11 November 2011
Building
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A quick guide to adjudication
15 Nov 11
A quick guide to what adjudication is, what types of dispute it is used for and what to do if you receive a notice of adjudication
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Arup owed almost £4m by Austin-Smith Lord over Abu Dhabi project
17 Nov 11
Project manager Buro Four also owed £700,000 as Austin-Smith Lord seeks total of £11.3m from client
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Austin-Smith:Lord files for CVA to avoid insolvency
14 Nov 11
Firm, one of largest UK architects, has already laid off 70 staff to try and keep itself afloat
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Austrian firm wins British museum cladding contract
15 Nov 11
GIG Fassaden won with a £11.7m bid to design, manufacture and supply curtain wall systems
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Balfour and Gratte hit out at unions' wage claims
11 November 2011
Contractors insist new agreement will not make workers ‘worse off’ and urge Unite to call off ballot
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Bam tops out on Co-op Manchester HQ
11 Nov 11
Image unveiled of progress to 16-storey building
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Bam wins £22m Buckinghamshire academy project
14 Nov 11
Firm will deliver Aylesbury Vale Academy and is preferred bidder for two other schools
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Banks still punishing builders despite increases in SME loans
15 Nov 11
Banks lent £18.8bn to small and medium enterprises in the third quarter of this year but 57% of builders still experiencing problems with credit
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Barratt reservations up 26%
16 Nov 11
Housebuilder predicts significant improvement in profit as average selling price increases 7%
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BCSE will increase ‘essential’ regional presence
11 November 2011
New chief executive wants to improve school delivery
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BDP suffers 60% drop in pre-tax profit to £2.8m
9 Nov 11
Turnover also down as pay of highest paid director increased by 14% to £284,000
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Bob Kerslake made head of the civil service
15 Nov 11
Permanent secretary at CLG and former boss of Homes & Communities Agency takes top mandarin post
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BPF urges government to press on with ‘office to home’ changes
11 Nov 11
Chief exec Liz Peace reacts to reports the government is poised to water down the policy
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Building buys a pint … for Speechly Bircham
11 November 2011
If you had to escape from a burning building with either no arms or no legs, which would it be? See what the lawyers advise…
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Cala Homes posts £2m profit
9 Nov 11
Results show housebuilder in profit for first time since 2007
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Cala Homes to challenge Pickles' planning refusal
11 November 2011
Developer reignites 18-month battle with communities secretary over 2000-home development
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Carillion closes its 150-year-old piling business
9 Nov 11
Source claims staff were told the news last week
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CBI attacks government FITs cut
11 Nov 11
The cut to FITs has destroyed investor confidence in the government, argued CBI director-general John Cridland
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Clients cancel solar projects worth millions
11 November 2011
Move follows government’s decision to slash the feed-in tariff subsidy
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Company fined £15,000 after worker loses finger
11 Nov 11
Lifting operation at modular building company was disorganised and could have had much worse consequences, said health and safety inspector
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Construction appointments: 16 November
16 Nov 11
Kier, Balfour Beatty Engineering services and Cuddy Group all make appointments this week
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Construction begins on University of Nottingham hotel
11 November 2011
Bam Construct has begun construction on an £18m hotel for the University of Nottingham.
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Construction workers take protest to Farringdon
16 Nov 11
Crown House is targeted in the Unite unions campaign against changes in skill grades
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Contractor insolvency: Terminating a contract on a project
15 Nov 11
How does the new Construction Act come into play in the worst case scenario when you’re terminating a contract?
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Cool roofs
11 November 2011
Roofing solutions specialist Sarnafil has launched a single ply membrane that it says helps keep buildings cool during sunny weather
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Cost insight: feeding the beast
11 November 2011
For 50 years QSs have relied on the BCIS as a vital data source, but their hunger for insights into costs just keeps growing. Who can capture all that information?
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Costain profit on track as orders hit £2.6bn
9 Nov 11
Cotract to build London Bridge station win boosts orders beyond 2013
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Countryside Properties and L&Q selected for Chipping Barnet regeneration
16 Nov 11
Plans by Alison Brooks Architects and HTA Architects would see 600 new homes built
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Davis Langdon’s senior staff cull spreads to global division
11 November 2011
UK business was told last week about plan to reduce 30% of director posts
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Design firms invited to plan Olympic Park's legacy
16 Nov 11
Both urban and landscaping contracts to be awarded through a framework agreement over the next four years
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Dooley wins unfair dismissal appeal against Ucatt
8 Nov 11
Union’s leadership race descends further into chaos
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Dos and don'ts: Insurance on a major project
11 November 2011
The latest in our dos and don’ts series guides you through insurance on a major project, from what to insure against to understanding what is not covered by a policy
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Engineer Hoare Lea signs 15-year lease on King's Cross offices
15 Nov 11
Firm will move into redeveloped offices in 2012, its 150th anniversary year
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Feed-in tariff cuts: No solar gain
11 November 2011
The dramatic and sudden cut to the feed-in tariff has put the solar power industry in fear of its future, and led many to doubt the government’s commitment to the wider sustainability agenda. Vern Pitt talks to those affected by the perceived U-turns, delays and climbdowns
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FITs cut could cost government £230m
24 Nov 11
Energy consultancy’s analysis shows huge tax loss to the Treasury if jobs are lost because of cuts to government subsidies for solar power
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Flood-proof house: Home and dry
11 November 2011
Would you build a house on the Norfolk Broads, one of the most flood-prone areas of the UK? LSI Architects did and its sophisticated design meant getting the project through planning was plain sailing.
