All Building articles in 04 March 2011 – Page 3
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NewsNew town centre for Longbridge
Plans have been submitted for a new £70m town centre for Longbridge in Warwickshire
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V&A design competition
The V&A has shortlisted seven architects to design an extension to the museum.
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NewsPupils win school design contest
Eight schools took part in a competition that involved students designing their own schools
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Councils could lose millions by cutting housebuilding plans
This week the government will confirm terms for allocating New Homes Bonus
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HMRC launches tax crackdown on plumbers
Campaign focused on tradespeople’s tax affairs starts with plumbers, gas fitters and heating engineers
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FeaturesThe Dali Enigma: HOK's Florida museum
HOK’s Salvador Dalí Museum in Florida marries the classical with the fantastical, a paradox the artist himself would have cherished
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FeaturesDennis Hone: the long goodbye
The Olympic Delivery Authority’s new boss has kept his cool in the furore over the Games’ legacy. He’s more concerned with meeting those unmissable deadlines and ensuring the ODA itself bows out with grace
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Designing out risk
This is the first high-profile prosecution of an architect under the CDM regulations for a site death, and it shows how the onus is on designers to reduce health and safety risks
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NewsUniversity of Liverpool Eco-digs
Ocon is to build a £34m student accommodation scheme for the University of Liverpool. Designed by architects Stride Treglown, the Vine Court scheme, will be built as two horseshoe buildings and is being claimed as the most sustainable in the UK with solar thermal heating, air source heat pumps and ...
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CommentMouchel finds new interest at last
In the latest twist in the saga, Interserve has provided the additional interest Mouchel has hoped for
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CommentUncontrollable forces
In times of crisis, such as the recent upheaval in the Middle East, force majeure clauses in contracts come into play. So when and how do they work?
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NewsFree schools are struggling to lease properties, says Toby Young
Young spoke at BSEC of the difficulty of underwriting leases on buildings for free schools
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CommentGreen wash
Regulation and clarity have been called for regarding the Green Deal. How is the government responding?
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CommentWhere's the justice?
Access to the courts is available to all, in theory. But if potential litigants are forced to mediate first, the costs become prohibitive, undermining our entire justice system
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NewsLakeside theatre in Xinjiang province
Broadway Malyan Architects has completed designs for the Kansas Lake Performance Theatre in Xinjiang province, north-west China. The venue is being built for the provincial government and the 1,200 auditorium will accommodate musicals, opera and dance. Enabling works are under way and building work on the main structure is due ...
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CommentThe last straw
Dean Walton spotted a disaster waiting to happen from his hotel room in Bangladesh
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FeaturesWe are living in a materials world
Contractors find themselves between a rock and a hard place - the rock is the relentless rise of raw materials; the hard place is feeble demand and low margins. But is there anything they can do about it?
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CommentLooking-glass world
We’re all a bit inside-out and back to front this week. Morals overtaken by business deals, green protesters burning natural resources and Ecobuilders caring about fashion. Curious indeed …
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FeaturesSocial networking: So tweet me
Gone are the days when social networking was seen as the procrastinator’s distraction of choice. As the construction industry is fast discovering, it is a useful business development tool. We consider the benefits – and dangers – of entering the Twittersphere