All Building articles in 09 December 2011 – Page 4
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FeaturesMichael Dyke, Lend Lease: 'It's business as usual'
When Lend Lease dropped the Bovis name, it said goodbye to one of UK contracting’s oldest and best-known brands. Building talks to Michael Dyke, the construction arm’s new boss, about where the division will go next. Portrait David Levene
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CommentContracts and business common sense
The problem with common sense is that it’s not that common. At least now the Supreme Court has affirmed that you can use it if a contract is drafted in an ambiguous way
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FeaturesA lot to live up to: Building houses that meet predicted energy use
The gap between a house’s predicted energy use and actual performance has been comprehensively panned. Building meets three developers who reckon their projects will show that low carbon on paper can mean low carbon in practice
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FeaturesFarringdon station overhaul: Boring? If only!
London’s Farringdon station has been given an overhaul and is ready for more passengers, bigger trains and Crossrail. But it hasn’t been an easy ride - and digging a 140m tunnel by hand was the least of it. By Thomas Lane. Photography by Colin Streater
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CommentDispute boards should decide, not recommend
Americans like dispute boards to recommend not make binding decisions, but over here we like a bit more certainty
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NewsInsulating boards
Kingspan’s products were used on a house in Balham as they were the cheapest, thinnest and best performing for that application
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CommentHansom: Blockbuster
This week has been more like a Hollywood film than a week in construction - Arctic exploration, bombs in the desert, gratuitous nakedness and a case of mistaken identity. Popcorn, anyone?
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FeaturesCarillion's purchase of Eaga: Blinded by the sun
In April, Carillion bought Eaga - a company with big plans to install PV panels on 30,000 homes - and rebranded it as Carillion Energy Services. Seven months later, government feed-in tariffs have been cut in half, and all 4,500 jobs are on the line. So was the £298m purchase ...
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NewsCitywatch: Carillion bounces back from Eaga hit
Shares have tumbled at the firm but the market has since calmed
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FeaturesNow boarding: The aviation sector
George Osborne’s autumn statement hinted at support for airport projects, including the £50bn Thames Estuary hub - but haven’t the best seats already been nabbed by a few framework contractors and consultants? Building finds out how to fight your way to the front of the queue
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for PRP Architects
A last minute change of venue leaves Building stumbling around the dark back streets of Smithfield trying to locate PRP Architects. The clang of names being dropped is the only clue.Katie claims she could feel the office shake as Christian Bale raced the Batmobile around Smithfield market. ‘That was a ...
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NewsPlanning stats: Residential projects and approvals
November saw some high value housing approvals, with Real Estate Opportunities reaching £4bn
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CommentFoster's flying circus grounded: Thames Estuary airport
Plans for an airport on the Thames Estuary have been around almost since the invention of the airplane. So let’s not get too carried away by the latest reincarnation, says Alastair Stewart
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Air distribution system
Polypipe Ventilation’s Domus Radial Duct System has been specified for a two bedroom house in Ringwood, Hampshire
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CommentUp in the air
If you can navigate the frameworks, compliance standards and demanding clients, aviation is a lucrative sector to be in
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ECA says members’ actions are ‘damaging’ the industry
Coalition of trade bodies puts pressure on breakaway electrical contractors such as NG Bailey over workers’ pay
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NewsLend Lease takes action over athletes' village delays
Construction manager has issued Galliford Try with non-completion notice for final phase of project