27 January 2012
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A quick guide to administration
30 Jan 12
A quick guide to the process of company administration under the Insolvency Act 1986
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Adjudicator's fees and failure of consideration: Systech vs Harrington
30 Jan 12
If an adjudicator’s decision is unenforceable by reasons of failing to comply with natural justice, he is still entitled to payment
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Arcadis chief executive steps down
30 Jan 12
Leader of EC Harris deal Harrie Noy to depart after 37 years at the firm
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Balfour Beatty strike ballot result expected
1 Feb 12
Result of Unite ballot due tomorrow as protest mounted in Leeds
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Balfour Beatty workers vote for strike action
2 Feb 12
Results of Unite ballot of sparks immediately challenged by contractor with High Court hearing next week
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Bespoke double-skin facade
27 January 2012
Wicona’s aluminium curtain walling was used for the headquarters building for KfW Bank in Frankfurt
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Branson posts job advert for Necker Island rebuild
25 Jan 12
Advert calls for someone from UK industry to mastermind redevelopment of Richard Branson’s Caribbean home
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Building Memories: 1948 Olympics and beyond
23 Jan 12
Campaign will include features and images of projects from the last century from Building’s archive
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Building memories: British school design in 1948
27 Jan 12
As Willmott Dixon starts work on ‘off the shelf’ schools, we go back in time to see how Building reported on standardised school design in 1948
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Building to host Construction Summit 2012
27 January 2012
Summit will feature key ministerial speakers and include sessions on government spending and BIM
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Buro Happold and 3XN unveil Odenplan station entrance
27 January 2012
Proposed structure in Stockholm will have curved concrete amphitheatre over underground concourse
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Caterpillar profit up 83%
27 Jan 12
European construction market sales grow 62%
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Cavity wall insulation
27 January 2012
Knauf Insulation has launched Supafil 34, a glass mineral wool insulation designed to be blown into existing cavity walls
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Challenging awards of public sector work: Hold it right there
27 January 2012
In 2009 rules were brought in to make challenging awards of public sector work more effective. Since then a number of cases show how the rules are being applied
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Charles McBeath on Ramboll growth: Why stop now?
27 January 2012
For Charles McBeath, head of Ramboll UK, the secret to growth is acquisition and last year he doubled the size of his company by acquiring engineering firm Gifford, boosting turnover from £35m to £58m. But that, he tells Building, was just for starters
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Choosing an adjudicator: Eleven against twelve
27 January 2012
Would you agree to play if the other side had chosen the ref? Neither would this disgruntled architect …
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Cladding the Dorchester extension: The rich kid next door
27 January 2012
When you’re building a hotel for the young and fabulously wealthy, bronze cladding may not sound excessive, but it was still proving beyond the means of the team behind the Dorchester’s new extension project - until they discovered a spray-applied alternative … Building reports
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Conference Lean Construction: 17-22 July
3 Feb 12
Nottingham Trent University will co-hosts a conference in lean construction later this year.
