All Building articles in 09 April 2010 – Page 4
-
News
Steel price rises could slow recovery in office sector
UK set to link the price of steel to quarterly index, which almost doubled last month
-
NewsSteel price rises could slow recovery in office sector
UK set to link the price of steel to quarterly index, which almost doubled last month
-
-
FeaturesLaser treatment
Architect BFLS, formerly Hamiltons Architects, is to commence detailed design work on this research facility for laser technology in Dolni Brezany, in the Czech Republic.
-
CommentOff half-cock
You’d think that getting the contract right before beginning work was just common sense. Especially since, if you don’t, the only people likely to win are the lawyers …
-
NewsFresh Water
Enfield council has appointed planning and design consultant LDA Design in partnership with Beyond Green, Atkins and BNP Paribas Real Estate to deliver the proposals for Meridian Water, a 70ha development of 5,000 homes in north London
-
Comment
And finally …
Some readers weren’t fooled by Building’s code level seven story (page 14, 1 April) …
-
CommentMeditations in an emergency
What happens when, in the middle of a horrible recession, a group of engineers devotes a year’s worth of Mondays to thinking instead of working?
-
NewsElection shutdown forces quangos to halt spending
7,000 homes brought to market as government extends election purdah to quangos
-
Comment
Offsite doesn’t mean offshore
I read Richard Ogden’s article “Fast build nation” (26 March, page 32) with interest
-
-
CommentHansom: Controlling interest
It’s a hearts and minds battle this week, as everybody from PRs to party men try to convince us that they’re keen on Cabe, hard at work on site, and just as generous as people say they are
-
Comment
Going nuclear: contracts for decommissioning work
Everything you wanted to know about the nuclear decommissioning sector but were afraid to ask – explained to you in a three-part series starting with this overview
-
Comment
Commitment issues
Helen Garthwaite and Brad Fearn The carbon trading scheme was launched last week, and you need to know what the new rules could mean for you – including who will pay for it all
-
FeaturesUnited House in Clapham: High Street fashion
Social housing specialist United House has won a £29m contract to build a mixed-use scheme on Clapham High Street in south London
-
Comment
More flock to the cause
Rydon would like to sign up to your excellent initiative and back Charter 284
-
CommentThe future of low carbon
I was delighted to read about the steps being taken at Ashley primary school (26 March, page 48)
-
FeaturesPeter Morrison: RMJM’s business model
Peter Morrison, chief executive of Scotland’s best known architect, explains his hiring policies (which include Sir Fred Goodwin), and how RMJM turned itself into an international success story
-
CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Conamar
Have you tried to buy a tweed jacket on eBay recently? If so, you’ll probably have noticed a seemingly inexplicable surge in prices.
-
NewsJarvis name unlikely to survive group break-up
Administrator Deloitte says end is near for 164-year-old brand, as buyers circle FM division