All Building articles in 2002 issue 24
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Features
Train in vain
Labour's transport policy hasn't exactly been scoring points with the public. And now, the Institute of Directors has revealed that even bosses in their first-class carriages are becoming disillusioned. The good news is that Max Fordham has a bright idea …
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Features
Storm warning
Clients are increasingly refusing to accept that extreme weather is an excuse for handing over a building late. At the same time, the weather is, as you may have noticed, becoming more extreme. Matthew Richards reports on a troubled outlook for Britain's contractors
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Comment
Who prepares wins
Mediation might promise much but, without careful preparation, there will be too much to cover and the process dissolves into a futile slanging match
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NewsWhat a pane
What a pane: Niall McLaughlin Architects this week won an RIBA competition to design a community resource centre at Finsbury Park, north London. The practice beat off a shortlist that included Walters and Cohen, Mode 1 Architects and Ushida Findlay Architects. The competition was promoted by local body the Finsbury ...
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Features
Why you need Sven, too
How is it that everybody's an expert on team tactics, but nobody applies them at work?
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Features
Moving on up
Katy Butland and Elizabeth Kinloch, consultants at the Building Recruitment Company, give advice to graduates who want to start their career in construction
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Features
Seeing the light
With clients demanding aesthetic style and building regs requiring superb performance, it's time for the fenestration industry to rethink its philosophy
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Comment
Do your groundwork
Contractors must be sure at tender stage of the terrain they are expected to work on – or they could find themselves in a legal minefield later on
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Features
Focus on the regions
How are the activity levels and order books changing around the UK? THe figures give the balance of firms reporting an increase compared with those reporting a decrease
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NewsWater feature
Water feature: Toyo Ito's Bruges Pavilion, "an architectural work of art" in the centre of a small pond, has been installed to celebrate the Belgian city's selection as a 2002 European capital of culture. It consists of a bridge made from a transparent material called Makrolon that leads over the ...
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NewsGlass eye
Glass eye: Vetrotech Saint-Gobain, the subsidiary of French materials giant Saint-Gobain, has completed this glass floor/ceiling at the De Koepel Prison in Breda, Holland. Installed for the Dutch Ministry of Justice, the floor allows prison officers to walk across the glass and watch the prisoners in the recreational area below. ...
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McAlpines tipped for Eden
A joint venture between contractor Alfred and Sir Robert McAlpine is expected to win the £105m third phase of the Eden Project in Cornwall.
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NewsDressing up
Dressing up: Work is now complete on the Michael Hopkins and Partners-designed HQ of the Haberdashers livery company in Smithfield, east London. The two-storey building consists of a hall and formal function rooms and is set around a central courtyard. Main contractor was Holloway White Allom, M&E contractor was Lorne ...
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Higher public spending doubles Parkman's profit
Consulting engineer and asset manager Parkman Group has enjoyed a 94% surge in profit after its flotation last July.
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Comment
Don't do it Tony's way
The government knows what is wrong with the planning system and is trying to put it right. But are its solutions the right ones? Probably not, says Gareth Capner
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Comment
An illegal dilemma
It was apposite that construction minister Brian Wilson should make immigration the main subject of his first Building column (page 31). The issue is one of the most vexatious facing his government – the latest furore erupted last week when David Blunkett suggested educating the children of asylum seekers in ...