All Building articles in 02 November 2012 – Page 3
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NewsShepherd wins Oxford retail job
Contractor announces Clarendon Centre project is one of two new wins worth £13m
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NewsGreen Deal credit checks could stymie demand
Government’s flagship scheme hit by financial regulations
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FeaturesMy working day: Jane Nelson
The executive director at Mears Group starts the day with a hit of ‘Daily Mears Matters’ on her Blackberry
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NewsGreen light for Skanska's £170m energy plant
Skanska is gearing up to build a £170m combined heat and power plant in Bradford after the council gave the green light to the scheme
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NewsAnother man dies on a London building site
Fatality on site in Tottenham is second death on a London building site in a week
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Construction appointments: 1 November 2012
New appointments from across the construction industry
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NewsBoris Johnson slams government 'inertia' over airports
Mayor clashes with Sir Howard Davies as terms of airport review are unveiled
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NewsIndustry output rises slightly in October
Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index still much weaker than before the financial crisis
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NewsDurham University: Making the grade
£50m, BREEAM Excellent-rated building the Palatine Centre is new HQ for university
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NewsEx-Jones Lang LaSalle trio start London residential developer
Jim Kelly, Richard Houghton and Graham Kent set up venture with Matt Phillips of Essential Land
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NewsDouglas: UK contractors should expand in Middle East
Abu Dhabi Ports Company boss says firms that scaled down after downturn should return to region
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NewsDavis Langdon head of commercial latest partner to go
Paul Allen leaves consultant after 25 years, saying he is looking for a “new career challenge”
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NewsCall for ‘single voice’ prompts multiple plans
Exclusive: Construction leaders look at multiple different models for pan-industry body before crunch meeting
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CommentLand of hope
Talk of recovery in Dubai is rightly treated with caution by firms that experienced the 2008 crisis, but there is real growth in the emirate and the Middle East region in general
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CommentGreen is gold
Next year’s Ecobuild will be the biggest yet, with an added focus on commercial property
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FeaturesHigh and mighty: Visions of the high street of the future
With one in seven shops now boarded up in Britain’s town centres, four leading architects suggest ways to revive the high street
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CommentThe skills gap and how to fill it
Anyone in construction who dares to peer into the future will be confronted by a looming skills gap and an ageing workforce. David Blunkett calls for some imaginative forward planning
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FeaturesGetting to grips with micro economics
A new report suggests that small-scale renewable technologies on commercial developments might cost more than they’re worth. But others argue that this misses the bigger picture. Katie Puckett investigates
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CommentHansom: Trips down memory lane
RMJM crosses paths with its old PR firm, Balfour Beatty’s Mike Peasland enjoys some clarity, EC Harris’ Philip Youell kicks back with some designer headwear, and we finish with a musical number