All Building articles in 2000 Issue 30
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Team spirit
Teamwork 2000 s designers are putting on the mantle of Egan and Latham and working together to create a 3D model of an office development. But are they ready for the real world?
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Loopholes 'R' us
A thriving legal industry has arisen in the past year or so, dedicated to dreaming up contract terms that deny subcontractors their right to adjudication. Luckily, though, parliament has a simple remedy.
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Turning up the heat
A heating maintenance company cannot, under the terms of the Construction Act, call in an adjudicator to settle a contractual dispute. Or can it? After all, the act sets out to tackle mischief-makers.
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'Glass ski jump' to be heart of rebuilt Manchester
Ian Simpson Architects' "city experience" visitor attraction takes pride of place in new city centre.
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Five steps from home
Steel frames doesn't have to be difficult option for housebuilders. The new system is as cheap as timber and can be put together in five easy stages.
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EDAW wins in Milton Keynes
Urban design consultant EDAW is believed to have won a competition to draw up a masterplan for Central Milton Keynes, the commercial centre of the city. It beat seven other firms, including Richard Rogers Partnership, Terry Farrell & Partners and Urban Strategies, to the £250 000 contract. The commission was ...
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John Doyle in Manchester stadium row
Specialist contractor John Doyle is suing Manchester council for £1m over a contract on the city s £90m stadium. The dispute has arisen over the insitu concrete-frame package on the stadium, advertised in the European Union s Official Journal in July 1999 for £7m. Doyle worked on the package in ...
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MPs lobbied on CTRL
Construction union UCATT has written to MPs asking them to call for a parliamentary investigation into bogus self-employment on the £4.2bn Channel Tunnel Rail Link project. UCATT regional organiser Brian Rye said the union had asked nine Kent MPs and MEPs, including Michael Howard and Ann Widdecombe, to support a ...
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HSE orders site safety crackdown
Construction s poor safety record comes under scrutiny as air-conditioning engineer dies on City of London site.
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Silence in court
In the latest in a series on dispute resolution procedures, we look at why the number of cases reaching the Technology and Construction Court has fallen by about one-third.
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Services whole-life costs Heating
The fourth in this series on the lifespan costs of engineering services compares four heating systems.
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Robert Steer, trainee design-and-build co-ordinator at Willmott Dixon
One of Robert Steer s ambitions is to meet the person who built the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the world s tallest. This is the kind of enthusiasm coveted by construction firms. The 22-year-old has been fascinated by tall buildings since he was a child so much so ...
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Contractors and housebuilders by remuneration of highest paid director
Whereas staffers saw their pay rise 6.2% on average last year, the bosses enjoyed 15.7% increases. Top of the rich list and way ahead of the competition was Bowmer & Kirkland's highest-paid director, who took home £1.6m, including bonus. Housebuilding bosses got some of the biggest rises. Prowting's highest-earning director ...
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How we can compete
In the battle to attract graduates, how do you compete with sexy industries offering starting salaries 10k higher? The last of our recruitment specials reports that training may be the key.
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Export credit reforms cast doubt on Ilisu Dam cash
DTI review of Export Credits Guarantee Department s role threatens £142m funding for Balfour project.
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Directors mothball Fairview buyout
Management suspends buyout negotiations until the autumn amid fears of a slowdown in sales.
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Robert Syms: The builder from the old school
Picture yourself on the Tory back benches, two years into your Westminster career, when you re suddenly appointed to a junior role on the shadow environment team. The transport brief is ideal for perfecting your soundbites for the Daily Mail, but then there s the construction portfolio, which everyone knows ...
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Breakfast of champions
A diet of missed breakfasts and rushed lunches at the desk washed down with cups of coffee isn t good for you or your employees. A healthier workforce will lead to enhanced performance.
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Bovis to bust Wembley price limit
The Preferred bidder for the new Wembley stadium, Bovis Lend Lease/Multiplex, is about to submit a final estimate that will break the client s £316m ceiling. A scheme insider said: The bid will not be in line with the client s estimate of £316m and where it goes from ...