All Building articles in 08 May 2009 – Page 5
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News
Kier council win
Kier has been named preferred bidder for a contract in the north-east of England that could be worth more than £600m
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White Young Green scoops Northern Ireland jail contract
White Young Green has won a £500,000 contract to manage the construction of a £200m jail in Northern Ireland
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Zero-carb confusion
The building industry underestimates the difficulty of building zero-carbon homes by 2016, a survey has found
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Comment
Cold comfort: Paying damages to a firm in the red
It’s a chilling situation indeed to find yourself forced to pay hefty damages to a firm so far in the red that it’s positively crimson. Camden council can tell you all about it
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Comment
Why Tesco is a good client
When prices are falling so quickly, owing to lack of workload and competition to secure projects, it is disingenuous to hear clients such as Tesco being criticised for taking advantage of their position
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News
What will he say this time? Prince Charles at the RIBA
Amid all the furore over his intervention on Richard Rogers’ design for Chelsea Barracks, it’s easy to forget that next week the Prince of Wales is to give perhaps the most eagerly awaited speech on architecture in a generation
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SEC Group hopes for pay changes
The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group remains positive that its proposed amendments to the Construction Bill will be passed, despite being resisted by the House of Lords last week
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Comment
Let's be practical: Challenging a certificate of completion
Even when a ‘final and binding’ certificate of completion is issued, there may be room for the parties to challenge the validity of the decision
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News
Zaha: Surfer's Paradise transit centre
Hadid's previously unpublished proposal for a transit centre in Queensland in collaboration with Patrik Schumacher
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Leadbitter looks set for buyout as rivals shun sale
Major contractors express little interest in Oxford firm – with the exception of French giant Bouygues
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Comment
Farming today: The logistics of building wind farms
Developers might be keen to jump on the renewable energy bandwagon but building a wind farm has its own logistical, commercial and legal challenges
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Features
Budget hotels: Premier Inn's purple reign
Alex Flach, the man in charge of building the Premier Inn budget hotels, says he wants to build, build, build – which should give some of you looking for work a good night’s sleep. Especially if you like purple
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Comment
British jobs for team players
Regarding Nick Chronias’ article on equal opportunities (“Lip service won’t do”, 24 April, page 52), what a lot of waffle to say that we should all uphold the law
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Comment
Looking on the bright side …
That an industry in recession has managed to retain almost 700 apprentices who were at risk of not being able to complete their training is a significant success – which was sadly not reflected in your recent feature (“Displaced persons”, 24 April, page 24) which chose to focus on trainees ...
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Boris Johnson set to clash with government over ‘garden grab’
Moves to protect gardens from development will set the mayor of London on a collision course with central government, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute
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Comment
Wonders & blunders
Charles Saumarez Smith simply adores the Royal Academy’s Burlington Gardens building, but abhors Battersea’s design desert
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Firms that used workers blacklist face prosecution
Information Commissioner’s Office does not rule out legal action against 40 contractors
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BIG's friendly giant: New Tamayo Museum, Mexico City
Danish architect BIG has won a competition with Mexican architect Rojkind to design a museum overlooking Mexico City
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Low bids sank Styles & Wood’s equity sale plan
Fit-out contractor opted for debt-for-equity swap and financial transfusion after calling off sale talks
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Verry boss mounted eleventh-hour rescue bid
Craig Jones, the chief executive of Verry Construction, mounted a last-minute bid to rescue the failed contractor