All Building articles in 01 October 2010 – Page 4
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Comment
In the steps of Duncan Wallace
Rudi Klein asserted that “traditional procurement methods are so needlessly wasteful that a consultant or solicitor who advises a client to adopt them may be guilty of negligence”
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NewsDesigns on Dundee: Six proposals for the V&A
Six designs have been shortlisted for the proposed £47m V&A Dundee museum
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NewsHiggins defends decision to leave ODA
David Higgins, the Olympic boss who has been appointed chief executive of Network Rail, has said it was the “complexity of the organisation and its projects” that lured him to the role
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NewsDealing with dragons
I was interested to note that it has been considered normal for a deal in China to include a large proportion of consideration (up to 100%) paid in advance (17 September, page 44)
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FeaturesCost model: Part L for residential
Housing developers face some interesting choices when complying with the new Part L. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon and Tom Lelyveld of Aecom consider some of the options
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FeaturesThe master strategy: Can a QS be a management consultants
Davis Langdon wants to compete with McKinsey. But can it really find a place at the top table of global management consultancies? And will the rest of the quantity surveying industry follow it
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Communities department ‘struggles’ with homes incentive plan
The communities department is in chaos over how to implement the coalition government’s proposed housebuilding incentive scheme, according to the previous Labour housing minister.John Healey told a fringe meeting at the Labour party conference that his former department had no idea how to implement the New Homes Bonus scheme, a ...
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NewsCivic service
English Cities and Cartwright Pickard Architects’ Wakefield civic offices development has started on site. The 123,000ft2 scheme will provide accommodation for more than 1,200 council employees and has achieved BREEAM “excellent” status. It is being built by Morgan Sindall.
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NewsCITB hatches post-privatisation survival plan
CITB-ConstructionSkills is drafting survival plans after a leaked government list revealed that the industry training body might be privatised, writes David Matthews.
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CommentChange of control clauses: Keep a grip with sharp clause
What happens if the company you’re happily in contract with gets bought by another outfit? Well, that depends on the small print in your contract…
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NewsConstruction gives cautious welcome to Miliband’s first speech
Labour leader raises concerns over spending cuts, migrant labour and nuclear power - but steers clear of policy announcements
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CommentSacred cow burgers
Whatever you think of the coalition, it’s pretty clear it needs help. Luckily construction is in a great position to provide it, but it needs to slaughter a few horned beasties first
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CommentWonders & blunders
Baritone Sir Thomas Allen sings the praises of Kent’s maritime history but reckons Putney Wharf sends the Thames skyline distinctly off-key
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FeaturesInfrastructure - The big picture
The UK infrastructure sector is expected to grow by 42% by 2014, but where is the money going to come from? Two speakers from last week’s Infrastructure Now online conference, Richard Threlfall and Steve Waltho, take a peek at the future of this potentially lucrative area
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Because you're worth it
Chris Cheshire has hit the nail right on the head with his comments about low quotes (17 September, page 10)
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FeaturesSustainability laid bare
Sarah Wigglesworth’s Wakefield primary school invites its pupils to learn about architecture by putting its impressive sustainability features on open display
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NewsBalfour Beatty names five divisional chief executives
Balfour Beatty has created five new divisional chief executives following the restructuring of its business in the summer.The five will all report to chief operating officer Andrew McNaughton (pictured). They are:Mike Peasland, chief executive of Construction Services UK, responsible for civil engineering, ground engineering and MansellGeorge Pierson, chief executive of ...
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NewsTwo arms tied behind our back
Open mike It is in the interests of both landlords and tenants to improve a property’s energy efficiency - but they won’t until we change the law that constrains them