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FMB boss ‘on leave’ over performance questions
8 Nov 11
Negotiations are ongoing between director general Richard Diment and trade body
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For the love of guttering
10 Nov 11
A worker comes perilously close to the edge of disaster
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Free Prize Draw terms and conditions
22 Nov 11
Free Prize Draw terms and conditions
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Friends of the Earth will lodge legal challenge to FIT cut
11 Nov 11
Friends of the Earth decide to lodge legal challenge after the government fails to withdraw its plans
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Giving up on green
11 November 2011
Economic realities are serious impacting on the sustainability agenda - but what’s at stake in this delay?
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Government may phase in FIT cuts
14 Nov 11
Fitters may no longer have to hand back deposits to customers unable to meet the current tariff deadline
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Government plans £50bn infrastructure boost
14 Nov 11
Osborne will announce investment in housing, roads and power stations at autumn finanicial statement this month
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Government will back BIM transition with millions of pounds
16 Nov 11
Paul Morrell, government construction advisor, has promised that the seven figure sum will ease the risk for construction firms
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Green developer BioRegional Quintain to be wound up
11 November 2011
Chief executive confirms firm will shut as listed parent company Quintain focuses on London market
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Hansom: It's all relative
11 November 2011
Positions are made clear this week, as a producer defends his august ancestor, doctors are sent to the bottom of the ladder, and a new book lifts the lid on architects’ romantic antics
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Health and Safety man suspended after falling off ladder
8 Nov 11
Health and safety trainer suspended from duty after falling from a ladder during a demonstration
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Housebuilders’ results up
11 November 2011
Interim management statements were positive
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How can we make the most of the public estate?
15 Nov 11
New structures for property management and ways of working can lead to leaner and greener public assets
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Inbox: Hot topic
11 November 2011
The solar debate heats up this week as one reader explains the reasoning behind the feed-in tariff cuts, while another draws our attention to a solar energy technology being left in the shadows
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ISG confident despite market turmoil
16 Nov 11
Construction services group says it will meet profit forecast despite euro-crisis and problems in Middle East
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Jobs outlook for construction graduates improving
7 Nov 11
Research by Higher Education Careers Services Unit points to steadily improving employment picture
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Land Secs urges government to adopt Tif to boost industry
11 November 2011
Scheme is already working in Scotland
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Lewisham flats development enters third phase
17 Nov 11
Architect BPTW has commenced work on the third phase of its Heathside and Lethbridge estates in Lewisham, London, to deliver a further 214 homes.
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Lib Dem councillors set to rebel against FIT cuts
17 Nov 11
The party fears its good environmental record could be trashed by the government plans
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London office market hit by economic turmoil, says Hammerson
9 Nov 11
Developer rules out speculative commercial schemes in the current market
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Mix of procurement for £500m schools spend
10 Nov 11
Existing local frameworks and one-off procurements will be used for £500m worth of projects to address school places
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Movers & makers: Roofing
11 November 2011
A round-up of news from roofing manufacturers
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MPs protest over Dow 2012 stadium deal
16 Nov 11
Campaigners say sponsorship of stadium wrap should be scrapped because of Dow’s association with Bhopal
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My Digital Life… Dieter Kleiner
11 November 2011
This architecture practice director finds it hard to separate work and play
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National Construction Academy faces closure in Liverpool
15 Nov 11
Local MP pledges to examine rescue options
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New asbestos regulations: What you need to know
11 November 2011
Asbestos regulations are changing, and to avoid being hit with a whopping fine, like M&S, it’s worth taking note. Here’s a summary of some of the main points to bear in mind
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New hotel opens in ExCel centre
11 November 2011
£30m Aloft Hotel was designed by Jestico + Whiles
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NPPF ‘open to legal challenge’ warn MPs
14 Nov 11
Parliamentary committee brands reforms ‘contradictory and confusing’
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Osborne to replace PFI with 'better value' model
15 Nov 11
Treasury will review how private sector can deliver public assets at lower costs to taxpayer
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Personal liability when a company owes money
11 November 2011
Being a limited liability company doesn’t stop directors being held responsible if creditors are owed money
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PFI pipeline 'unaffected' by Treasury review
15 Nov 11
Some of the £8.5bn of PFI projects in the public pipeline will be asked to ‘learn lessons’ of review
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Public land for 83,500 homes identified
14 Nov 11
Government identifies sites for new housing as part of forthcoming strategy
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Q&A with a roofing specialist: To top it all
11 November 2011
?How has roofing design been affected by the pressure to reduce costs while providing environmentally-friendly solutions? Brent Tyrrell, business development manager at Lakesmere, talks about the latest developments in the sector
