All Building articles in 2003 issue 38
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FeaturesTele vision
Welcome to Telenor: an ultra-high-spec office building housing 7000 staff and all the latest wireless technology but nestling on the quiet banks of a Norwegian fjord. We take a look at pastoral networking
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FeaturesThe techmeisters
Building systems have got a whole lot smarter – now services, IT and telecom facilities can be integrated to maximise efficiency. Just one snag: who is clever enough to actually install the technology?
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Comment
Tough on the tender side
His Honour Judge Thornton's attempt to talk up enthusiasm for taking on the public sector ("Enemies of the State", 29 August, page 42) only examines the tip of the iceberg.
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Comment
The nerve of it
My case is based on complete tosh but the adjudicator looks like a nice chap and if I put in a claim for a million he may give me half. Yeah, I'd say that was fair …
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Features
Just the job
Roger Knowles has spent 30 years running construction and engineering consultant JR Knowles, but still has new ideas and the energy to trot the globe.
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News
Indian labourer wins tribunal
An Indian labourer has been awarded £31,464 after a Watford employment tribunal ruled that contractor Shrico dismissed him unfairly.
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News
Let's be seen and not heard, say homeowners
Sound transmission is the main concern for people living in homes built to the density levels of PPG3, according to a report by architectural lobby group Design for Homes.
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Features
Ten years' hard labour
Britain's decrepit prisons are about to get a £3bn, decade-long revamp. The architects are facing a tough enough task to bring Victorian buildings to an acceptable standard – but what about the contractors who'll have to work behind bars?
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Comment
Give me one good reason
I am a 36-year-old building surveyor and a probationer member of the RICS.
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News
Planning gain?
Housebuilders blame the planning system for an annual shortfall of 55,000 homes. The government could be on the verge of simplifying the process but at a cost: a new development tax on developers.
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News
Small firms hit profit high
Regional contractors Midas and Geoffrey Osborne have announced record annual pre-tax profits.
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Comment
We're just fine, thanks
I was intrigued to read Andrew Gay's article on Mott MacDonald on 5 September. We agree with much of what he wrote.
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CommentA few hiccups …
Imagine you are in a tribunal and one of the panel is either asleep, intoxicated or both. Surely you'd be able to ask for a retrial if it found against you?
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News
Housebuilders face 'wealth tax' on high-value schemes
Treasury-sponsored housing review looks at replacing section 106 agreement with tax on developments.
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NewsEnd of the old school
Ask Developments has resubmitted design plans to Sheffield council for a 57-room hotel in the city's landmark Leopold Square development. The city council has already granted permission to turn the grade II-listed building, formerly Sheffield Boys' School, into a leisure centre complete with bars, cafes and restaurants. The plans for ...
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Comment
Desperate measures
Two important themes are emerging from Kate Barker’s inquiry into why we build so few houses.
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News
Thames Gateway to get land from Ministry of Defence
English Partnerships will get first refusal on land released for sale by MoD property arm Defence Estates.