All Building articles in 09 March 2012 – Page 2
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CommentPublic procurement decisions and EC rules
The unfair treatment of a Scottish council tenderer raises the question of whether EC procurement rules apply if the contract is of no interest to parties outside the UK
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NewsPension funds set to deliver on infrastructure plan
Institutional investors eye January 2013 launch date for new infrastructure investment vehicle
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CommentDicing with disaster
Refusing to pay an adjudicator’s award because you think it will be overturned further down the road can be a dangerous and expensive game
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FeaturesThe Olympics: The greenest show on earth?
The organisers of London 2012 sprang out of the blocks promising to stage the most sustainable Olympics ever, and as they enter the final straight they appear to be on course to set a new record - just as long as they don’t ease up before the finish line … ...
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CommentSustainability: Nothing but 'faddy ideology' for the government?
Verbal faux pas are just one symptom of the coalition’s growing apathy towards the promotion of the green agenda in construction, says Richard Steer
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CommentHansom: We happy few
It’s a good news week with tales of a chuffed chief exec, punctual projects, a royal baking challenge and a party for the lucky teams that made it onto the exclusive Building Awards shortlist
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CommentPlaying global
How do you apply the UK QS model to an international one? The complexity of global client management is about the only thing everyone agrees on
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Inbox: Unbelievable
This week, readers are incredulous at the suggestion that consultants may be replaced with civil servants to lead projects and in total disbelief at the mess the school building programme is in
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FeaturesThe tracker: A wobbly start
Activity remained in negative territory in January, according to Experian Economics. However, civil engineering showed promise with activity at an eight-month high and new orders above normal
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NewsBarratt and British Land to develop City residential scheme
Joint venture aquires two acre site next to Aldgate East tube station
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NewsBroadway Malyan unveils designs for Turkish skyscraper cluster
Architect exhibits major mixed-use scheme at Mipim
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NewsOlympic bosses question marketing restrictions on 2012 firms
ODA chief exec Dennis Hone and legacy bosses reportedly at loggerheads with Olympics minister at Mipim
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NewsConstruction output fell 2.3% in January
Output fell compared to the same month in 2011, ONS figures reveal
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NewsBalfour and Amey sign up to government's SMEs push
Firms to publish subcontracting opportunities to help SMEs win public work
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NewsRail contractors to see no UK favouritism
Government rules to help UK businesses bid for rolling stock won’t extend to civils works
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Archive TitlesThe Considerate Constructors Scheme annual survey 2012
Every year the Considerate Constructors Scheme asks the building industry and the general public for their views, here’s a summary of what they said this time …
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CommentA quick guide to creditors' voluntary liquidation
A quick guide to the process of creditors’ voluntary liquidation (CVL) of an insolvent company under the Insolvency Act 1986
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