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Q&A with the RICS: The new qualification
11 November 2011
The RICS’ new AssocRICS qualification has been met with scepticism and accusations of devaluing the profession. Building talks to executive director Mark Walley about why a creating a new path into the institution is a good thing for everyone
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Retail market report: the impact of online shopping
11 November 2011
Forget shopping trolleys. You’ll soon be able to buy something by pointing your mobile phone at it. But what impact is this, and the inexorable rise of online shopping, going to have on retail construction? Building looks at this fast-changing sector
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RICS opens consultation on Japanese knotweed
15 Nov 11
New information paper will provide advice on invasive plant that can grow through concrete
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Ritchie seeks injunction to block Ucatt election
16 Nov 11
Former union boss was banned from re-running for the leadership last month
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RMJM wins planning for teaching facility in Wales
10 Nov 11
Project will include secondary, higher and further education facilities
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Rogers hits out at planning reform
14 Nov 11
Architect says NPPF could lead to ‘merging’ of major cities
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Roof glazing system
11 November 2011
Wicona’s Wictec 50 roof glazing system has now been launched in the UK
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Roof refurbishment
11 November 2011
Tata Steel’s products were used on the roof at London Victoria Station
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Rooftop parking at Westfield
11 November 2011
CityRoof’s Pardak paving system has been installed over an inverted roof at Westfield Stratford City
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Sanctuary wins £89m funding deal from HCA
9 Nov 11
Housing association agrees largest funding package yet to build 3,689 homes
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School buildings: Could achieve great things
11 November 2011
Schools need results and, with a new building programme on its way, the design and construction industries are the best people to deliver
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Scotland to get £100m for renewable energy projects
11 Nov 11
A further £100m drawn from the fossil fuel levy will be used to capitalise the Green Investment Bank.
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Scottish glazing firm AC Yule enters administration
9 Nov 11
211 staff made redundant at Aberdeen curtain walling company
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Settled agreements: Thameside Construction Company Ltd vs Arthenella Ltd
14 Nov 11
This case highlights the importance of caution when entering settled agreements, and that once accepted, an offer to settle cannot be picked apart
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Severfield-Rowen agrees new £50m credit facility
16 Nov 11
Finance deal will support company’s operations in UK and India
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Skanska tops list of green construction companies
16 Nov 11
Engineers WS Atkins, BAM and Carillion all highly rated in first government poll of firms’ carbon measurment
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Smooth roof
11 November 2011
Kalzip’s roofings system was used on the Slough Bus Station
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Spurs leave stock market to boost stadium funding prospects
16 Nov 11
Club hopes de-listing will help it secure capital for a new stadium at Northumberland Park
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Stanton Williams triumphs at architect awards
16 Nov 11
Successful education schemes in Cambridge and Kings Cross win practice Schüco Gold Award at BD awards
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T&T tops QS barometer in September and October
18 Nov 11
Gleeds, Davis Langdon and EC Harris runners up in Building’s top 40
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Tesco wins planning on Dartford mixed-use scheme
14 Nov 11
Town centre regeneration scheme will provide 231 homes
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The Construction Act: Changes to consultants' payment processes
11 November 2011
Consultants’ payment processes are traditionally very different to those of contractors. So how have they changed in the standard contracts since the new Construction Act?
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The tracker: Autumn wipe out
11 November 2011
September offered little cause for cheer as activity declined across all three sectors: residential, non-residential and civil engineering. Experian Economics reveals the extent of the bad news
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Tottenham Hotspur FC 'put Olympic board under surveillance'
8 Nov 11
Metropolitan Police investigating as dramatic claims made at London Assembly meeting
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Turner & Townsend interview: Vince Clancy and Steve McGuckin
11 November 2011
As more UK consultancies are snapped up by international giants, Building hears from global boss Vince Clancy and UK MD Steve McGuckin about why Turner & Townsend isn’t budging on its independence
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Turner & Townsend pledges to remain independent
11 November 2011
Global chief executive and UK managing director say avoiding consolidation will help firm win work
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'UK needs to build a city the size of Birmingham,' says FMB
15 Nov 11
Demand for new housing is set to outstrip supply by over 500,000 homes by 2015
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Waterproofing system
11 November 2011
Rock supplied its protection system for the roofs on schools in Salford
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Wayne Rooney engages architect to design garden shed
15 Nov 11
Footballer is said to have hired Cheshire firm Pulmann Associates Architects
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Willmott Dixon faces £2.4m claim from BSF subbie
10 Nov 11
John Cooper Construction says Willmott Dixon failed to suply it with necessary information
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Wood based fibre
11 November 2011
This wood based fibrebroad can last sixty years
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X marks the spot: Bam's Molecular Biology lab nears completion
15 Nov 11
RMJM-designed building resembles an X-chromosome from the air