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Construction sector nears stagnation
2 Feb 12
Latest monthly survey shows rising confidence but lower growth
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DL appoints new Europe boss
27 January 2012
Steve Waltho will replace John Hicks following an internal restructure
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Electrical firms plan to employ fewer skilled workers
27 January 2012
Unite accuses contractors of attempting to ‘deskill’ electricians under controversial wage agreement
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Energy sector to drive global construction growth
30 Jan 12
Almost half of industry leaders say the best opportunities are in energy sector
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Energy-efficient homes
27 January 2012
H+H Celcon claims its aircrete blocks have highly insulating properties
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External wall insulation
27 January 2012
Alumasc’s wall insulation was used for the Moss Bank social housing project in Merseyside
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Four shortlisted for MoD's £950m training estate contract
1 Feb 12
Babcock and Serco on shortlist for contract for the management of MoD training areas, camps and weapons ranges
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Glasgow Games village hit by £35m funding gap
1 Feb 12
Private-sector consortium calls on Glasgow council to back pension fund deal to help make up shortfall on Commonwealth Games village
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Gleeds tops QS barometer for number of contracts in 2011
19 Jan 12
Turner & Townsend, Davis Langdon and Gardiner & Theobald runners up in Building’s top 40
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Gleeds tops QS barometer for year ending 29 February
22 Mar 12
T&T and Davis Langdon/Aecom runners up on the number of projects in Building’s top 40
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Gove has 'ulterior motive' for scrapping BREEAM
2 Feb 12
Move to scrap green standards for schools driven by the free schools agenda, public procurement chief says
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Government unveils energy efficiency plans
31 Jan 12
Minister says new Part L regulations will encourage Green Deal take-up
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Hansom: Alternative lifestyle
27 January 2012
Imagine a world where Olympic athletes excelled at board games, Britain considered surviving on a diet of ants and huge dogs rode around on top of cars … no, it’s not a bad trip, it’s this week in construction
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Housing Design Awards opens for entries
27 Jan 12
Awards will be backed by GLA in Olympic year
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Housing stats: New build sales, starts and completions in December
27 January 2012
The end of the year saw registrations down 31% on 2010 across all sectors
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Inbox: Do the math
27 January 2012
This week a five-figure bonus for the boss at the RICS leaves one of its full paying members raging, and the firm behind our article analysing Green Deal costs has some answers about its sums
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Julian Daniel's firm Blue Sky Building wins first contract
26 Jan 12
Firm will act as construction advisor to boutique design and development management firm
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Laing O’Rourke overhauls senior management
26 Jan 12
Contractor appoints former Carillion Middle East boss as part of string of senior staff changes
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Legal issues with the Green Deal
27 January 2012
Controversy around the Green Deal continues to make headlines, and from a legal perspective there are barriers that will need to be resolved
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Mace announces roll out of US cost consultancy business
27 January 2012
Division will be based in New York and headed up by new managing director Greg Parker
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Mace wins £50m Regent Street job
31 Jan 12
Office and retail scheme is for the Crown Estate and Exemplar
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Market forecast: That sinking feeling
27 January 2012
Construction output looks set to fall by 5% in 2012 as new work dries up and the UK, like the rest of Europe, slips back into recession. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an AECOM company, reports
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Mitie wins £10.5m Derwent London office job
31 Jan 12
Scheme at Clerkenwell Green will redevelop 7,500m2 office as Mitie points to ‘buoyant’ work pipeline
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Morgan Sindall bags £28m waste-to-energy deal
31 Jan 12
Contract for Yorkshire Water in joint venture with consultant Grontmij
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Movers and makers 27 January 2012: Cladding
27 January 2012
A round-up of news from cladding manufacturers
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My digital life: Neil Dower
30 Jan 12
The iPhone, Spooks and Meat Loaf tick all the boxes for this managing director
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NTU announces lean construction conference
26 Jan 12
Nottingham Trent University will co-host the annual San Diego event for students and professionals
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Olympic construction workers recreate masterpiece
31 Jan 12
‘Bathers’ pose for photographic recreation of 19th century painting
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Olympic media centre re-fit to cost £100m
1 Feb 12
Legacy company real estate boss flags huge redevelopment job post-Games
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Olympic village man leaves Lend Lease for Mace
26 Jan 12
Head of environment who oversaw construction of Olympic village will join rival firm Mace
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Olympic Wetlands Bridge receives highest ever CEEQUAL rating
26 Jan 12
Nearly half of the content of the bridge by value is recycled
