All Building articles in 09 April 2010 – Page 5
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Comment
Thinking out of the box
The Homes and Communities Agency’s requirements are driving developers toward construction of “homes” rather than simply dwellings (“New standards could add £10k to new homes”, building.co.uk)
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NewsVinci boss demands clarity on budget cuts as turnover stalls
John Stanion says industry ‘desperately needs guidance’ as pre-tax profit falls to £14.6m
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Bovis Homes directors forfeit cash bonuses for shares
Directors at housebuilder Bovis Homes have waived their rights to cash bonuses in 2009.
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FeaturesWe can’t turn a blind eye: Child labour
Children as young as six are working 12-hour days in some of India’s sandstone quarries. Yet many UK stone importers just don’t want to know about it. Sophie Griffiths reports on a scandal that is getting harder to ignore
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Morrison settles Norwich council row over contract award
Morrison has settled a dispute with Norwich council over the award of housing repairs and maintenance work to rival Connaught.The deal allows Connaught to begin work on the £125m contract it won in December to provide services that include waste and recycling, council house repairs, maintenance and M&E servicing.The award ...
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FeaturesThe possibilities! Latest web tools for architects
The latest web tools allow architects to note down ideas, scribble on images, and then share them at the click of a button. They’re simple, they’re cheap as chips, and they might just take over the world.
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CommentMJ coulson’s model answer
Judging construction disputes can be like sitting exams, but at least we can all learn from the results – as in this case where a builder flunked everything
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Come back bankers – all is forgiven
Instead of baying for their blood, we should be looking at how we can make the skills of financial engineers work to the construction industry’s advantage
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NewsWhat will the iron ore pricing agreement mean?
Last week’s announcement of a near 100% increase in iron ore prices is certainly significant news for the building industry, where current contract prices are sub-economic and inflation is already in the system.
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NewsWhat will the iron ore pricing agreement mean?
Last week’s announcement of a near 100% increase in iron ore prices is certainly significant news for the building industry, where current contract prices are sub-economic and inflation is already in the system
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CommentCould you vote labour again?
The industry used to vote how it wanted, safe in the knowledge that it wouldn’t change a thing. Back in 2005 most of the industry thought that Labour had the best economic policies, yet felt free to vote Tory
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NewsActivity grows for first time in two years
Construction activity has expanded for the first time in two years, according to two surveys published this week.
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News80% of South-east homes fail HCA space standards
Research on new private housing finds some dwellings a third smaller than proposed sizes
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NewsODA grabs £50m site to pay off overspend
The Olympic Delivery Authority has grabbed £50m of land next to the Olympic village in a move that has paved the way for Lend Lease to return to a developer role on the Olympic site
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NewsMore support for Charter 284
The Construction Products Association, Capita Symonds and Edward Cullinan Architects are among the latest organisations to sign up to Building’s Charter 284 campaign.
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FeaturesLead times January-March 2010
It looks as though the industry may be turning the corner. Most contractors are reporting an increase in enquiries and for the first time in a long time, a package actually increased. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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Features2010 election: Who’s it going to be?
This is the first election since 1992 when the winner wasn’t completely obvious before it began. To help us track the parties’ fortunes, we’ve assembled a panel of undecided voters
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Aukett boss: Halabi bankruptcy will not affect £1m claim
Nicholas Thompson, chief executive of architect Aukett Fitzroy Robinson, has said the bankruptcy of developer Simon Halabi will not affect an outstanding debt to the practice of more than £1m in legal costs and fees
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News
Latest construction appointments: 09 April 2010
Darren Wolff has become land manager for the south-west region for Connells Land & Planning
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NewsMPs slam BBC for £100m overspend
Public Accounts Committee report criticizes project management of schemes and highlights failings