14 October 2011
Building
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2012 Olympics to inspire 'blueprint for construction'
17 Oct 11
ODA joins RICS, UK-GBC and others to launch online tool based on Olympic park build
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Air to water heat pump
14 October 2011
Daikin has introduced the Altherma Flex Type air-to-water heat pump, which it says is suitable for larger domestic dwellings, apartment buildings and commercial properties.
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Apollo leads construction sales pack
17 Oct 11
Social housing developer is construction’s top mid-sized firm in Sunday Times sales survey
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Arcadis to buy EC Harris
17 Oct 11
Listed Dutch engineering giant to fuel expansion with buyout of £253m turnover ECH
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BAA still hopes for third Heathrow runway
17 Oct 11
Airports operator says Heathrow must expand for the UK to seize valuable trade opportunities
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Balfour Beatty company factfile
24 Oct 11
Need to know facts on this engineering services firm
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Bam to make 100 redundant
20 Oct 11
Redundancies make up around 4% of company’s 2500 staff
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Bellway sees profit soar 51%
18 Oct 11
Housebuilder reports strong full year profit and “stable” but fragile autumn sales
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Bespoke bricks
14 October 2011
Multi-coloured facing bricks from Ibstock have been used for a Code level 4 compliant dwelling at Kimcote Hall, Leicestershire
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BIM: 'Adoption could be slower than people hope'
19 Oct 11
BIM is a breakthrough, says the outspoken boss of H+H, but how do you avoid backing the equivalent of Betamax
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BIM: Too many cooks
14 October 2011
How do you keep track of what everyone’s up to on a design and build contract? You could use BIM, but it’s a rather complex and costly solution to the problem
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Breach of public procurement rules: Henry Brothers (Magherafelt) Ltd & Ors vs Department of Education for Northern Ireland
18 Oct 11
This case shows that framework agreements can be set aside as a remedy for breach of procurement rules
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Building intelligence Q2 2011
14 October 2011
Experian Economics’ analysis of the second quarter of 2011 shows that output was slightly down on the same period last year, and the full impact of spending cuts has not even filtered through yet
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Capita Symonds snaps up architect ESA
18 Oct 11
Over 60 staff to join the consultant’s architecture business
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Capita to create ‘right’ workplace for Network Rail
13 Oct 11
Consultant to develop agile working programmes for 4,000 Network Rail staff
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Cemex fined £200,000 over explosion death
18 Oct 11
Firm pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act
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Chinese win Cheesegrater job
13 Oct 11
Yuanda was awarded high-profile job by Laing O’Rourke
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Clark tells MPs planning reforms to be delayed
20 Oct 11
Decentralisation minister says there will be “transitional arrangements”
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Collapse of carbon capture deal branded 'farce'
20 Oct 11
WWF slams ‘four wasted years’ as Department for Energy and Climate Change seeks a fresh pilot
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Construction appointments: 14 October
14 October 2011
Lakehouse, ISG and EC Harris are among firms to have made new appointments
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Construction firms could get green tax exemptions
18 Oct 11
Chancellor plans to reduce burden on companies with high energy needs
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Countryside Properties named as Highmead developer
12 Oct 11
Site will include 120 new homes, commercial space and community areas
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Crossrail reveals designs for Tottenham Court Road
19 Oct 11
Derwent blocks designed by Hawkins Brown and AHMM include a new 350-seat theatre on the site of former Astoria
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Danish architect wins pylon competition
14 Oct 11
T-shaped design by Bystrup could be next generation of pylon design
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Design Council Cabe questions floating Thames walkway scheme
14 Oct 11
Design watchdog joins architect Graham Morrison in raising objections to Boris Johnson-backed project
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Developers forced to defend NPPF lobbying efforts
18 Oct 11
National Trust chair accuses builders of “most intense lobbying” over planning changes
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Developers should pay for design review, official report says
18 Oct 11
Bishop Review, commissioned by Design Council Cabe, sets out future for the organisation
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Driver Group recruits 15 staff from fallen rival GF Partnership
14 October 2011
GF Partnership went into administration in July
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EC Harris appoints treasury consultancy expertise
11 Oct 11
Consultant hires expert from Tribal Group to boost its affordable housing team
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EC Harris name could go within three years
17 Oct 11
Arcadis chief executive says brand will be retained ‘initially’ but is likely to be dropped over time
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EC Harris: Bigger is not always better
17 Oct 11
Richard Steer, chairman of EC Harris rival Gleeds, says why the latest takeover is bad news for clients and the industry
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EC Harris: Pressure for rapid growth triggered Arcadis deal
17 Oct 11
Chief executive Philip Youell says firm had to expand to satisfy needs of clients
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Eco options for composite doors
14 October 2011
Permadoor has introduced a choice of three “eco options” to its GRP composite door range, which the company says can help specifiers improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of housing stock through improved door performance.