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OPLC to procure £95m Olympic stadium rebuild
2 Feb 12
Legacy company will ask interested contractors to pre-qualify ‘before Easter’
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PFI: Long live the reformation
27 January 2012
The PFI model is seriously damaged but now isn’t the time to throw the baby out with the bathwater, says Steve Beechey of Wates
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Pochin's sees turnover slide
31 Jan 12
Regional contractor reports ‘challenging’ six months
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Prince calls on engineers to embrace nature
2 Feb 12
Prince of Wales gives first speech to the ICE
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Profits soar at Foster + Partners
3 Feb 12
Architect sees profit rise from £1.6m to £10.9m with most work stemming from Far East
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Ramboll joins chorus of disapproval over schools BREEAM cut plan
27 Jan 12
Secretary of state for schools receives third letter of outrage this week
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Ramboll to fast track growth through global expansion
27 January 2012
UK managing director says global expansion and acquisitions will help firm hit £75m turnover
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Rapid rail support system
27 January 2012
Metsec has launched a new side rail support system that uses a “click and fix” mechanism to secure C-section side rails in place
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RIBA launches career advice service for young architects
26 Jan 12
Experts will provide guidance for young professionals on how to find a job and manage their careers
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RICS fee rise sparks social media backlash
27 January 2012
Members took to LinkedIn, Twitter and Building’s website to complain about increased RICS fees and Sean Tompkin’s £98,700 bonus
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Rip up the rule book
27 January 2012
BIM is a radical way of ‘rethinking construction’ - don’t get left behind
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RMJM hit by £50k court claim as more staff leave
26 Jan 12
Cash-strapped firm facing creditor’s action as three more top brass depart the practice
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RMJM voices regret for salary delays
1 Feb 12
Move by firm follows criticism by former design director Paul Stallan
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Shepherd bags London hotel contract, again
14 Feb 12
Contractor wins £33m contract to renovate historic hotel nearly two years after initial project collapsed
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Shepherd loses first round of High Court case
27 January 2012
In a judgement made last week the ruling went against Shepherd, which has launched legal claim against own lawyer Pinsent Masons
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Steel insight: Cost planning through design stages
27 January 2012
The second article in this quarterly series looks at the cost planning of structural steelwork
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Sweett Group completes rebrand and continues to diversify
27 January 2012
Chief executive says firm will continue to target new markets and sectors
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Table manners
26 Jan 12
According to these two, placing a ladder on a table is fine - just make sure it’s covered with a tablecloth
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Terrace Hill wins £10m Sainsbury's job
30 Jan 12
Durham store will be complete by Easter 2013
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The London 1948 Olympics: Running on empty
27 January 2012
If the preparations for London 2012 have sometimes felt like an uphill struggle, at least we haven’t had to ask the world to bring its own food. Launching our Building Memories series from the magazine archive, Building looks back to the Austerity Olympics of 1948 - the last time the Games came to town
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The Olympic village: architectural review
25 Jan 12
The Olympic village is the last main 2012 venue to be completed and as a symbol of regeneration its success is crucial to legacy plans. But have its designers played it too safe? Building reports
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The year in tweets: Predictions for 2012
27 January 2012
So much to say, so little space to say it in. Alastair Stewart, a temporary convert to cyberspace brevity, tweets his thoughts about the likely shape of the year ahead
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Thermal break modules
27 January 2012
Schöck says its thermal break modules have outstanding thermal efficiency
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Thin-joint mortar
27 January 2012
Wienerberger has launched ZeroPlus, a thin-joint mortar that can be laid at 0°C
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Timber-frame structure
27 January 2012
Natural Building Technologies prodcust were specified for the new Severn Gorge Countryside Trust headquarters
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Video: Greg Barker responds on Green Deal
18 Jan 12
Climate change minister answers questions on insulation drop-off
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Will the Olympics mean other projects in London get delayed?
27 January 2012
Traffic restrictions set for the six weeks of the Olympic and Paralympic Games are designed to help cope with unprecedented levels of visitors to the capital. But could London’s other construction projects end up in a jam?
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Willmott Dixon starts work on first off the shelf school
27 Jan 12
Standardised design will offer 30% savings
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Wonders & blunders with Ben Adams
27 January 2012
Ben Adams finds spiritual inspiration in the staying power of the Temple Church but searches in vain for a lasting sense of community at the athletes’ village
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Yuanda aims for the top of European market
26 Jan 12
Yuanda Europe managing director says firm looking to expand market share
