All Building articles in 1999 Issue 03
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Features
Unknown territory
Nobody wants to make the arduous and risky journey to court, but only the intrepid few have explored the new adjudication short cut. Now it seems their experiences are about to be made into a reliable map.
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Features
Solar power to the people
Energy efficiency:Thin-film photovoltaics Photovoltaic panels boost green credentials, but recouping their cost has always been a problem. Now, thin-film technology, coming to the UK for the first time in Canon UK's HQ, is set to change all that.
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Features
Sydney Olympic stadia take shape
UK consultants close to finishing stadia, transport and "village" in good time for 2000 games.
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Features
Model villages
Energy efficiency: low-energy housing Future homes will have to comply with the government's energy-saving plans. Two South-east schemes are proposed models: which is better?
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Features
Just the job - Susan Morton
Tarmac Building's new human resources director tells Peter Marriott how she has made people her business.
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Features
How long can you stay?
A recent court decision seems to imply that more disputes are referable to arbitration than was previously thought.
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Green scheme
The latest design package can help decide the viability of low-energy schemes at an early stage in development.
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News
HBG grabs top spot for traditional work won
Dutch giant's 15 contracts worth £113m take it to the head of the quarterly table.
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Features
Tender price forecast
Construction output is still expected to grow in the next two years, although more slowly than previously thought. However, with concerns about skills shortages and pressure on M&E prices, predictions for tender price inflation over the next 12 months remain unchanged at 2-5%.
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News
Exterior gets new identity
Exterior, the group of construction managers that split from Schal in late 1997, has celebrated the new year with a change of name. Its full trading name is now Exterior International, instead of Exterior Construction Management, to reflect the firm's plans for overseas expansion and the full range of services ...
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UK PFI skills a hit in Europe
UK contractors with private finance initiative experience are in with a good chance of winning work on The Netherlands' first major privately financed project. Dutch prime minister Wim Kok last week announced his decision to opt for a private-public partnership deal to provide part of a £3.5bn high-speed rail link ...
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Comment
Enter the nanny state
First person - No one wants buildings that are dangerous, but you can take health and safety requirements too far.
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News
Drake & Scull in talks to lift JLE productivity
Electricians on the Jubilee Line Extension and contractor Drake & Scull were in last-ditch talks on Wednesday to agree a termination payment linked to productivity increases. Electricians are insisting that productivity can be increased only by a resumption of overtime throughout the project, but Drake & Scull says project targets ...
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Features
Daniel Libeskind
His virtuoso designs for the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Victoria & Albert Museum's Spiral extension have catapulted him into the architectural superleague, but the man behind them is both shy and approachable. Portrait by Julian Anderson
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Cost study: Council housing refurbishment
A deck-access council-housing block in Hackney, east London, has been radically refurbished by being chopped into three free-standing blocks
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News
Hanson launches new corporate structure
Materials giant Hanson this week unveiled a new corporate structure and identity to take it out of the shadow of former parent, the Hanson conglomerate. All the company's UK and US businesses will be rebranded under a new Hanson logo. Hanson chief executive Andrew Dougal also unveiled a centralised corporate ...
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News
Midlands contractor merges with Kent firm
New team plans to create "major national FM and contracting force" and float within five years.
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Features
What the euro means for construction
Does the birth of the European single currency mean that UK firms will be just as at home in Leipzig as Leicester? Well, no but that doesn't mean its impact will not be both complicated and profound.
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Features
What is sustainable construction, exactly?
The DETR's mantra for 1999 is sustainable construction. But what exactly is it? Who is responsible for it and what can it do for you? Building provides some answers.
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News
DETR wants tougher green code
The DETR last week announced a raft of proposals to beef up energy conservation measures in the Building Regulations. The revisions to Part L of the regulations propose that insulation standards be increased, ventilation and lighting systems be more efficient, the airtightness of buildings be tested and the regulations applied ...