All Building articles in 2002 issue 43
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FeaturesA special relationship
Reebok was so set on making its flagship UK sports club the mirror image of its US chain that it insisted its fit-out contractor use American workers and materials. Cue much head scratching, jargon translation and getting used to strange building practices – like no tea breaks … Thomas Lane ...
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Comment
Stay out of it
By getting involved in Wembley the government ended up flat on its face. If only it would stick to what it's good at and leave construction projects to others
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FeaturesMichael meacher
The minister has a few modest targets for you to meet: like eliminating carbon dioxide emissions, beating the Germans, making Part L even tougher, rescuing pandas, preventing floods – and saving the world … Matthew Richards finds out more.
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FeaturesLiquid sky
This raised, glass-bottomed lake is the centrepiece of a city park in Japan, and will cast a flickering light to soothe visiting nine-to-fivers below
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Comment
A landmark protocol …
The Society of Construction Law has just launched its Delay and Disruption Protocol. It's a splendid guide to solving extension of time and compensation problems
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News
PFI to overtake stock transfer in social housing
Stock transfers from councils to private sector landlords are likely to be replaced by the PFI as the government's preferred method of managing and refurbishing social housing projects.
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FeaturesGreen Haus
The headquarters of the Norddeutsche Landesbank in Hanover is a startling building in a boring city. But, says Marcus Fairs, the one thing it isn't shouting about – its green technology – is its most impressive feature.
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NewsHanging gardens of Islington
Hanging gardens of Islington: Developer Metropolis has completed a £3m residential complex in Goswell Road in Islington, north London, which comprises 14 luxury apartments and houses. Designed by architect Harper Mackay, the 2000 m2 scheme is based around a central courtyard and a has a series of layered gardens and ...
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Comment
… but fundamentally flawed
John Sims Admirable in some ways, the protocol has it got it badly wrong in the advice it gives on the subject of float as it relates to extensions of time
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NewsFlight fantastic
Flight fantastic: British architect Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners and engineer Arup have designed a sustainable terminal at Zurich airport, along with two local design practices, Itten & Brechbühl and Ernst Basler & Partner. The 50,000 m2 Airside Centre, now under construction, will make use of solar gain and natural ...
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MoD unveils plans for London estate
Defence minister Dr Lewis Moonie this week announced an investment and restructuring programme for London's defence estate.
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FeaturesOn easy street
This year's Hays Montrose/Building executive salary guide reveals that top professionals have manoeuvred out of last year's salary cul-de-sac onto streets paved with gold.
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Prefab doubt
Government handouts for housing associations to embrace prefabrication have been largely rejected, as so far only half the cash has been taken up. But why – and what can be done to convince them that off-site construction holds the key to affordable housing?
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FeaturesDangerous visions
Three years ago, Amey reinvented itself as a support services firm. This was hailed as a visionary move, and many in the industry scrambled to follow suit. Now that it is in desperate straits, the question arises: was the idea flawed, or just the way Amey went about it?
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Comment
Cry freedom
Just how can a contract administrator be expected to be impartial when they answer to the client? Exempting them from liability would set them free
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Government spend is off target, says CPA
The government is failing to deliver on its comprehensive spending review commitment, especially in the health and social housing sectors, according to an industry report.
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Contracts
Balfour Beatty wins MoD jobBalfour Beatty has been picked as preferred bidder on a £37m prime contract with Defence Estates. The firm will provide 384 beds at three barracks in Hampshire.Pearce lands £5.6m contractBristol-based contractor CH Pearce has won a £5.6m contract to create a leisure centre in the Derry’s ...
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NewsTwin towers’ columns failed, say experts
The collapse of the World Trade Centre towers in New York was caused by a failure of the supporting columns and not the floor trusses, as originally thought, according to a report by structural engineers.