23 September 2011
Building
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1,000-home north London scheme wins planning
26 Sep 11
Make-designed urban quarter approved by London Borough of Haringey
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Adjudication: When the going gets rough
23 September 2011
Adjudication is supposed to be a 28-day dash over the hurdles, but there are some cases where the justice is a bit too crude to be enforced
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Agreeing costs in adjudication: This one's on me
23 September 2011
The new section 108A in the Construction Act allows parties to agree their costs in adjudication - surely this is more worrying than the anti-Tolent amendment?
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An easy target
23 September 2011
Party conference season kicked off with an attack on developers – but is the government confused about its green message?
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Architects appointed to Bristol Hospital regeneration
26 Sep 11
The grade-II listed site will be gradually restored over the next six or seven years
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Bilfinger Berger to raise £245m for PPP projects
23 September 2011
Firm will use London float to invest in PPP portfolio
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Birmingham Library gets topped out
23 September 2011
The new Birmingham Library was topped out at an official ceremony last week.
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Boost for British construction in Libya as export cover resumes
28 Sep 11
UK Trade & Investment urges contractors to re-engage with the war-torn country
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BRE Group chairman Martin Wyatt steps down
23 September 2011
Move will happen in January
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Buchanan Partnership wins Glasgow station contract
28 Sep 11
The multi-million pound project is expected to commence in 2013
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Building buys a pint ... for Blake Newport
23 September 2011
Sport, Guinness and unusual jaunts abroad topped the agenda when Building bought a pint for Blake Newport
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Building launches first CEO summit
26 Sep 11
Construction leaders gather at Savoy to hear findings of Building’s CEO White Paper
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Building's CEO White Paper out now
29 Sep 11
Expert intelligence, data and insight into the state of the nation for the construction industry. Buy now for only £299
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BuildingTV: Jacque Rast on CH2M Hill's plans for Halcrow
27 Sep 11
International head explains how Halcrow’s operations will fit in with its new US parent
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Candy: Rich-poor divide will hurt luxury developers
23 September 2011
Nick Candy tells RESI conference that more rioting could damage London’s reputation abroad
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CBI makes rallying call for investment in construction
30 Sep 11
Director general calls on Osborne to boost the economy by stimulating housing and infrastructure
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CH2M Hill buys Halcrow for £124m
26 Sep 11
American-based infrastructure and engineering giant CH2M Hill has acquired Halcrow
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CH2M Hill's wait is over
26 Sep 11
Move for Halcrow gives US engineer stronghold in the UK
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Cladding firm WWR collapses
27 Sep 11
Roofing and cladding specialist WWR has gone into administration
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Clark hints at planning compromise
23 Sep 11
Minister suggests brownfield first presumption may be written back in to draft planning framework
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Construction and finance: Where's the money?
23 September 2011
Construction’s recovery depends on finding finance for major projects and infrastructure. But the banks are risk averse and investors are lacking in long-term vision
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Contracts in writing and SMEs
23 September 2011
The rule that contracts have to be in writing is about to be scrapped, but SMEs in particular may mark its passing with regret
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Cormac MacCrann: Above and beyond
23 September 2011
With new transport links to the area and the Olympics up the road, Canary Wharf Group is fast expanding its Docklands home. But Cormac MacCrann, who heads the firm’s contractor business, isn’t just sticking to east London.
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Cost model: Residential
23 September 2011
Office-to-residential conversions may become increasingly popular, so what does it cost to turn a commercial space into a home? Ben de Waal and Chris Amesbury of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, look at the conditions needed for success and the key financial considerations
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Council lawyers challenge Gove conduct in BSF affair
23 Sep 11
Sandwell council questions Gove’s use of private emails
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CPD 4: Energy efficient building envelopes
22 Sep 11
This CPD covers envelope design and reducing energy use. Sponsored by Ruukki
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Dan Labbad to co-chair Green Construction Board
29 Sep 11
Government board to drive sustainability will meet for the first time “later in the autumn”
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Davis Langdon starts engines on jobs for Jaguar and Rolls
23 September 2011
Firm wins cost consultant role on £355m Jaguar plant
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Debt deal agreed for Pinnacle tower
23 Sep 11
Construction work set to begin again, Reuters reports
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Denham calls for 'national investment bank'
26 Sep 11
Shadow business secretary called for government to renew infrastructure and green policy
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DIY Concrete Imperial
21 Oct 11
DIY Concrete Imperial - Concrete Calculator
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Eight architects battle for mental health job
23 Sep 11
AHMM and Allies and Morrison among those shortlisted for London NHS job
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FCO relaxes Libya travel advice
23 September 2011
U-turn after industry outrage at decision to ban travel to Libya to rebuild the country
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Funding secured for Davis Langdon’s Copenhagen Arena
28 Sep 11
Search begins for architect to design Denmark capital’s first indoor arena
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Government prepares ‘major boost' to housing
23 September 2011
Liberal Democrat conference also revealed no sign of a U-turn on controversial planning reforms
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Government set to re-write green plans for built environment
26 Sep 11
Ministers believe buildings must to be made to cope with climate extremes because global warming is unstoppable
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Hackney Empire wins High Court battle
23 September 2011
Took insurer Aviva to court over surety bond
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Hansom: Be there or be square
23 September 2011
Did you go to RESI last week? How about the Alliance Ball? Well, here’s the gossip for those of you who missed out and those of you who just had too much fun and forgot everything that happened
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Hill wins $37m Afghan road contract
23 Sep 11
Firm is project manager and supervision consultant for the Afghanistan Ministry of Public Works
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HOK and Foster + Partners bid for world's largest airport
28 Sep 11
