All Building articles in 2000 Issue 17

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  • Features

    Undercutting is over

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    The new best-value regime promises to put creativity and innovation back into the local authority tendering process, but, as commentators point out, it may come as a shock to the established system.

  • Features

    Get on top

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    The Institute of Management’s Mark Hastings explains how small businesses can manage regulation.

  • News

    Lack of funds threatens minorities taskforce

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Change the Face of Construction facing collapse because the industry is “not willing” to commit funds.

  • Features

    He travels the fastest …

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Working for yourself can have great rewards – but also great risks. You’re the PR department as well as the workforce and managing director, and independence sometimes means isolation.

  • Features

    Energetic exchange

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Speakers at Brufma’s Building Energy Efficiency conference earlier this month called for a “revolution” in the industry’s thinking to meet the forthcoming radical changes to Part L.

  • Features

    Dodging two-stage pitfalls

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Egan’s model of open-plan tendering can be undermined by contractors careful to cover their backs. But trouble can be avoided by getting into contracts early, or by building in some controlled competition.

  • News

    CIB pushes Constructionline

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    The Construction Industry Board is leading a call by industry umbrella bodies for the Constructionline list of government-approved firms to be the industry standard.The call follows concern that in-house and commercial lists are still commonly used, two years after the database was established.In an open letter, CIB chairman Christopher Vickers ...

  • News

    Schal gets closer to Carillion to offer clients lump-sum

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Construction manager to capitalise on financial clout of parent Carillion in response to clients’ criticism.

  • News

    Burt and Cain quit to join private sector

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Treasury procurement and development chief Mike Burt is to leave the civil service for the private sector. The news coincides with the announcement that Clive Cain, quality director at Defence Estates, is also joining the private sector.Burt, who has worked closely with the construction industry in implementing the Egan reforms ...

  • Comment

    Keep your boots muddy

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    First person The dot-com-dominated City is no place for contractors. They should opt out and take ownership into their own hands.

  • News

    BDP/Bovis launch rival to London Eye

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Prague to get bigger wheel as rival group plans to build more around the world.

  • Features

    Blair heads attractions at record Building Awards

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    1300-strong audience watches PM’s first speech on construction at Grosvenor House Hotel.

  • News

    UK architect to design PFI hospital in Soweto

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    HLM Design’s £50m hospital redevelopment aims to export private finance initiative expertise to South Africa.

  • Features

    Appointments

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    ContractorBirmingham-based RW Buxton has appointed John Scott-Lee business development director.HousebuildersWestbury Group has appointed group operations director Nigel Fee managing director of Westbury Homes. Deputy group finance director Colin Cole has been made Westbury Homes’ deputy managing director. Paul Heaton has been appointed land manager for the Yorkshire region of ...

  • Features

    There once was an ugly duckling …

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Provincial towns are being given much-needed makeovers to enable them to compete with their more fashionable neighbours.

  • News

    Opening of Libeskind’s Jewish Museum delayed

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Berlin landmark to open one year late because of work to improve security and cope with more visitors.

  • News

    MPs’ inquiry slams Portcullis contract award

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    A House of Commons Commission inquiry has found that “serious mistakes” were made in the award of the £30m-plus cladding contract for Portcullis House.The inquiry was launched after the House of Commons was successfully sued by US cladder Harmon after the Parliamentary Works Directorate, which is responsible for the £250m ...

  • Features

    Morley’s cricket school makes Edgbaston debut

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    David Morley and Bryant Priest Newman’s £2.4m “Lord’s II” school opens for Warwickshire.

  • Features

    Keep out of harm’s way

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Cutting corners on health and safety is not good business practice. It turns you into a criminal. And as the law shifts to recognise corporate liability, you can expect to be treated like one.

  • Features

    ‘They just quietly beaver away, changing the face of the world’

    2000-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Designing buildings is one thing, but working out where to place them to maximise their use requires in-depth analysis of public spaces. Which is where a little-known firm called Space Syntax comes in.