All Building articles in 2000 Issue 25
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Features
The real story
Malcolm Clarke says construction isn t all big boys and cowboys. The NFB boss wants to tell clients and government about the smaller firms that make up 85% of the industry.
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News
New Science Museum wing set to open
THE £50m Wellcome Wing of the Science Museum in London is due to open to the public on 3 July. The 10 000 m2 extension, including an Imax 3D science film theatre, will stage regularly updated exhibitions on the latest discoveries in science, medicine and technology. The wing was designed ...
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Comment
Missing the mark
Second opinion The quality mark is like Constructionline: a good idea that s going to struggle to arouse much enthusiasm.
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Prescott to meet with industry over safety
Deputy prime minister John Prescott is to meet major contractors and union leaders to discuss health and safety. Prescott will meet representatives from contractors and unions on 4 July and will hold a separate meeting with union leaders at a later date. The meetings come after Building revealed that site ...
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Features
How much of what?
When you send your builder a notice saying you aren t going to pay the full amount asked for, do you have to say what you re withholding the money from? Well, it depends on the contract
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Green for life
Envest, the BRE s new software program, gives architects instant estimates for the environmental impact of their designs. How well does it work?
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How the roof is supported by the existing structures
Spanning the British Museum s central Great Court and encircling the grade I-listed Reading Room with a delicate steel and glass roof was an immense challenge for the project s engineer, Buro Happold. Not only did the weight of the roof have to be carried by the surrounding listed buildings ...
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Small housebuilders rush to exit the City
A wave of unloved housebuilders give up on institutional investors and go private.
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Cost study: Day centres and sheltered housing
How much should a PFI care home cost? This study looks at where the money went on a £2.19m design-and-build contract for two day centres and sheltered housing for 50 elderly people in west London. Compiled by ECD Architects and Head Projects
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Why clients need carrots
Incentives to get a job done on time usually rely more on punishment than reward, but a little hard-nosed calculation might persuade clients that profit is the better motivator.
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Comment
Bridge over denial
First person First a recumbent wheel, and now a swaying bridge. The difference is, the wheel team avoided dishing out blame.
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News
DETR sounds death knell of brick/block houses
Government determined to accelerate the trend towards the use of timber-framed units in new-build homes.
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Lipton knighted in birthday honours
Stuart Lipton, chairman of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, led the list of industry professionals honoured in the Queen s birthday honours, receiving a knighthood. Sir Stuart, also chief executive of developer Stanhope, received the honour for services to the property industry and to the environment. He ...
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Features
The ties that bind
Does making a partnering agreement contractually binding contradict the whole idea of partnering? Not necessarily: it can demonstrate both parties commitment to the process.
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The big softie
In the drive to maximise profits and increase global competitiveness through mergers and acquisitions, companies often lose sight of soft issues an oversight that can cripple the whole project.
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News
Welsh vote for assembly
The Welsh Assembly voted on Wednesday to go ahead with its controversial £22m chamber. The success follows lobbying from the building's architect, Lord Rogers, and senior director Ivan Harbour to ensure that the scheme went ahead. Lord Rogers met first secretary Rhodri Morgan and made a presentation to assembly members ...
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'No one could have foreseen bridge problem,' says Arup
Engineer accepts blame for swaying but says British Standards for bridges will need to be rewritten.
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Rogers and Livingstone near to agreement
Urban taskforce chairman Lord Rogers is close to reaching an agreement with London mayor Ken Livingstone on what his role will be with the Greater London Authority. In an interview with Building, Lord Rogers said he hoped to become Architect for London , and he expected to start work ...
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Raynsford hires top agency to sell anti-cowboy scheme
Government to spend millions of pounds on ad agency of Ant and Dec TV show fame.