15 July 2011
Building
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Utility Surveys
15 July 2011
The Survey Association has introduced a new video guide to support their Essential Guide to Utility Surveys.
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10 ways to make your office outstanding (in BREEAM’s eyes, at least)
15 July 2011
These days the corporate world is falling over itself to improve its environmental credentials. Thomas Lane takes a look at the newest, greenest, office building on the block and finds out how your office can be ’outstanding’ too
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Amey bags £37m signalling contracts
18 Jul 11
Network Rail awards firm five contracts at locations across the UK
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Another senior figure exits Lend Lease
15 July 2011
Julian Daniel and Chris Houchin have both left the firm
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Apparent bias in adjudication: Lanes Group vs Galliford Try Infrastructure
18 Jul 11
Can a preliminary views document lead to bias in an adjudication?
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Apportioning loss between a designer and a contractor
15 July 2011
Where a designer and a contractor both contributed to a defect, the losses are normally split 20/80. But if the designer’s duties increase, so do its apportioned costs
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Axa wins planning for £50m Manchester office scheme
21 Jul 11
The 12-storey scheme was designed by Squire and Partners architects
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Barratt and Peel ink deal on £200m housing tie-up
20 Jul 11
Agreement allows Barratt to build homes on Peel land in the north of England
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'Bitter disappointment' as axe finally falls on BSF
20 Jul 11
Up to 80 schems involved in High Court legal battle will not be restarted
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Bovis Homes forecasts 10% drop in completed reservations
15 July 2011
Despite this the housebuilder said its margins were improving in “stable market conditions”
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Brian Green on … output figures
15 July 2011
Data suggests the industry is on the up – but is this sustainable?
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Budget hotels glam up, scale down and do well
15 July 2011
Hotels are beating the recession by embracing micro-development
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Building buys a pint ... for Robinson Low Francis
15 July 2011
When QSs get together they talk about childhood games and haircuts
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Building intelligence Q1 2011: Some sectors see improvement
15 July 2011
Experian Marketing Information Services’ analysis of the first quarter of 2011 shows that despite poor performance in new orders, some sectors - such as private housing - have seen improvement
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Building ventilation
15 July 2011
Geze UK has launched an online video to help architects and specifiers
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Capita consultant on Cumbrian Roman visitor centre
30 Jun 11
Firm is lead consultant and architect on the £10.7m Roman Maryport Development
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Capita hired on Scottish affordable business space scheme
14 Jul 11
Consultant to provide range of services including project management on £2.4m mixed-use project
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City living: North Wharf Gardens, London
15 July 2011
Farrells Architects’ mixed-use developement is part of the Paddington Basin regeneration scheme
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Columbia University students collaborate on stillspotting nyc
30 Jun 11
Architecture students identify ’stillspotting’ areas around Manhattan for new Guggenheim Museum exhibition
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Compact operators
15 July 2011
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has launched the Compact Operator for sliding doors
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Construction appointments 15 July 2011
15 July 2011
Kier, Crestron, Hoare Lea, Thomas Eggar and RCT Homes have all made appointments this week
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Construction sector has UK economy's highest insolvency rate
18 Jul 11
June figures show building materials and construction firms have two worst rates of collapse
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CSCS skills card boss steps down
21 Jul 11
Chief executive Brian Adams will leave CSCS at Christmas
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Danger elevated
15 July 2011
Why bother bringing a scissor lift, if you’re not going to use it?
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Demand control ventilation
15 July 2011
Elta Fans has supplied its SPP500/4/2 DCV fan for the new ventilation system in the kitchen at The Three Crowns Inn
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Designs for King's Cross public square unveiled
22 Jul 11
Architect Stanton Williams behind 7,000m² new London space
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Durham University’s Business School: Flexible studies
15 July 2011
GSS Architecture has submitted a planning application for a £10m extension to Durham University’s Business School
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Dyson airblade
15 July 2011
Dyson supplied 8 Dyson Airblade hand dryers for the Environmental Agency’s office in Preston, Lancashire.
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EDF denies French plant delays will affect UK nuclear projects
21 Jul 11
Energy company says delays to French power plant won’t have bearing on Hinkley Point or Sizewell
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Employment and parenthood: Bringing up baby
15 July 2011
Tell a prospective employer that you’d like children or prefer to work part-time so you can look after your child and they’re likely to roll their eyes. So is it best not to mention it?
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Eyewitness: Greece – it's a mess but there are chinks of light
19 Jul 11
In the second of our online series of first hand accounts from trouble spots around the world, we look at the impact of the Greek austerity measures on construction but also opportunities through funding options such as PPP
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F+G is project manager on Renzo Piano’s Athens project
30 Jun 11
Consultant and British Embassy celebrate start of project and highlight construction opportunities in Greece
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Fire-resistant cables
15 July 2011
Cable manufacturer Nexans has introduced Alsecure Premium, its new range of CR1-C1 certified fire-resistant cables.