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Electricians' pay saga
14 October 2011
Disputed changes are to go ahead
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Energy boss: 'PV subsidies a waste of government funds'
26 Oct 11
PV panels are not efficient enough to justify investment, says chief executive of RWN npower
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Experian to downgrade forecasts for 2012 output
14 October 2011
Forecasting firm says pessimism is due to impact of negative sentiment in wake of euro crisis
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External wall insulation
14 October 2011
Saint-Gobain Weber has supplied its weber.therm XP External Wall Insulation system for a project at Lawnswood Court in Wellington Square, Cheltenham.
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External wall insulation systems
14 October 2011
Lime Technology has launched two new external wall insulation systems
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Farrell slams Foster’s Thames Estuary airport plan
14 October 2011
Farrell prefers idea of transport ‘hub’ to new airport
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Fears raised about Olympic stadium legacy
14 October 2011
OPLC pulled plug on West Ham deal
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Finalists unveiled for Aberdeen's £120m City Garden Project
19 Oct 11
The six designs will be exhibited until 2 November
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Firms in critical financial stress up 41%
19 Oct 11
Number of construction companies suffering critical financial problems leapt to 1,214 in third quarter according to ‘red flag’ survey
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First Impressions: Liverpool National Museum
13 Oct 11
Our student panel give their impression on the futuristic waterfront museum by Danish architect 3XD
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First recycled plastic bridge in Europe built in Scotland
26 Oct 11
Thermoplastic material used in construction of road bridge will be sold by Vetech next year
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Framing board with low thermal conductivity
14 October 2011
Kingspan Kooltherm K12 Framing Board is designed for insulating timber frame and steel frame wall constructions
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Gleeds chair hits out at EC Harris takeover
17 Oct 11
Boss of rival consultant Richard Steer compares Arcadis to fast food chain McDonalds
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Government to build '230,000 homes a year'
13 Oct 11
Aide to housing minister Shapps makes pledge despite worsening market
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Grainger to fund 1,000 homes
14 October 2011
Grainger is joing forces with Bouygues
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Green light for £70m south London housing scheme
20 Oct 11
Scheme at Loughborough Park Estate designed by BPTW given green light
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Halcrow cuts 55 staff and shuts offices
20 Oct 11
Engineer says closure of offices in the south and Manchester unrelated to CH2M Hill deal
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Hansom: Make your mind up!
14 October 2011
This week, indecision prevails as the RIBA swaps cool for sophistication, politicians disagree on numbers and the communities department isn’t sure whether it’s setting up a committee or not
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Holloway White Allom collapses with loss of 175 jobs
14 October 2011
129-year-old firm rebuilt the Bank of England
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HS2 seeks consultants for £350m framework agreement
14 Oct 11
Architects, engineers and urban planners among those sought to work on controversial £32bn rail scheme
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Ikea unveils 10.5ha mixed-use Stratford scheme
20 Oct 11
Retail giant’s property arm preparing planning application
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Improving energy efficiency: the hole truth
14 October 2011
The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation could transform the UK’s housing stock, says John Sinfield. But only if they come with powerful incentives to insulate our homes
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Insulated steel window
14 October 2011
Schueco Jansen has launched Janisol Arte, an insulated steel window system designed specifically for the renovation market.
