All Building articles in 2001 issue 49
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Victorian values
Something must be done to prevent closed listed buildings, such as Manchester's once-proud Victoria Baths, from falling into rack and ruin
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Lead times
The lead times for this quarter show that the sky hasn't fallen in yet for manufacturers, but suspended ceilings have been a bit shaky, as Gardiner & Theobald finds. For starters, Mace tracks the lead times for 38 works packages
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The impossible job
Planning supervisors were supposed to ensure that safety was designed into the construction process. But the regulations that created the role simply don't work
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Foster and Koolhaas to team up in Texas
Signature architects Lord Foster and Dutchman Rem Koolhaas have been selected to design the £140m Dallas Centre for the Performing Arts.
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Gym'll fix it
East Northamptonshire council is selecting a contractor for this £3m community centre in Thrapston. The Studio Bednarski-designed scheme includes a 25 m swimming pool, a gym and two community halls. Structural engineer is BCAL, roof engineers are Cowley Structural Timberworks and Parkman, M&E engineer is WSP and cost consultant is ...
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Higgins to double output
Higgins Group, the privately owned contractor, plans to double its housing output next year to nearly 300 units.
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Dear Robert
This month, Robert Smith, boss of Hays Montrose, advises on making the most of your personal assistant and the the opportunities for a newly qualified QS in Edinburgh
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PFI: off the critical list
For a while, it looked as if the PFI – and with it the business plans of dozens of contractors – was sinking under a welter of abuse. Now, parliament's bookkeeper has found that it does offer value for money.
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Councils 'lack design skills'
Local authorities have too few staff with design skills, according to a report by CABE.
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What a corker
International architect Denton Corker Marshall has won Australia's Sir Zelman Cowen Award for its Melbourne Museum. The building includes 70,000 m2 of exhibition galleries, an Imax theatre, a children's museum and an Aboriginal cultural centre. It is the second time the practice has won the award; the first was for ...
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Contracts
Kier wins £64m contractKier Build has secured a £64.2m design-and-build contract for a shopping park in Bournemouth on behalf of the Hampshire Centre Partnership.Skanska to build in Hong KongSkanska has won a £50m contract to build a 29-storey building in Hong Kong for Glory Star Investments.O'Rourke/Laing win £45m jobA consortium ...
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Consider the client
Why is it that the industry continues to erect buildings that aren't fit for their purpose? Perhaps it's time to start trying to get a handle on what your client needs
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Cala to pioneer e-business
Housebuilder Cala is to become the first UK housebuilder to fully adopt an e-business system, according to software provider BuildEurope.
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Developer rolls out prefab business centres
Cambridge developer the Tartan Group is rolling out a series of "business innovation centres" across south-east England.
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Getting burned
If you are going to rely on the design expertise of a specialist subcontractor, it's up to you to check it has what it takes to do the job – or run the risk of …
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Nipping trouble in the bud
A form of dispute resolution that starts before there's a dispute? Welcome to the wonderful world of contracted mediation
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From executive box to chocolate box
When the government told housebuilders to drop executive estates, the reaction was frigid. But some firms have shown that high quality, high-density homes can mean high profits – even if the results can sometimes be a little soft-centred.
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Olympic bid to focus on World Trade Centre
The redevelopment of the World Trade Centre site could be at the heart of a bid by New York for the 2012 Olympics.
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Supervisors call for beefed-up role
The Institution of Planning Supervisors has respondedto a plan to axe the role of the planning supervisor by arguing they should be given more power.