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Firm fined after electrician engulfed in fusebox fire
19 Jul 11
Cumbrian packaging firm fined for health and safety breaches
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Firms to cash in on nuclear work following White Paper
12 Jul 11
Publication states that investment of £110bn over the next 40 years is needed to build new plants
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Five firms land Catalyst housing deal worth £62m
18 Jul 11
Housing maintenance work covers stock in the London area
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Forklift driver dies on Costain site
21 Jul 11
A forklift truck driver has died after an accident at Costain’s Parkway site in Newbury
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Foundations firm Bauer wins two Crossrail projects
20 Jul 11
Contracts cover works at Whitechapel and Liverpool Street stations
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Four bidders revealed for TfL’s £60m District line upgrade
15 July 2011
Contract will be put out to tender in September but sources have revealed the firms that have passed pre-qualification bids
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Frank Lampl memorial service
15 July 2011
Public service honoring the Sir Frank will be held in September
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Gleeds extends JD Sports contract
15 July 2011
Consultants secured two-year extension
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Gove sues BDP for £3m over Westminster Academy
15 Jul 11
Court action is over outstanding fees and alleged ventilation defects
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Government launches £2bn privately financed school building programme
19 Jul 11
Education secretary confirms new funds but launches second consultation on James review proposals
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Great Portland Estates unveils huge development programme
21 Jul 11
Developer has 2.2m ft2 of schemes for the next 15 months
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Hackney Empire vs Aviva Insurance: The Empire strikes back
15 July 2011
This is the tale of a theatre project, backed by Lord Sugar, that landed its client with a £3.2m headache. Now eight years on there’s a legal battle over a bond between the insurer and the theatre owner
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Handrail systems
15 July 2011
Kalzip has introduced two new handrail systems to improve safety conditions for people working on Kalzip standing seam roofs.
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Hansom: Tomfoolery
15 July 2011
It’s time out from the working world this week as the industry shows its playful side. Chief executives DJ and do funny voices, while employees have fun with photos …
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Inbox: the blueprint
15 July 2011
Readers are concerned with matters of design, arguing the case for crazy and silly shapes, suggesting that there are better nuclear plants on the way and voicing concerns over liability in the use of BIM
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Insurers call for review of fire regulations
15 July 2011
American insurance firm has raised concerns
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Interim valuations: Doing the sums
15 July 2011
Most of us think that a withholding notice is a must if an employer wants to hold back any sums due. But one judge says this only applies to sums in interim valuations
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JCT contracts and the Construction Act
15 July 2011
All standard contracts are being revised to conform with the new Construction Act, and the JCT is the first to unveil its payment terms. Here are the changes you need to know
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Kier knocks Balfour off top spot
15 July 2011
Contractor wins £178m of work in June, ending Balfour Beatty’s three-month run in first place
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Kier sets sights on work in Iraq
15 July 2011
Firm is seeking more work overseas and believes Iraq holds opportunities
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Kinetics to shed 500 jobs as administrator moves in
14 Jul 11
News comes as Liverpool contractor Mayfield also collapses with 80 jobs lost
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Kings Reach tower overhaul gets green light
21 Jul 11
Work on KPF-designed south London scheme to begin next year
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Knight Frank survey reveals surge in Greater London land values
20 Jul 11
However gap between land values in the North and South continues to grow
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Land Securities plans retail developments worth £275m
19 Jul 11
Several retail projects in pipeline for London area
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Lincolnshire 'pods' open to the public
15 Jul 11
S&P-designed project provides leisure and sport facilities
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Longbridge town centre project worth £70m gets go-ahead
15 Jul 11
Birmingham council grants planning approval to town centre scheme
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Maude rolls out 20% cuts plan
15 July 2011
Implementation plan reveled next week
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Minister announces £22bn investment in construction projects
19 Jul 11
Francis Maude says money will be invested over the next three years
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Minister vows to name and shame late paying contractors
20 Jul 11
Government will name contractors who fail to pay specialists within 30 days
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Morgan Sindall lands £5.5m schools deal in Brent
19 Jul 11
Firm will carry out extension and refurb works at two primary schools
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MPs back policy for new energy schemes
19 Jul 11
Eight sites approved for new nuclear power stations
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My digital life: Tony Llewellyn
15 July 2011
iPods, iPads and Wombats
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Natural slate flooring
15 July 2011
Kirkstone has supplied natural stone for the Icon Building, an office and conference centre in Daventry
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Natural stone range
15 July 2011
Charcon has expanded its natural stone range to include a greater selection of UK, European and world-sourced natural stone
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Newlon seeks bidders for £50m housing framework
18 Jul 11
Framework covers jobs worth up to £12m
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Olympic minister 'confident' of 2012 coming in under budget
19 Jul 11
One-year countdown begins next week
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Osborne’s pre-tax profit hits four-year high
15 July 2011
Jobs picked up from collapsed Connaught help boost profit to £3.5m, but turnover still falls 8%
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Overseas investment boosts London office market
15 Jul 11
Investment from outside the UK up 25% in first half of 2011
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Procuring a design team: The art of not getting shafted
15 July 2011
What’s the best way to choose a design team? Rigid scoring systems need to change if clients are to get the best balance between cost and quality
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Rees: refurbishment will replace skyscrapers
15 July 2011
City of London planning officer has seen growth in applications to refurbish office blocks
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Retail kiosks
15 July 2011
Yorkon has launched a new design for retail kiosks, which it claims can be open to serve customers less than 24 hours after their arrival.
