All Building articles in 2002 issue 18
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Features
The Tao of success
Like a frog in a well seeing the sky, the great men of Farrelly Facilities grasped that it is a fool who picks up a sesame seed but loses sight of the watermelon. Victoria Madine finds out how Chinese wisdom translates into happy workers and a great fortune.
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Sharewatch
It's a bit of a coincidence that, in the week that Costain's shares hit a four-year high of 23p, it emerged that the group had paid former chief executive John Armitt £300,000 after his resignation in April last year.
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Opinion
As Marx observed after Louis Napoleon seized power in 1850, in a toy-town repeat of the great Bonaparte's earlier coup: History repeats itself "first as tragedy, then as farce". The same thought came to mind on hearing Lord Charlie of the Ivory Dome's announcement that prefabs were the answer to ...
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Features
Making progress
Where can young engineers sort out any worries they have about their careers and talk about their futures? Roger McLaughlin has the answer
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News
Lawrence and Mott MacDonald team up
Multidisciplinary contractor Lawrence and consulting engineer Mott MacDonald have formed a joint venture to target the industrial and water sectors.
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Comment
Prepare for the high jump
Faced with hefty insurance premium hikes, it's tempting to increase the excess you pay or reduce cover. Don't do it – there are other ways over this hurdle
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NewsHarlow highlight
Harlow highlight: Architect Benoy has designed this £60m mixed-use development in central Harlow, Essex, for Wilson Bowden Developments. Work started on the site this week. The 88,000 m2 project will include apartments, an Asda store and an Indigo health and fitness club. Structural engineer is BWB and Jones King is ...
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Comment
Hands off our law
Appeal judges have given adjudication a rough ride recently. They should remember that the industry likes it and it's up to parliament to make the laws
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FeaturesTwisted Genius
Dizzy, Swirling, baroque, voluptuous, democratic, freakish, logical, contrversial, sustainable ... or in other words, welcom to Foster and Partners' GLA building.
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Comment
Land and freedom
How far should Whitehall intervene in the housing crisis? Last week's disclosures that the House Builders Federation is lobbying Downing Street to get more land for homes and that Lord Falconer is planning "prefabs for key workers" (see news) has polarised opinion. Interventionists argue that the shortage of homes for ...
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NewsFirst past the post
First past the post: Wates Homes has unveiled plans to construct these preformed post-and-beam homes at the one-acre Woodyard site in Dulwich Village, south London. The nine 280 m2 contemporary homes will be priced at more than £1m each. They will be built from pre-engineered parts made at pre-build specialist ...
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NewsPrefab firms: Free up funds and we'll house the nurses
Yorkon and Stewart Milne back Lord Falconer's call for crash programme to house key public service workers.
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McNicholas hit by ITV fallout
Contractors McNicholas Construction and Broadband Services International have halted construction work for client Omne after the digital communications firm was put into administration last week.
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Glasgow faces work glut and labour famine
More than 16,000 jobs will be created in Glasgow over the next 10 years to meet increased demand in the construction sector, according to a report compiled by researchers at the city's university.
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St George and the Elephant, round two
Residential developer St George is to draw up new plans to rebid for the £1.5bn Elephant & Castle regeneration scheme.
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Comment
Talking shop 'til you drop
The Society for Construction Law is a hotbed of ideas and opinions, as this year's Hudson Prize results show. That's why it shouldn't have a single voice
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News
Contracts
Carillion scoops £43m barracksCarillion has been chosen as preferred bidder for a £43m modernisation of the Lucknow barracks in Wiltshire.Skanska wins £76m HK officeSkanska's Hong Kong arm Gammon Skanska has won a contract to build a 40-storey, £76m office block called the Pacific Forum for developer Swire Properties.HBG wins Willesden ...
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Egan and HSE clash over supply team rules
A row has erupted between the Health and Safety Executive and members of the strategic forum over proposals to use safety legislation to force construction teams to put supply chains in position from an early planning stage.
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FeaturesCost study: Warwick University International Manufacturing Centre
Partnering and value engineering helped slice 5% off time and cost on the third phase of Warwick University’s International Manufacturing Centre. This Movement for Innovation demonstration project is reviewed by Warwick University, Edward Cullinan Architects and Northcroft