All Building articles in 06 August 2010 – Page 4
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CIPS: Growth at four-month low
Growth in UK construction activity slowed in July to its weakest in four months, according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.Its latest report revealed an index figure of 54.1 compared to 58.4 in June. A figure above 50 indicates a rise and below 50 shows a fall.Despite the ...
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Comment
PFI contracts: Chain of fools
The temptation to pass risk down the supply chain until it ends up with a man and a van should be resisted. Here’s why
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Forensics called in as hunt for Lancsville cranes continues
Administrators at failed contractor Lancsville have drafted in forensic computer experts as they continue their hunt for missing tower cranes and plant
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Q+A from the Building forum
Building’s Forum has a special discussion group for sustainability. This week, a member asks a question about where to install an air-source heat pump.
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BT's Gary Wingrove: Your call is important to us
Gary Wingrove is responsible for helping cut BT’s £900m-a-year property spending habit. And to do it, he’s moving away from its frameworks. So who is he looking to talk to, asks Emily Wright, and what does he want to hear?
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Circle Hospital, Reading by Bryden Wood: Outside the Circle
Architect Bryden Wood has gained detailed planning consent for a £24m private hospital in Reading
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Brookfield and WSP launch first green retrofit JV
Pair teams up with architect Woods Bagot to move into sector worth ’in excess of £10bn’ a year
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On turning a blind eye: Traditional Structures vs HW Construction
If you notice that a supplier has mistakenly failed to charge for an item on their tender, can you accept the price, keep shtoom and then hold them to it?
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Berkeley to be first to break into private rented sector
Housebuilder close to deal with Homes and Communities Agency to build nearly 1,800 homes
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City Inn vs Shepherd: Have you seen the contractor’s behind?
If a storm and a contractor both delay a project, is the contractor eligible for an extension? This ancient problem has just had another going over in the Scottish Court of Appeal
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Nanjing Medical University by BDP: Chinese medicine
Building Design Partnership has won the design competition for a medical faculty at Nanjing Medical University, in China’s Jiangsu province
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Connaught upbeat on bank talks
A source close to the refinancing talks between Connaught and its banks this week said the firm was “optimistic” of a positive outcome provided no nasty surprises were uncovered
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Iranian embassy by Daneshgar Architects: Chelsea rematch
Local residents have appealed to Prince Charles to help halt plans for a new Iranian embassy building in central London due to its modernist design
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Indian architects to land UK jobs
UK architects are likely to face increasing competition from Indian firms as clients look to the subcontinent for cheaper professional services, write Joey Gardiner and David Matthews
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Atkins’ North American acquisition triggers share price jump
The City has hailed Atkins’ £178m acquisition of Florida-based consultant PBSJ this week, which has boosted the firm’s North American business to more than eight times its current size
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Taylor Wimpey to talk to other lenders about refinancing deal
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is to expand talks to other banks to secure a refinancing deal to allow it to grow in the current market
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TfL awards £300m tube job to Laing O’Rourke and Costain
A Laing O’Rourke and Costain consortium has been awarded the £300m contract to redevelop Bond Street tube station for Transport for London
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Shock as Procure 21+ dumps Laing O’Rourke
Contractors have expressed their shock after Laing O’Rourke was dropped from the Procure 21+ healthcare framework this week, despite being the biggest player in its forerunner with £1bn of work, writes Andrew Hankinson.On Tuesday, the government revealed the six firms that have won places on the six-year framework that replaces ...
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Features
International costs 2010
Now that the great global roller-coaster seems to be slowing down, where has it left tender prices? Paul Moore of EC Harris looks at how economies around the world have fared …
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Design firm fined £120k after fatal fall
An architect has been fined £120,000 and has had to pay costs of a further £60,000 after a construction worker fell to his death