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RICS health and safety advicep
15 July 2011
RICS has launched a guidance note called “Surveying safely”
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Rydon's Bob Bond: Safe pair of hands
15 July 2011
Rydon boss Bob Bond finds being at the helm of a medium-sized company gives him the agility needed to steer a steady course through choppy waters. Even introducing an innovative investment model shouldn’t rock the boat
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Schools face £22bn maintenance work backlog
15 July 2011
Estimate means repairs would cost more than £15.8bn allocated for schools over next five years
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Schools of scandal
15 July 2011
Our schools are in an urgent state of repair – let’s hope the government responds accordingly
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Schools PFI: we need to learn from past mistakes
19 Jul 11
We should welcome Gove’s announcement that upto 300 schools could be built using a model based on PFI, but we also need to be on our guard
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Schools special: £2.5bn of schools funding to be allocated this autumn
19 Jul 11
Schools capital funding worth £2.5bn will be divided up between local authorities and schools this autumn, in a move which will provide a much needed boost to firms involved in the education sector
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Schools special: Details of fresh James review consultation
19 Jul 11
Government to push ahead with standardisation but will consult further on central procurement process
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Schools special: Government to procure standardised school designs 'immediately'
19 Jul 11
Move will be prioritised as government seeks to cut costs of school building
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Schools special: Letter from Michael Gove to local authorities and schools
19 Jul 11
Text of the letter outlining response to the James review and plans for changes to schools funding
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Scottish construction output falls 3.6%
21 Jul 11
Latest quarterly figures show sharp decline
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Security doors
15 July 2011
ASSA ABLOY Security Doors has manufactured and installed over 550 fire doors for One New Change
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Shapps to support self-build push
15 July 2011
Call to double number of self-build homes in UK
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Shortlist for £165m Cambridge hospital cut to two
18 Jul 11
Consortiums headed by either Bouygues or Skanska will win the contract
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Steadman's invests in IT
15 July 2011
Building products manufacturer improves efficiency
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Stillspotting nyc: manhattan - 8/18 September
30 Jun 11
While the vitality and stimulation of the urban environment can be pleasant, those living in or visiting densely populated areas, such as New York, can have wildly different experiences.
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Survey reveals green skills gap
15 Jul 11
43% of firms say industry lacks the necessary green skills
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Sustainability in Brazil: For the trees
15 July 2011
Brazil is famous for sustainability: a lack of it. But a new wave of green legislation and client requirements is creating demand for skills local contractors don’t have - and UK specialists are first in line for the work. Luke McLeod-Roberts reports in the second of our special features on Brazil
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The Housing Design awards 2011: The modern tradition
15 July 2011
This year’s Housing Design Awards include bite-size adaptable units, more houses and better integrated public spaces. And they all seem animated by a nostalgia for traditional housing
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The tracker: Slim pickings
15 July 2011
Though activity, orders and employment are down, firms are relatively upbeat about tender prices, which are at a three-year high. Experian Marketing Information Services brings the latest figures
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Treasury plans to cut £1.5bn from operational PFI contracts
19 Jul 11
Efficiency measures will also be incorporated into new schools PFI programme announced today
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UK nuclear industry welcomes electricity market white paper
15 July 2011
White paper states that an investment of £110bn is required over the next 40 years
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UK's largest museum opens
15 July 2011
Liverpool Museum, the UK’s largest national museum to be built in over 100 years, opens next week.
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Waste lamp collection
15 July 2011
Recolight, the UK’s specialist WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) compliance scheme for lamps, has extended its range of collection options offered to businesses with smaller quantities of waste lamps
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Welsh schools building programme to be scaled back
15 Jul 11
Many projects likely to be delayed or scrapped due to sharp reduction in funding
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Workers prepare legal action over blacklisting scandal
15 July 2011
Action to be taken against more than 40 firms who paid to access illegal blacklist of workers’ details
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WSP appoints new UK head of building services
14 Jul 11
Construction firm hires former Arup building engineering group London leader
