All Building articles in 03 May 2013
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CommentMy digital life … Paul King
The Green Building Council chief executive on converting to Macs, guitar heroes of the sixties and seventies, and temperamental iPad Notes
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CommentProfessional negligence dispute: On the rocks
When a judge blocked a £3m award to whisky maker Whyte Mackay, he questioned whether a professional negligence dispute should have come to adjudication at all
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CommentUnreasonable conduct: Webb Resolutions Limited vs JV Limited t/a Shepherd Chartered Surveyors
In this case the claimant’s solicitors produced an order which failed to reflect what had been directed by the court – and their manoeuvres did not impress the judge
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NewsCriminal probe into Green Deal fraud
Trading Standards launches investigation into allegations of Green Deal fraud
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FeaturesAfter the Arab Spring
There are opportunities for UK firms as countries that underwent revolution in the Arab Spring look to rebuild
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NewsGovernment BIM push reaches turning point
Focus now shifting to implementation government’s head of BIM says
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CommentBlowing in the wind
“Not only is the plank precariously balanced but there is also a significant fall as the windmill is perched above a rocky outcrop,” notes Clive Woodford, who took this photo while on holiday in Crete.
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FeaturesEight towers from 1963
A look back at 1963 - the year of the Beatles, sexual politics and tower blocks
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FeaturesThe tracker: March 2013
Construction activity fell last month but remains in positive territory, although orders are falling and are down on what they should be for the time of year. Experian Economics analyses the statistics
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NewsBalfour boss to impose strict controls on UK arm
Andrew McNaughton sets out action plan to turn around UK construction business after £50m profit warning
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NewsOlympic delivery figures launch consultancy
Exclusive: Four senior London 2012 figures including James Bulley will advise clients on major projects around the world
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NewsThe British Museum: History in the making
New images of under-construction £135m extension released
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CommentBIM: A long way to go?
There’s lots of optimism about what BIM can offer – but it is far from being fully integrated in the industry yet
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CommentSame old story at Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty should have sorted out its businesses years ago
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FeaturesWhat next for Costain?
After the May Gurney saga, what now for Costain? Building looks at the company’s options
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CommentA long way to go
The Balfour Beatty’s latest troubles and the collapse of Rowecord Engineering indicate that construction is far from being out of the woods
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FeaturesInterview: Mike Green
The man in charge of capital works at the Education Funding Agency has his finger on the ‘go’ button
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CommentShedding light on sports halls
Good daylight, good insulation and renewable energy shouldn’t be set in competition against each other
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CommentHansom: High society
We’re up in the social stratosphere this week: dress sense at the Lords, Canary Wharf Group’s plans for the great unwashed, and One Hyde Park’s elusive residents - only high jinks at the Shard lower the tone