Planning critics haven't done their homework
15 Sep 11
Communities secretary speech claims opponents of NPPF ‘haven’t read the consultation documents’
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Planning biggest barrier to infrastructure jobs
09 September 2011
Industry leaders speak out in CBI survey
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Planning staff axed at Westminster Council
12 Sep 11
Borough seeks assurance it will be able to increase developer fees in order to stave of further job losses
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Planning stats: residential projects and approvals
09 September 2011
?Number of residential projects in the South-east, Midlands and North was higher than last month
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Providing schools: Creative classes
09 September 2011
We don’t have enough places for kids in the schools their parents want. A new approach is needed: adapting other public buildings for education and bringing in private help to show us how
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Reading the Riot Act
09 September 2011
If your project suffered a loss as a result of the riots this August you may be able to claim compensation under a JCT contract or even from the police through a 125-year-old statute
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Reading the riot act
5 Sep 11
If your project suffered a loss as a result of the riots this August you may be able to claim compensation under a JCT contract or even from the police through a 125 year old statute
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Revealed: The top 50 surveyors on Twitter
22 Sep 11
RICS calls on its members to nominate themselves onto a list of most influential surveyors
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RIBA awards shortlist announced
09 September 2011
The RIBA has announced the shortlists for its 2011 awards series.
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RIBA hits out at 'shameful shoebox homes'
14 Sep 11
New report claims top housebuilders are leaving the public short-changed by building rooms that are too small
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RIBA reveals pylon competition finalists
14 Sep 11
Read our summary of the six designs and vote for your favourite
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RICS predicts the year ahead in construction
9 Sep 11
A senior economist at the RICS looks at the year ahead for the industry
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School building programmes: Figure it out
09 September 2011
Michael has £2bn of PFI money for capital spending on schools. But he also has to update the school estate and provide extra pupil places. How much more money will he need? And - for extra marks - where will it come from? Sarah Richardson works out some possible answers?
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Schools crisis: ‘We have a responsibility to school our children’
09 September 2011
Barking and Dagenham has to be the council the worst affected by the demise of the Building Schools for the Future programme. We look at the impact on pupils and construction in a deprived east London borough that is fast running out of space
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Setting the bar high
09 September 2011
Is standardising design the way forward for schools? Yes, says Philip Watson, but only if ‘standardisation’ means ‘best practice’ and we consider the individual needs of the school
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Shifting standards: new JCT contracts
09 September 2011
New standard form JCT contracts are on their way, in line with the government’s construction strategy. But don’t worry, help is at hand to understand the changes
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Sparks protest hits Olympics site
14 Sep 11
Further demonstrations taking place in Manchester, Newcastle and Falkirk, organisers claim
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Suppliers won't invest in Green Deal without consumer demand
19 Sep 11
Only 31% of UK manufacturers have products suited to the Green Deal according to a Chartered Institute of Marketing report
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The free schools programme: Fancy free
09 September 2011
Rachel Wolf, at 26, is in charge of delivering the government’s free schools programme. In the week the first of these schools open, she tells Sarah Richardson about how construction firms can get involved, and the importance (or not) of good design
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The perfect roof extension
8 Sep 11
If in doubt, strap it to the roof of the car and hope for the best …
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The Riot Act: it takes a village
09 September 2011
Last month’s riots implicated every one of us - especially those at the top. It also brought to mind an old community-minded rule of law
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The tracker: Summer dip
09 September 2011
Activity declined across all three sectors in July, partly due to insufficient demand and labour shortages. Experian Economics examines the latest figures
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Toll roads could replace cancelled schemes
9 Sep 11
Department for transport gives warm reception to private investment to replace cancelled projects
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UK construction output falls 2.8% in July
9 Sep 11
ONS releases figures showing 3.3% decline compated to July 2010
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Unite slams electrical firms' alternative pay offer to staff
09 September 2011
About 6,000 staff will receive proposed agreement that HVCA helped to draw up
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View from my office: John Rawlinson
9 Sep 11
The Faithful+Gould regional director overlooks Birmingham’s last decade iconic schemes
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Vinci Constuction starts work on £20m Doncaster theatre
13 Sep 11
Venue, developed by Muse and Doncaster council, part of wider regeneration of town
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Westfield Stratford City: Maxing out
09 September 2011
?Westfield Stratford City in east London - dead handy for the Olympic park - is Europe’s biggest urban shopping centre, a retail behemoth so large it is really a city within a city with more than 300 shops and 2 million ft2 of retail and leisure space. Ike Ijeh goes wild with the credit card
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Weston Homes boss blasts government for axed project
09 September 2011
Scheme to build 750 flats in Essex abandoned after social landlord cuts funding for 180 homes
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Wonders & blunders with Dominic Cullinan
09 September 2011
Dominic Cullinan takes us on a science fiction tour of London - from the half-imagined ‘bulging cheeks’ of Old Street to the three bronzed sisters of the Barbican
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Working in Mongolia: Getting warmer
09 September 2011
Mongolia is famous for many things, and being a hotspot of construction activity is not among them - but perhaps it should be. Thanks to a booming economy, the country is developing at a rate of knots. Building finds out why it’s well worth braving the cold