Firms are among those bidding to design a third facility for Beijing
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HPF joins forces with US firm
23 September 2011
Firm will target new international markets in JV with Robert Derector Associates
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Inbox: Mad for metaphors
23 September 2011
Comparisons abound this week, with designers likening pylons to dinosaurs and daggers, while other readers lament the stingy proportions of ‘shoebox’ homes and ‘toy town’ developments
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Jobs to go as HLM Architects closes Guildford office
23 September 2011
Firm to amalgamate two offices into one in London
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John Laing to raise £155m infrastructure fund
29 Sep 11
Developer’s investment arm plans capital raising
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Kier cuts public construction work to 50%
23 September 2011
Boss of firm says he expects workload to stabilies at 50/50
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Knight Frank
21 Oct 11
Knight Frank Property Search
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Labour calls for high speed rail line to be extended
26 Sep 11
Shadow transport secretary said line should not be only ‘a rich man’s toy’
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Land Secs appoints Morgan Sindall for £15m shopping centre extension
27 Sep 11
Work at Sunderland’s Bridges shopping centre involves creation of a three-storey Primark
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Land Secs selected for Glasgow station revamp
27 Sep 11
Glasgow Queen Street to be redeveloped by Buchanan Partnership, a JV between Land Sec and Henderson
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London landlords agree to pay extra planning fees
28 Sep 11
Over 150 property owners agree to pay £26,000 extra per application
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M&S fined £1m for asbestos failings
27 Sep 11
Willmott Dixon and Styles and Wood also fined after public ‘put at risk’
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Man 3
21 Oct 11
Man 3 (Construction Site Impacts)
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Miliband calls for 'end to cosy cartels'
27 Sep 11
Labour would target ‘predatory’ businesses while supporting ‘wealth creating’ firms
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Mott MacDonald and Baca Architects submit Dutch rail scheme plans
30 Sep 11
Feasibility study proposes 20km link to Amsterdam South including world’s first ‘sail-and-ride station’
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MP: Top electrical contractors are ‘predators’
28 Sep 11
Labour MP John McDonnell addresses sparks’ protest at Kings Cross
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My digital life…Tristram Carfrae
23 September 2011
Doesn’t it annoy you when people have their phone constantly on silent?
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National Trust petition attracts 100,000 signatures
28 Sep 11
Document calls on the Government to rethink plans for planning reform
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Network Rail outlines £10bn investment plan
29 Sep 11
Plan includes £560m Northern Hub and major station upgrades with £5.6bn of new money
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Office to residential conversions: New direction
23 September 2011
As the value of prime residential soars and the office sector wobbles, commercial developers are hoping to cash in by converting offices to homes. Building looks at the strategies of some of the key players
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OFT refers Anglo American/Lafarge venture to Competition Commission
2 Sep 11
OFT highlights concerns that joint venture could undermine independent ready-mix concrete suppliers
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Olympic road closures ‘could cost industry millions’
23 September 2011
Wates Group deputy chairman warns that transport restrictions will hit workers and deliveries
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Pickles and Perrins hit back at planning critics
23 September 2011
Berkeley boss and communities minister defend industry against attacks by anti-development campaigners
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Rafael Viñoly's Firstsite centre: show time
23 September 2011
Rafael Viñoly’s latest UK building finally takes centre stage, but why was it nearly undone by delays, overspends and legal spats? Thomas Lane reports, while below Ike Ijeh asks if it was worth all the pain
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Rapport Experimental Spatial Structures: Until 9 April
3 Jan 12
Exhibition offers new insights into the interdisciplinary approach of Berlin architect J Mayer H
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RIBA trends survey reveals architects' worsening fears
26 Sep 11
Firms predicting a shrinking workload, with the public sector attracting the most pessimism
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Richard McCarthy quits government to join Capita Symonds
28 Sep 11
Senior civil servant in charge of controversial planning reforms to become executive director at consultant
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Rise and shine: Belfast's new sculpture
23 September 2011
The biggest public art sculpture in Belfast has been completed
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Row escalates over 'climate change failings'
23 September 2011
Industry attacks Andrew Stunell’s claims that housebuilders do not take sustainability seriously enough
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Sisk Group profit up 11% thanks to international work
29 Sep 11
Ireland’s biggest builder now employs more staff in the UK than at home
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St Modwen reports good progress as first homes go on sale
28 Sep 11
Regeneration specialist says cashflow and rental income are both healthy
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Stewart Milne profit edge upwards
29 Sep 11
Housebuilder posts broadly flat results after “tough” year
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T&T opens two offices in South America
23 September 2011
Operations in Brazil and Peru part of strategy to win 60% of revenue from overseas
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Tax bankers to pay for 25,000 new homes, says Balls
26 Sep 11
Ed Balls tells Labour Party conference that a bank bonus tax would pay for homes and create jobs for 100,000 young people
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Ten teams shortlisted for Olympic Park legacy work
23 Sep 11
Competition for south and north parks attracts international architects
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The state we’re in: CEO White Paper preview
23 September 2011
With the party conference upon us, how do industry leaders really feel about the government’s economic policies? Sarah Richardson and Will Hurst unravel the data compiled in Building’s first CEO State of the Nation White Paper
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Top industry names appointed to minister's carbon compliance committee
29 Sep 11
Paul Morrell and HBF’s John Slaughter among those to examine how targets can be hit
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Trade minister arrives in Libya to promote UK rebuilding role
26 Sep 11
Lord Green and firms including Arup and Mott Macdonald will meet representatives of the National Transitional Council today
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Weston abandons 750-home development
2 Sep 11
Chairman blasts government over funding cuts which left developer shouldering social housing costs
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Woods Bagot's retail tower opens in Hong Kong
27 Sep 11
Cubus tower features fractured ‘ice-cube’ facades
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Work begins to lift Shard’s spire into place
26 Sep 11
UK’s tallest crane installed to lift first steel sections today