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John Moore: Looking for Moore
14 October 2011
What do you do when your main revenue stream is reduced? If you’re John Moore and the head of Balfour Beatty Engineering Services, you turn to your other divisions - and boost them with acquisitions
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Joiner breaks leg after scaffolding hit by bus
20 Oct 11
Panther Scaffolding fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £3,739 costs
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Keepmoat records £50m loss due to interest on debt
14 October 2011
Social housing firm suffers accounting loss because of £117m interest charge on debt
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Labour urges vote on planning policy
19 Oct 11
MPs set to debate National Planning Policy Framework tomorrow
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Labour's housing manifesto plans
14 October 2011
Labour’s new shadow housing minister has said the party would restore regional planning if put in power at the next election.
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Laing O’Rourke/Mace Thameslink bid rejected
14 October 2011
JV was hotly tipped to win the London Bridge contract
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Laing O'Rourke and Atkins' standardised school: How's this for smart?
14 October 2011
Standardised doesn’t have to mean inflexible design - that’s the message from Laing O’Rourke and Atkins with their clever solution to cutting school building costs. Building reports on the surprising versatility of concrete
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Laing O'Rourke to run down its housing arm
20 Oct 11
Contractor confirms it is mothballing its loss-making Explore Living division
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London contractor fined £19,300 for asbestos failings
14 October 2011
Fadil Adil failed to protect workers from asbestos on a restaurant demolition job
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London firm wins Paris residential job
13 Oct 11
London-based Farshid Moussavi Architecture has won a competition to design a major residential complex in the La Defense district of Paris.
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London First launches Crossrail 2 study
18 Oct 11
Business leaders will consider the case for a new underground rail link
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Low watt fans
14 October 2011
Polypipe Ventilation has added a centrifugal bathroom extract fan range called “low Watt” to its Silavent range.
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Members of government's Green Construction Board announced
24 Oct 11
Members include 15 drawn from firms including Wates, Arup, Skanska and Balfour Beatty
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Morgan Sindall picked for £200m Basingstoke regeneration
26 Oct 11
Urban regeneration division Muse appointed by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
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Morgan Sindall to redevelop MTV studios
18 Oct 11
Jacobs Webber-designed development will include new studios and refurbished office space
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Mortgage lending edges up in the third quarter
20 Oct 11
CML data shows lending 2% ahead of 2010 despite September dip
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Mouchel chair resigns after three days
17 Oct 11
Michael Lyons drafted in as David Sugden steps down from troubled consultant
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Mouchel offloads rail business
19 Oct 11
£3.4m windfall will go towards paying down the consultant’s debts
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Mouchel open to serious takeover approaches
10 Oct 11
Auditor KPMG set to be called in to investigate accounting error
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Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts: Drama in Haringey
14 October 2011
Bennetts Associates is converting a London town hall into a theatre
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My digital life…Andrew Jones
14 October 2011
The BBC’s website, Radio 4…and feather boas
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Newcastle gets £25m organ transplant facility
18 Oct 11
Centre will be the first in the UK dedicated to organ transplantation
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Nine firms could share national schools building survey work
18 Oct 11
Study to examine condition of 23,000 schools will form basis for future funding
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North/South property divide reaches widest level to date
17 Oct 11
Buyers can now purchase an average of two properties in the north for the cost of one in the south
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Nuclear industry welcomes final Weightman report
14 October 2011
Report was publlished on Tuesday
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Oh we do like to be … beside Southend-on-Sea pier
14 October 2011
The grade-II listed structure is the longest pleasure pier in the world
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Oldham housing association appoints firms to £90m job
14 October 2011
Framework is part of an £149m investment over five years
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OMA Progress: Until 19 February
3 Jan 12
OMA/Progress is the first major presentation of architect OMA’s work in the UK and is guest curated and designed by the Brussels-based collective Rotor, who were responsible for the much praised Belgian Pavilion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale.
