All Building articles in 11 September 2009 – Page 6
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News
London boroughs shelve plans to reclaim Olympic planning
London boroughs have abandoned plans to bid to regain control of planning in the Olympic park fringes and Lower Lea Valley from the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation
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Comment
Book review: Last-minute booking
Forget chick lit – the best summer reads address building procurement and the JCT contract. And, gratifyingly, the authors come up with exactly the right conclusions
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Comment
Repugnant behaviour
A recent case has shown that the more serious a breach of contract, the less likely it is that a court will accept an exclusion of liability clause
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Features
Taming the beast: Winchester’s green office refurb
This is the story of how a sixties brutalist eyesore was turned into a building more becoming to the genteel town of Winchester – and made into one of the UK’s greenest offices in the process
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Comment
An unprovoked attack
Rudi Klein’s ungracious and misplaced attack on the JCT contract forms (24 July, page 45) merits a reply
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News
Architect pleads for political asylum … from Italy
Mario Cucinella writes to G8 leaders for help to ‘escape’ homeland’s stifling bureaucracy
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Fun for all: The Forum, University of Hertfordshire
The Forum, an entertainment venue for the University of Hertfordshire, has just opened
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OFT drops cases against ‘up to a dozen’ firms
Charges have been dropped against a number of firms investigated as part of the Office of Fair Trading’s inquiry into tender malpractice in the construction industry, following concerns over the evidence offered by one witness
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Former BP boss a contender for construction adviser job
Lord Browne, the former chief executive of BP, and Sir John Egan are among the latest names to be suggested to the business and innovation department for the role of chief construction adviser
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News
Standards body upholds complaint against ARB advert
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against an advert relating to the February elections for the Architecture Registration Board
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Comment
Dialogue of the deaf: Robert Adam on architects
It’s not just that architects don’t listen to clients or the public – they’re divided into camps that don’t listen to each other. Which is a pity, because they can have good ideas
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News
Commercial activity rises for first time in two years
Commercial development activity has risen for the first time in nearly two years according to research from estate agent Savills
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Judge proposes test cases to resolve blacklist legal actions
Workers who are taking legal action against employers on the grounds that they were refused employment after being blacklisted may have their fate decided by three test cases in north-west England
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RICS faces legal action over New Rules of Measurement
Construction Confederation furious at exclusion from document, which it says breaches its copyright
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Gove accuses councils of profligacy
The Conservatives have accused local authorities of overspending on consultants when delivering the Building Schools for the Future programme
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ISG profit falls 7% but retail turnover increases by half
David Lawther, chief executive of Interior Services Group, gave an upbeat assessment of industry prospects as his company posted a 7% fall in full-year pre-tax profit to £11.7m
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Future of £695m Victoria tube station upgrade in doubt
Transport for London secures £1bn European loan to shore up Crossrail but other projects could suffer
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Miller optimistic despite losing £34m in six months
Scottish housebuilder also reported 9% fall in turnover, but chief executive says worst of crisis is over
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HCA to release £300m for stalled housing schemes
A second phase of the Kickstart programme will re-allocate £225m from aborted projects
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Data: Planning applications in August 2009
Hampshire-based off-site developer Fleming tops the clients list during a quiet holiday season