All Building articles in 1999 Issue 05
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Features
Roof with a view
Minimalist Manhattan-style loft apartments are an imposing addition to the South Bank skyline. What lifestyle statement are they trying to make? And how does a 15-storey mango-yellow tower deliver it?
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News
RFAC on the warpath
The Royal Fine Art Commission has attacked details of the latest masterplan for the £750m Knightsbridge Green site in London. The new City & West End Developments scheme is competing with a Prudential plan to develop the 1.8 ha site. Commission chairman Lord St John of Fawsley responded to ...
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Features
Problems, problems
IT troubleshooting at Bucknall Austin used to be run on a chaotic first-come, first-served basis. A new helpdesk and priority system for calls has smoothed out the system.
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Features
Local leagues
Which firms ended 1998 on top? Building's quarterly regional update on contractors' workloads gives the full picture.
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News
James R Knowles issues profit warning
Cost Consultant James R Knowles has issued a profit warning, just eight months after earning a share market listing. Shares in the Alternative Investment Market-listed business plummeted from 65p to 43.5p in the wake of the announcement, wiping 33% off the company's value. In a stock market statement, the company ...
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Features
Part L: how tough will it be?
The DETR is consulting on proposals to radically upgrade the energy efficiency of every building in the UK. What will the effects be of the Building Regulations' new Part L?
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Features
Held to ransom
As millennium deadlines approach, workers on high-profile schemes are demanding better pay and getting it, but are they really blackmailing bosses? And how can contractors ensure that they beat the clock?
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Features
A tale to warm the heart
Anyone would be forgiven for thinking that trouble-free projects are the stuff of fairytales. But there are some jobs that do come in at less than expected, run by honest builders that don't try to rip you off.
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News
Ulster firms fear shift in planning powers
Plans to devolve decision-making will stunt development, claim consultants in Northern Ireland.
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Features
The greatest story ever told
When London Underground challenged an engineering consultant's claim for extra fees, it wrote another chapter in the epic tale of the Jubilee Line Extension with itself as the villain.
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News
Mowlem sues over Eland House
Contractor John Mowlem has issued a writ against an engineer claiming it installed defective beams at the DETR's Eland House headquarters in London's Victoria. John Mowlem & Company and John Mowlem Construction are suing Newport-based Rowecord Engineering for £881 716.96, alleging that steel beams supplied and installed by the company ...
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News
Tarmac unveils demerger plans
Materials/construction split is short on details but intended to placate shareholders, says City.
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Comment
Over-exclusive deals
Small contractors don't want the private finance initiative to be scrapped they just want to be able to take part in it.
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News
Crest Nicholson profit surge
Housebuilding and construction group Crest Nicholson has announced a pre-tax profit of £28.1m in the year to 31 October 1998, 37% up on the same period in 1997. The surge in profit was mirrored by a jump in the group's turnover, which rose 32% to £465m, up from £353m ...
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Features
International costings
Cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald's latest set of international costings compare worldwide variations in building costs, materials prices, labour rates and inflation.
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News
Fears over 'privity of contract'
Industry leaders are fighting for changes to new legislation that will open clients up to direct claims from subcontractors. Construction's top lawyers discussed the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill at a meeting organised by the Construction Industry Council on Monday. The bill is awaiting committee stage in the ...
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Features
Culture clash
In the second of a two-part focus on company style, the Institute of Personnel and Development's Angela Baron says merging firms ignore culture at their peril.
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Features
Circus troupe
It made its name fitting out stylish loft apartments. Now, explains partner Duncan Chapman, nine-strong practice Circus Architects is changing its act to portable buildings.
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News
Cambridge/Microsoft IT research lab unveiled
Architect RMJM has submitted planning application for £20m joint venture on west Cambridge site.
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News
HSE issues warning over millennium bug
The Health and Safety Executive has warned employers to identify and assess health risks that might result from the millennium bug, or face legal action. The HSE has announced plans for a number of inspections and publicity initiatives this year to ensure employers are aware of the potential risk to ...