All Building articles in 13 January 2012 – Page 4
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FeaturesExhibition Road: Walkin' & wheels
Dixon Jones’ £28m reworking of South Kensington’s great museum quarter, Exhibition Road, resolves the long stand-off between pedestrians and cars by allowing them to share the same space. Ike Ijeh is knocked over by the simplicity of the design. Photographs by Tim Crocker
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FeaturesIs the Green Deal heading for failure?
The Green Deal is supposed to be the biggest domestic refurbishment programme since the Second World War. But the government’s own figures predict it will be anything but. Joey Gardiner asks if the coalition’s flagship policy could be heading for failure
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CommentOlympic construction firms: Credit where it's due
Being involved in the Olympics is a great privilege for a small firm – and it’s a great shame that we can’t shout about it
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NewsFears of euro collapse spark overhaul of EU contracts
Concerns have emerged that euro’s fall would render many contracts null and void
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NewsHome insulation work to collapse under Green Deal
Government predicts 93% fall in loft insulation work, putting carbon targets at risk
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CommentMeddling with VAT invoice clauses can sting you
Payment notices are being complicated by lawyers meddling with clauses relating to VAT invoices. This could invalidate the contract and lead to some nasty surprise
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NewsProfiled sheet cladding
RigiSystems has launched a profiled sheet cladding suitable for roof and wall applications called S-Type Economy
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Comment
Inbox: Let's see change
This week a reader calls for uniform standards for measuring sustainable development
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CommentMy digital life … Brian Green
This economist is promiscuous when it comes to technology and rates the BBC website highly
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NewsGB Group sells Saltergate stadium to Barratt
Sale confirmed as firm unveils solid financial results with pre-tax profit up 10% and turnover up 4%
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CommentLet's avoid disaster
The Green Deal is looking increasingly like a poor deal, but the government has time to improve it for all our sakes
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FeaturesStanton Williams: The Attraction of Opposites
Architect Stanton Williams is a company that likes to be different - so when its profit plunged by 90% at the start of the financial crisis it didn’t do what so many other architects are doing and look abroad for work. It decided to stick with what it knows best: ...
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NewsArchitects struggle as Archial latest to make cuts
Up to 15% of Archial staff face redundancy amid restructure as RIBA says profession is ‘fragile’
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Aluminium rainwater system
Marley Alutec provided an aluminium rainwater system to a development in East Sussex
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CommentLife after banks: Building without loans
The chances of smaller developers getting loans, even for pre-let projects, are slimmer than ever - but that doesn’t mean they need to stop building, says property investor Eric Jafari
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CommentGalliford Try vs Lanes Group: Premature adjudication
An adjudicator who outlines a preliminary view needs to make sure he’s not reached a final decision too soon
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FeaturesGreen Deal: Does it add up for homes?
The Green Deal aims to reduce energy consumption at no upfront cost to homeowners, but which measures meet the ‘golden rule’? Phil Birch and Richard Quartermaine of Cyril Sweett report
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NewsMoD puts £5bn worth of construction work on hold
Up to £600m of contracts scheduled for this year among those placed ‘under review’
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NewsPersimmon off to good start with site visitors up 20% on 2011
Trading update says profit set to increase by around 50%
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NewsGovernment approves HS2 in the face of fierce opposition
Changes to the route including running more than half the line in tunnels or cuttings