All Building articles in 2001 issue 29

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  • Comment

    Picking up the pieces

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Since Blair's carve-up of government machinery, the political pressure that makes things happen in construction has all but evaporated. It's another fine mess

  • Features

    Spiders from out of space

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Behind a neoclassical facade in London, giant spiders will clamber over the steel frame of two atriums. But this idea belongs to Will Alsop rather than William Burroughs

  • Comment

    Take notice

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Judges have been in a right muddle over payment notices, but a recent judgment should put them – and adjudicators – back on the right path

  • Features

    Just the job

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    We talk to Kojo O'hene about his move from architecture into property consultancy and why he can't stand quick-fix jobs

  • News

    Industry rankings

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

  • Features

    Gleeson jumps into top spot in quiet month

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    A Berkshire maternity ward catapults Gleeson into the lead in June, with little change on the other tables

  • Comment

    Getting out of a hole

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    A contractor that damages cables or pipes while digging up the road must pay for repairs – but what other costs might it face?

  • News

    Gavron slams Piano's 'spike'

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Deputy mayor of London Nicky Gavron has hit out at the controversial Renzo Piano-designed London Bridge Tower for having insufficient masterplanning in the surrounding area

  • Features

    The game of the name

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    The High Street is laden with brands, and filled with brand-name shoppers. Now construction companies are rebranding themselves in search of similar customer loyalty. We look at the benefits of the corporate make-over

  • Features

    Flavour of the Month

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    A year ago, construction stocks slid and firms stampeded into services. Now, the City loves the industry. We ask why building's so bullish

  • Features

    Decked!

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Industrial materials and council-estate-style access enabled the King's Wharf live–work scheme to tackle its gritty urban setting

  • News

    Marconi crisis: new HQ in doubt

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    The future of Marconi's £200m headquarters near Coventry is in doubt because of the technology group's financial difficulties.

  • News

    Independent creditors join forces

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Contractors and consultants hit by the collapse of Independent Insurance have been urged to join a group fighting for compensation.

  • Features

    Cool as a cucumber

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Swiss Re's project director has until 2004 to get Foster and Partners' "erotic gherkin" built. But neither this ambitious deadline, nor working in a male-dominated industry can ruffle the unflappable Sara Fox.

  • News

    FM margins to fall as competition grows

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Margins in the facilities management sector are set to fall as more construction firms enter the market, economic forecaster Martin Hewes predicted this week.

  • News

    Vast Clydebank renewal proposed

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire Council have published a masterplan to open up Clydebank and foster riverside development.

  • News

    Skill cards: Scottish deal in sight

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    The Construction Skills Certification Scheme is set to link up with its Scottish counterpart after talks this week to harmonise the two accreditation cards.

  • Comment

    California, here we come

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Seven years ago, a national prequalification list was proposed for contractors. Little has come of that, so now it's time to try something else

  • News

    British link up with USA over urban regeneration

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    The British Urban Regeneration Association intends to link up with a US counterpart to bring American developments and skills to the UK to aid urban renewal.

  • News

    Housebuilders foot bill for flood defences

    2001-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilders will have to chip in thousands of pounds to pay for flood defence works and drainage if they want to build new houses on a floodplain, warns a planning policy unveiled this week.