All Building articles in 1999 Issue 14
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Features
Whole-life
The second in Building's series on occupancy costs compiled by Citex Professional Services looks at learning resource centres today's high-tech equivalent of the traditional library and now an essential part of the service offered by further education establishments.
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Winning ways
The second in a series on marketing looks at how you can optimise your chances of being awarded work by improving your bidding strategy.
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News
Scots wishlist published
Construction chiefs in Scotland have called on the forthcoming administration to give the industry the priority that its importance to the country s economy deserves. The industry bosses are part of the Scottish Construction Sector Pathfinder Group, which is chaired by Sir Fraser Morrison. It was one of 13 bodies ...
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Features
What a performance
The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden has been hitting the headlines since it went on site in 1996: defective design, vandalism, strikes and claims have plagued it. Well, it was never going to be easy imagine trying to do £220m of work in a maze the size ...
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A question of human rights
Does the right to adjudication created by the 1996 Construction Act infringe the right to a fair trial enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights? In short, the answer is no.
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Gonks, gifts and guided tours
National Construction Week is back. This time the industry plans to use hands-on events and freebies to convince the media and public that there s more to building than wet concrete.
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A handy little friend to know
Creditors often have to fight it out when a firm becomes insolvent. That is when those who know about Romalpa come into their own.
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News
Symonds split fires sale speculation
French parent takes over FM arm, prompting rumours that remaining businesses will be sold.
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Eight picked to pilot PFI social housing
Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and London councils among those selected for ground-breaking upgrade and maintenance deals.
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DL&E to take over Manchester QS
Davis Langdon & Everest to absorb Poole Stokes Wood in bid to broaden range of services.
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DETR scuppers Foster's first UK housing scheme
Foster and Partner's brownfield project withdrawn over affordable housing objections.
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Features
Cowboys: what you think
Next week, construction minister Nick Raynsford is expected to launch a massive consultation exercise to find ways to protect homeowners from the menace of cowboy builders.
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News
Interim cowboy report released
Construction minister Nick Raynsford is today due to publish an interim report from the taskforce he set up to help outlaw cowboy builders. The taskforce, headed by Stent Foundations chairman Tony Merricks, has called for the introduction of a Quality Mark to differentiate between reputable builders and cowboys. Raynsford is ...
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Features
Clash points
The insolvency exemption is the most controversial element in the Construction Act. It is unjustifiable, unfair and too wide-ranging in its definition of insolvency. It must go.
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Clash points
No, it must stay why should major contractors bear all the risk? Also, Rudi exaggerates the helplessness of subcontractors to pay-when-paid, as well as the amount of money they may lose.
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Chris Smith
The minister who has to juggle culture, media and sport is bidding to delegate responsibility for architecture to a new champion. Probably just as well, as his portfolio doesn't give him much time to keep up with new buildings.
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Comment
An inspiring choice
First person Marco Goldschmied is the right man to lead the RIBA. He is committed to improving architects profile and the RIBA HQ.
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Features
China and its supporters
China is the world s biggest building site and its greater openness to outside influence offers opportunities aplenty for UK construction firms enough to make one feel quite giddy.
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Sporting chance
Manchester City Council is refusing to let funding problems scupper its ambitious plans for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Can it win the race?