All Building articles in 09 July 2010 – Page 3
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NewsGreen light for £93m Laing O'Rourke hospital
Health secretary Andrew Lansley pledges £70m government funding for stalled West Cumberland Hospital
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Bovis Homes reports 6% rise in house sales
Housebuilder boosts land bank in first six months of year with purchase of land for 4,400 new homes
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NewsCyril Sweett buys biggest QS in Asia
Consultant plans expansion into China with aquisition of Hong Kong-based Widnell
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NewsSign up for Building's third cycling track day
The construction industry¹s annual cycling challenge is returning to Herne Hill Velodrome on August 12th
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CommentQuentin Shears: Tinker, tailor, soldier, quantity surveyor
“But is there anything from a meeting of our partners that would interest the Kremlin?”
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FeaturesOn the menu
With the private sector still subsisting on scraps and the non-infrastructure public sector just grateful that its provisions weren’t cut any further in the emergency Budget, the infrastructure market represents a veritable feast at the moment. So welcome to the latest in our infrastructure market reports
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Raynsford hits out at HSE policy
Former construction minister Nick Raynsford has condemned the Health and Safety Executive’s blast-zone policy after it scuppered a £300m residential development in south London
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CommentTurning heads
This scaffolding attempt in the Derbyshire village of Shirland is not only perilous for the user, but was proving a serious hazard to all the motorists turning to gawp
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CommentHansom: Rave on
Now the sun’s out, everyone’s up for a good time, whether it’s a Wild Sex Party, a boat party, or John Dodds’ one-man, one-vote Lie Around In The Sun All Summer Party
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FeaturesInfrastructure markets: saving grace
If there was one sliver of comfort in the Budget, it was that there were no further cuts to infrastructure spending. Victoria Jackson of Davis Langdon surveys the work that will be on offer in the years ahead
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NewsNo excuse for late returns
A residential block designed by Studio Egret West was one of seven projects to win a Housing Design Award this week
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FeaturesEnergy from waste: 'A wonderful place to be'
There’s going to be a £2bn-a-year building boom in energy-from-waste plants, like this one, over the next 15 years. Kristina Smith finds out how to turn base matter into gold
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FeaturesIn at the sharp end
The 60,686 acrylic spikes on Heatherwick Studio’s British pavilion have been the talk of the Shanghai Expo, as Stephen Kennett found out when he paid a visit. But how on earth was it all put together?
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NewsRogers and Pidgley team up for US embassy neighbour
Architect to design 800 homes and hotel for Berkeley subsidiary next to £690m Battersea project
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NewsRed dragon
The 10th temporary Serpentine pavilion in London’s Hyde Park opens to the public this weekend
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CommentThe real deal
Settlement agreements promise greater certainty but should be handled with care
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Councils given power to decide on housebuilding targets
Local authorities have been given permission to plan for as many homes as they see fit in their districts, after the coalition government abolished Labour’s regional spatial strategies
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FeaturesSpotlight: Mass-produced components
We shouldn’t get too worked up about rising lead times in four contractor areas, says Brian Moone. It’s as much a reflection on raw materials in the supply chain as it is a sign of increasing work
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Enter the Sitelife competition
The developer Urban Splash has joined forces with Property Week, Building and Building Design to launch a competition to find a temporary use for a site in Manchester’s Ancoats district