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Overseas investors boost Telford Homes sales by 30%
19 Oct 11
East London housebuilder forecasts significant increase in full-year profit based on sales already secured
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Paul Morrell reappointed chief construction adviser
18 Oct 11
Employment was due to end in December but has been extended by a year
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PFI on trial
14 October 2011
The fate of PFI hangs in the balance with a Treasury announcement expected next month. Building considers the case for both the prosecution and defence, looks at the possible verdicts, and wonders if promises of a reformed character might get it off the hook
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PFI's long sentence
14 October 2011
PFI’s back in the dock and Mouchel’s run out of luck
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Reiach & Hall and Aedas triumph at design awards
19 Oct 11
Reiach & Hall named architectural practice of the year at Roses Design Awards while Aedas Architects takes home the Architecture Grand Prix
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RIBA membership fees frozen
14 Oct 11
Subscription fee pegged at same level for third year in a row as institute acknowledges hard times
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Riverside Quarter in Wandsworth moves ahead
14 October 2011
One and Three Riverside are scheduled for completion in September 2012
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Robert Adam offers rival plans for Poole harbour
13 Oct 11
Neo-classical architect seeks to usurp HKR for redevelopment of West Quay site
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Scottish house prices rise for second month in August
19 Oct 11
But lack of mortgage lending will mean a year on year drop in price increases overall
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Sir Richard Branson opens $209m spaceport
18 Oct 11
Terminal in New Mexico desert will offer public space flights some time after 2012
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Skanska to build first UK resi scheme
14 October 2011
Skanska has received full planning consent for its first UK residential development scheme
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Social housing: Locked out
14 October 2011
Families living in social housing rely on subsidies to make ends meet, but with higher rents and reduced benefits affordable homes are becoming anything but
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Sustainable timber
14 October 2011
Accoya wood, supplied exclusively by International Timber, has been specified for The Haven project in Horning, Norfolk
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Sweett brand launches in Middle East
18 Oct 11
Consultant opens a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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The Building News iPhone app
12 Oct 11
The Building News app brings to you the most recent news, opinion and the world’s leading brand for construction professionals, delivered to your iPhone and iPod Touch
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The TCC's new home: Roll with the times
14 October 2011
The Technology and Construction Court is an increasingly valuable resource and area of expertise. Its new home reflects this and helps it perform on the world stage
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The tracker: August showers
14 October 2011
Construction employment and activity remained downbeat in August, with orders below normal. However, the residential sector provided a chink in the clouds. Experian Economics reports
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Tiltturn windows
14 October 2011
Architectural aluminium systems supplier Kawneer has introduced the AA®543 tilturn window to its AA®540 window range.
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Timber thermal doorsets
14 October 2011
Manse Masterdor has supplied its Masterdor Timber Thermal doorsets for the £12m Park Dale development in Airedale, West Yorkshire.
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Trade association seeks six-figure chief executive
17 Oct 11
Construction Products Association is advertising for April 2012
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Trafford Wharf complete
14 October 2011
Design practice Form Associates’ Trafford Wharf Promenade has opened
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Ucatt plans 500 public sector strike ballots
20 Oct 11
Action follows Unite’s move to ballot 6,000 electrical workers
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Union Unite calls sparks strike ballot
18 Oct 11
Ballot of up to 6,000 workers to be held “within a few weeks”
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University of Surrey: Gold-standard education
19 Oct 11
The University of Surrey’s £10.8m integrated learning centre and languages department, designed by RMJM’s London studio, has been completed
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Up to 100 BDP staff to lose jobs after project delay
20 Oct 11
Cuts follow ‘pause’ in design process of £420m Brighton hospital job and public sector cuts
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Vinci opens office in Turkey as part of global expansion
14 October 2011
Move follows contractor’s investment in Canadian base in Vancouver to chase £1.2bn of PFI work
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Wonders and Blunders with Phil Hutchinson
14 October 2011
Phil Hutchinson casts his critical eye over offices in west London, enjoying the charms of Chiswick Park but lamenting how the Ark in Hammersmith has changed over time
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Work begins on London’s £25m Jewish Community Centre
14 October 2011
Mayor of London attends ground breaking ceremony in Hampstead
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Young designers create a pop-up club
1 Mar 12
Heineken’s competition is for a concept nightclub based on the theme ‘changing perspectives’
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Zero carbon housing using underfloor thermal heat stores
14 October 2011
When you’ve got houses and flats on a tiny plot, no room to store fuel and little roof space, finding a zero-carbon heating solution is tricky. One team went underground to find the answer
