All Building articles in 01 April 2010 – Page 2
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Dubai's expats adjust to life in the slow lane
Building's global editor reports on her recent trip to Dubai
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Images and video footage: London's Olympic pools filled for the first time
The aquatics centre pools are tested before being being sealed and tiled
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Don't ignore construction, CIOB tells government
Industry body responds to call for general election by calling for investment in country’s infrastructure
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Housing crisis set to intensify, figures reveal
National Housing Federation says planning authorities in England have failed to meet housebuilding targets by nearly a third
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Industry backs Part L proposals
Published responses to government consultation show majority agree to target of cutting CO2 by 25%
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Gordon Brown announces date for general election
Election is called for 6 May, leaving a month long campaign focusing on public sector cuts
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Clapham gets a makeover
Studio Egret West has designed a 12-storey building in south London to be built by United House
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Construction activity rises for first time in two years
Survey by Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply shows first growth since February 2008, with strongest performance in housebuilding
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Majority call for EPCs in smaller public buildings
Response to EPBD proposals reveal support for display of energy certificates in buildings as small as 250sq m
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Bovis Homes directors waive cash bonus
Housebuilder’s bosses surrender controversial cash payments in favour of share payouts
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Starting your own business, part 16: The cashflow challenge
As your firm grows you need more capital to sustain it, which may mean having to be in debt to the bank for a time
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Legal costs hit £75m in Wembley dispute
Judge urges Multiplex and Mott MacDonald to resolve Wembley Stadium dispute by mediation
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Balfour Beatty wins £47m North West fire contract
Contractor confirmed as preferred bidder for contract to upgrade 16 fire stations
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May Gurney reports £1.7bn order book
Infrastructure contractor has won secured contract renewals and new work in the public and regulated sectors
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Morrison settles dispute with Norwich over Connaught contract
Connaught starts work on £125m integrated services contract after council resolves dispute with previous provider Morrison
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Carbon reduction regs come into force
Wall Engineering first to sign up to carbon reduction commitment
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Eurocodes replace British Standards
Ten structural Eurocodes replaced old British Standards today
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Structural Eurocodes: A lowdown
From 1 April all public funded projects must be designed to the Eurocodes standard, which means large and small firms should be aware of their implications
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Video: Heatherwick's UK Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo
The Seed Cathedral features 60,000 wavy acrylic rods each containing a plant seed
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Bleak and tortured: Kapoor's Orbit is hardly an Olympic ideal
The widely panned sculpture's biggest flaw is its lack of meaning