All Building articles in 2002 issue 25

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  • News

    Triple whammy

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Triple whammy: This £7m refurbishment of the 1960s Londonderry, Lambton and Lumley tower blocks in the east end of Sunderland, known collectively as the "three Ls", is now complete. The project involved re-rendering the facades and the construction of metal roof structures and new entrance porches. Contractor on the ...

  • Comment

    Is that the time?

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Labour’s chance to deliver its £19bn investment in housing, schools, hospitals and transport is rapidly evaporating. Whitehall officials are muttering that without spectacular acceleration in the rate of spending, only a fraction of the planned facilities will be open when Tony Blair goes to the polls in 2005-6. The first ...

  • Features

    Shhhh …

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Your mission, should you choose to accept it, Mr Alexander, is to infiltrate GCHQ, the £800m spy centre cunningly disguised as an immense doughnut. To confuse the guards, you will be posing as a journalist wearing a funny hat. Keep your eyes peeled and tell us what you discover

  • News

    Sharewatch

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Share indices in the week to 21 June 2002

  • News

    Pitchcraft

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Pitchcraft: This is architect KSS' design for Tottenham Hotspurs FC's first team training centre and youth academy in Abridge in Epping. The indoor training centre, which sits in landscaped grounds, will feature two practice pitches that match the dimensions of the club's White Hart Lane ground. There is also an ...

  • News

    Puffed-up pitch

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Puffed-up pitch: Germany is already preparing for its next crack at the World Cup, regardless of how well it does in the final against Brazil on Sunday, with this stunning new stadium. Called the Allianz Arena, it will be built in Munich and used to host the 2006 World Cup. ...

  • News

    The only way is up

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Construction output is predicted to increase in the next three years, according to two new reports – just so long as the government sticks to its spending plans

  • News

    McCarthy & Stone: We'll pay on the nail

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder McCarthy & Stone has hit out at late payment in the industry, saying it ruins business relationships.

  • Features

    A man with a plan

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    The London Plan, which explains how the capital will cope with a population growth of 10% in 15 years, is Ken Livingstone's big chance to make a difference. But, asks Martin Spring, can he overcome five fundamental barriers to making the vision a reality?

  • Features

    Logistics

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    One after another, the application of smart storage and delivery techniques has transformed UK industries. Now, at last, it is about to do the same for construction. Welcome to the new era …

  • Features

    Local lowdown

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    In this month's regional forecast, Robert Smith of Hays Montrose takes a look at the state of the job market in the south-west of England

  • News

    I want to be a lawn

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    I want to be a lawn: Manchester's Cathedral Gardens are now complete in time for the opening of the Commonwealth Games in July. The gardens, designed by Building Design Partnership, are bordered by the Chetham's School of Music, the refurbished Triangle shopping centre and the Ian Simpson-designed Urbis museum (which ...

  • News

    Industry to pay twice for vetting schemes

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Contractors will have to pay separate fees to join vetting schemes Constructionline and the quality mark after it was decided last week the two would not merge.

  • Comment

    How to stay lucky

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Employer insolvency hurts – but thinking ahead can help spare contractors some of the pain

  • Comment

    Hansom

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    This week, our spymaster uncovers Richard MacCormac’s secret admirer, Will Alsop’s personal inspiration and the DTI’s rather obvious cock-up …

  • News

    GVA Grimley: Ken’s plan won’t work

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Ken Livingstone’s vision of redeveloping London is unworkable, planning and property consultant GVA Grimley said this week.

  • Comment

    Fairness and force

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Last month, Dominic Helps suggested that there was a judicial backlash against adjudication and cited five cases as evidence. None bears examination

  • Comment

    An expensive encore

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Tony Bingham tells the story of the pianist whose basement dampproof system failed, the court case that ensued, and the intriguing role eggs and dimples played in it

  • Features

    David Fison

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Just when you thought you'd never hear another good word about the PFI, along comes the new chief of Skanska UK, and he's barely able to contain his enthusiasm for it. Marcus Fairs went to meet him

  • News

    Green credentials

    2002-06-28T00:00:00Z

    Green credentials: Contractor HBG has completed this £17.7m office block for developer Green Property Development in Brentford, west London. Designed by Elsworth Sykes Architecture, the steel-frame block comprises four floors of offices around a central atrium and a two-storey car park. The project team included QS Davis Langdon & Everest, ...