All Building articles in 02 August 2013 – Page 3
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Inquiry to look at boosting youth employment in construction
Parliamentarians led by Nick Raynsford MP and Lord Best launch an inquiry into boosting youth employment and training in construction and housing
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Blaze blamed on building's timber frame
Spread of fire at a flat in Essex attributed to timber frame
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Balfour Beatty bags £330m Florida uni job
Contractor appointed preferred bidder on a mixed-use development for University of West Florida
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Construction to bounce back to growth in 2014
CPA says sector will grow 2.2% next year as it revises up forecasts for construction output this year and for next four years
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Farrells gets planning for Folkestone redevelopment
Firm promises to create a seafront to “define the town for generations to come”
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RMJM old guard in anxious wait over asbestos claim
Firm’s former partners, both 89, to hear more this week on whether £1.25m compensation claim will go to court
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My digital life … Danny Wallace
Building surveyor Danny Wallace reveals why his emails are tricky to read and which technology would help him in his job the most
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Project Horizon: The two-stage is set
Surrey council’s use of two-stage open-book procurement shows how radical changes in supply chain management can ease the pressure on the public purse
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Construction swings back to growth
Latest Markit/CIPS survey points to a ‘robust and accelerated’ expansion across all parts of the industry
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Sweett opens Los Angeles office
Consultant Sweett Group has opened an office in Los Angeles with its North American joint venture partner VVA
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Comment
Taking a penalty
Liquidated and ascertained damage clauses for delays can see a contractor lose money - unless they can argue that the amount charged is a penalty and therefore unenforceable
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Independent thinking
Next year the people of Scotland will decide whether to cut their historic ties with the rest of the UK. What effect could independence have on the Scottish construction industry?
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A stake in the ground
Labour’s warning to developers that they should use land or prepare to lose it may sound bold, but will it be any more effective than existing compulsory purchase powers?
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Hansom: Religious experiences
Prepare for a week of the sacred and the profane as we have some interesting times in Heathrow Terminal 2B, think on yesteryear’s architectural wonders, and see the NHF recruit the Archbishop of Canterbury
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Ed Davey: Hinkley deal uncertain
Energy secretary warns there is no guarantee on when or even if a deal will be reached that allows work to start on the £10bn nuclear project
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City Pride: Towers on the Thames
Chalegrove Properties’ 75-storey residential tower in Docklands gets go-ahead
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Features
Because they're worth it?
Building investigates why some poorly performing companies are still increasing directors’ pay
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Claims over problem basements cost millions
NHBC warns that industry must improve the design and construction of basements to avoid ballooning costs
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Laing O’Rourke boss defends firm’s tax affairs
Exclusive: Chief executive Anna Stewart writes to Vince Cable following pressure over the firm’s offshore tax arrangements