All Building articles in 03 June 2011 – Page 2
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NewsWaterside flats in Bristol
Edward Cullinan Architects and Crest Nicholson have won planning permission for a waterfront building on the Bristol Harbourside redevelopment.
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NewsCala Homes ruling spells further planning paralysis
Decision means councils may simply stall on housing cuts until Localism Bill becomes law
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NewsChinese firms target UK market with counterfeit crane parts
Suppliers are selling lower quality parts through websites
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NewsNew Zealand needs workers to help rebuild Christchurch
Authorities welcome skilled staff from UK and Ireland to help rebuild earthquake-hit city
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CommentGet your excess clauses out
Though the customer may not always be right, it can too often be blamed for waste. In fact, it’s frequently a contractor’s excess clauses that cost the client cash
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Client feedback: Let me explain (at length)
Client feedback helps people grow as professionals and is a mandatory part of the tendering process on public sector contracts. But how much is enough?
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NewsDeloitte to compete with QSs on cost consultancy
Former Davis Langdon partner heads new business advising big City tenants and residential sector
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FeaturesSupermarket sweep: Construction opportunities
Supermarkets are bucking the retail downturn, and now they’re either going supersize or micro. Whichever option they choose, there’s going to be a ton of construction work
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CommentMore than the tea run: Construction graduates on the dole
Too many construction graduates are on the dole. This is talent that our industry is going to need when the upturn comes. So let’s nurture it
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FeaturesCountry focus: The US
As the US economy grows in strength and demand for buildings increases, the office and retail sectors are likely to be the first to experience a tangible improvement
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NewsTB Simatupang Development: Oriental sustainability
Atkin’s design in Indonesia will house office, retail and serviced apartments
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UK house prices up for May but still down for the year
May saw a rise of 0.3%, taking the average price of a home to £167,208
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NewsUniversity of Essex gets an update
Mott MacDonald has been appointed mechanical, electrical and public health consultant for Patel Taylor Architects’ £21m scheme for the University of Essex’s Colchester campus
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FeaturesTesco's green specification process: Every little helps
Supermarkets don’t like to be beaten on price - or on their environmental credentials. To get ahead of the competition, Tesco is now testing every bit of green kit it can lay its hands on to build zero-carbon stores. Building reports on the savings
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NewsOffice sweets: Newcastle-upon-Tyne's Toffee Factory
Development will provide 1,500m2 of workspace in 25 new office units
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CommentHomes, sweet homes
We need to get the housebuilding market moving again and the government is doing a lot to help. But it’s not just about numbers - we need to build the right kind of homes
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FeaturesJeremy Horner: We will stay true to our values
When Davis Langdon merged with Aecom last August, many clients worried that the British institution would lose its identity. But for Jeremy Horner, the group’s global chief executive, things had to change in order to stay the same - and besides, it was never all that British anyway. Portrait by ...