All Building articles in 03 October 2008 – Page 6
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FeaturesMy Cityscape: Hussam Abdulghany
This Atkins senior architect attends goes to get a feel of the outlook for the year ahead, and also enjoys assessing rivals' schemes
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Dukeminster in road row with Tesco
Property developer goes to court over proposal to build an access road to a housing development
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NewsRoyal Haskoning to review New Orleans flooding risk
Consultant signs new deal aimed at maximising damage limitation in future floods
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Developer fined for unsafe site management
Chelford Properties repeatedly put workers and public at risk by not securing sites and poorly managing site traffic
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Taylor Wimpey banks deal delayed
Talks to secure robust financing structure for housebuilder likely to go on into next year
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CommentWinter warmers
As the nights draw in, hospitality and goodwill abound, from friendly Swedish engineers, an extremely generous salary offer and a kind invitation to take up residence in a caravan
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Wembley on trial
The Cleveland Bridge vs Multiplex trial was one of the largest cases to result from the stadium project, but it certainly was not the only one. Here are three of the others …
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NewsVirgin territory
The latest images of the world’s first spaceport, in New Mexico, USA, have been revealed by Foster + Partners.
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Rise for Robertson
Scottish contractor and developer Robertson has posted a 30% rise in turnover to £247.4m for the year to 30 November 2007.
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CommentWebmaster review: UN website
For the official launch of building.co.uk/global, the webmaster examines the website of the Big Daddy of global organisations
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NewsRaiding the RDAs
Gordon Brown’s way of paying for last month’s £1bn housing package is to raid the coffers of the regional development agencies. But many people think this will undo 10 years of regeneration – and won’t even touch the housing problem.
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Comment
Pour on water, pour on water
Your article, In the line of fire (18 July, page 72) mentioned, alongside the advantages, some perceived drawbacks to the installation of sprinkler systems in schools.
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Prisk’s OFT warning
Shadow construction minister Mark Prisk has said the Office of Fair Trading needs to avoid “ambulance chasing” in its inquiry into the industry.
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Sharewatch: grist for the rumour mill
Despite ticking offs from the archbishops of Canterbury and York, short-sellers still gave housebuilders “a good kicking” last week, in the words of one analyst (see graph).
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NewsLooney Toon
Iain Kane from Currie & Brown spotted this man out of his 6th-floor office window in Newcastle upon Tyne. As he points out, the balcony the plank rests on is attached to the rotten wood of the dormer window. Let’s hope it holds …
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News just in
Lord Coe, the chair of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, has described the Wembley stadium project as a “cock-up”.
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Jarvis on track
Jarvis has said trading for the year to date has been in line with expectations, buoyed by increased rail work.