All Building articles in 02 July 2010 – Page 4
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NewsFive prisons ‘to be scrapped’
Consultants and contractors are predicting that five PFI prisons will be scrapped under new Tory justice policy, frustrating shortlisted firms
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CommentThe z factor
What’s the point of using a standard contract if you’re going to add so many extra clauses that you’re essentially creating a bespoke form? Take Z clauses in NEC3 for example …
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NewsInside the offsite empire
This is the first glimpse inside Laing O’Rourke’s £100m state-of-the art offsite building facility in Steetley, Nottinghamshire, as seen by the Duke of Kent on a royal visit last month
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NewsPidgley: Market stable, but no dividend yet
Tony Pidgley, chairman of Berkeley Group, said the housing market stabilised in the year to 30 April 2010 but not to the extent that the residential developer would pay shareholders a dividend
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: M&E services
M&E specialists are still in a contracting market, and face an ever-expanding set of challenges
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NewsClub class
Construction has begun on UK-based architect Lewis & Hickey’s £14m YMCA Club in Ahmedabad, India
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Data centres: What you need to know
Banks have to comply with tough regulations on data security. And that affects how they procure the buildings
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Taylor Wimpey caution
Taylor Wimpey has said political and economic uncertainty means it will continue to run the business on a cautious basis, with selective land investment and an ongoing focus on costs and cash
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NewsCapita Symonds reveals Goodwood sculpture
Alfa Romeo sculpture made of 12 tonnes of steel is centrepiece of 2010 Festival of Speed
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Comment
Get building
Surely we have to get back to real basics now (“Industry left waiting on housing and BSF,” 25 June, page 10)
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Halting a project: Breaking up is hard to do
With funding cuts looming over the industry, clients may want to stop projects at short notice. How can they protect themselves against subsequent damages claims?
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CommentThe people vs BP
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is said to have harmed the livelihoods of at least 37,000 Americans. Most will claim compensation. How on earth is that going to be possible?
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CommentWonders & blunders with Eamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes thinks Stormont majestic enough to host George Best’s funeral service, but would love to drive a bulldozer into a seventies DVLA office
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CommentBudget could have been worse
At least there are people within the coalition who realise how vital our industry is to the UK economy
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Balfour's Oldham BSF
Balfour Beatty has been appointed preferred bidder for Oldham council’s £175m Building Schools for the Future programme
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Comment
A bad Budget for us
The cuts to public spending announced in the emergency Budget should come as no surprise and are something the construction sector has been bracing itself for
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NewsArchitects: Prince must vow to stop meddling
Architects have called on Prince Charles to formally pledge not to interfere in the planning system
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NewsKier kicks off cover-pricing appeals
Three weeks of appeals against the size of the fines issued by the Office of Fair Trading last September for cover pricing began on Monday - and Kier was first up