All Building articles in 04 May 2012 – Page 3
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CommentWhen judges let rip: Obliterated by obsession
The amusingly acerbic judgment from a Canadian case offers a darker reminder of what happens when reason fails
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CommentEPCM: Win-win procurement
Engineering procurement and construction management is widely used abroad. Is it time for UK companies to look at how they can benefit from this model?
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CommentMy Digital Life… Robert Deatker
The Turner & Townsend project director on why he doesn’t own a Mac, vaporizing Network Rail employees and dancing around the sitting room to David Guetta
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CommentThe UK economy: Kill or cure
Recent figures show the UK economy is back in recession - and it’s the construction sector that put it there. In the first of a two-part look at the handling of the economic situation Joey Gardiner examines why the government’s course of treatment is failing to deliver a recovery
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FeaturesCost model: Libraries
What is in store for the library? Daniel Pomfrett of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, and Stuart Hill of Schmidt Hammer Lassen, look at design and cost challenges for the next generation of buildings
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CommentHansom: Critical condition
It’s all a bit confrontational this week as Giles Coren offers his opinion on the Shard and David Lock takes on Nick Raynsford… let’s hope Sir John Armitt finds more satisfaction in his role as wedding planner
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CommentPrivileged position: How claims consultants can protect themselves from disclosure
Claims consultants may not have the same legal professional privilege as practicing lawyers, but they can explore another route to protect themselves from disclosure
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FeaturesOffshore wind farms: Winds of change
Tidal turbine technology is changing fast and offshore wind turbines are getting bigger, so the government-backed firm Narec is investing £80m into its testing facilities to simulate the harsh conditions at sea. Thomas Lane explains
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CommentTime for change
The government’s policies for economic recovery aren’t working, and if ‘getting Britain building’ is the answer, a new course of action is needed now
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It could be like buying a car
We could choose the right base model for a building off the shelf and personalise it by colour, alloys, fabric, and so on
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VAT rules cripple business
Essentially we’re paying someone else’s tax for the privilege of acting as unpaid tax collectors for HMRC
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FeaturesBIM: Nine experts on what they've learnt
To mark this week’s BIM Live event, nine experts tell Emily Wright what they have learnt over the past 12 months
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NewsGreen measurement systems inadequate to meet targets
Higher carbon reduction goals for new buildings cannot be assessed reliably, industry warns ministers
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NewsBam Nuttall blames council boss in £55m busway dispute
Contractor says council official wanted Cambridge busway to resemble scheme in France that he ‘liked’
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FeaturesLord Rogers interview: 'Being old is alright, you know'
Lord Rogers is fast approaching 80 but that doesn’t stop him having ambitions to expand into the Middle East, attacking Boris Johnson’s record as London mayor or taking pleasure in a few glasses of red wine, as Emily Wright found out
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NewsExclusive: Shard architect primed for flagship Selfridges scheme
Renzo Piano set to embark on third high profile London project with major Oxford Street store extension
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NewsArcadis makes top level appointments
Former EC Harris senior partner David Sparrow among the promotions
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NewsBRE delays retrofit standard
Industry voices concern at 2013 launch date of standard for non-domestic buildings
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NewsContractor dragged into Museum of Liverpool row
Architect could seek costs from joint venture PGT over alleged design flaws in largest newly-built museum project in a century
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