All Building articles in 13 August 2010 – Page 3
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NewsMott MacDonald wins place on £1bn Saudi power plant
Riyadh plant is due to be completed by 2013
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NewsWillmott Dixon centre awarded BREEAM "excellent" rating
Guildford civic auditorium used natural ventilation and a biomass boiler
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NewsBDP wins train station masterplanning job
Architect will work of refurb and new building features for Arriva Trains Wales
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NewsFirm fined after keeping asbestos hazard secret from workers
A Cambridgeshire fit-out firm has been fined for ignoring a report indicating asbestos on site
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NewsFirm fined after 200ft cable pierces employee’s leg
Concrete manufacturer has been fined after a worker was left with a ’gaping hole’ in his leg from an out-of-control cable
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CommentWhy does BREEAM ignore embodied carbon?
Discussion about the future of BREEAM has so far not included this major element of a building’s overall carbon performance
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CommentMore regulation isn't the answer to poor design
Boris Johnson’s housing design standards won’t be as effective as simply giving consumers tools to make an educated choice at the point of sale
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NewsNumber of homes being built rises
New government figures show the number of homes being built has risen for the first time in nearly three years
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NewsKier bags £135m Hong Kong tunnelling job
Joint venture will start work immediately on railway project
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Comment
Global job opportunities: Think the unthinkable
Why you should consider working in Saudi Arabia
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NewsWaterman hit by £5.7m of bad debt
Engineering consultant blames situation in Ireland, Poland, Belgium and Romania for one-off cost
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NewsWatkins Gray reveals latest designs for Deptford school
Exclusive architectural images of the latest BSF school project to be given the green light
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NewsLaing O'Rourke to be prosecuted after worker falls 21m
Contractor and Expanded Structures will be prosecuted following serious accident at hospital site in Newcastle
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NewsPV firm issues profit warning after death of chief executive
Photovoltaic supplier Romag says it has been hit by both death of Lyn Miles and falling prices in PV market
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NewsBalfour Beatty JV wins £238m Chinese rail contract
Gammon Construction wins contract on West Kowloon stretch of Guangzhon to Hong Kong Express Rail Link
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NewsUrban Splash posts £10m loss after 'another tough year'
Developer reports second consecutive big loss but says it has restarted on number of stalled sites
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NewsDavis Langdon and Aecom: Dubai payments will take "several years"
Developers like Nakheel will pay 60-70% of outstanding debts, says Davis Langdon
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NewsBoris publishes space standards for new London homes
London mayor lays out 73 criteria all new homes in the capital will have to meet
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NewsCSTT receives grant for 30 trainees
Government grant to help under-privileged youngsters enter construction
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NewsCrane drops four tonne load on college
A crane firm has been fined after a hook broke, causing a heavy load to fall on a college