All Building articles in 13 June 2014 – Page 2
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News
WSP wins role on £50m Great Ormond hospital wing
WSP has won a role on the £50m cardiac wing at Great Ormond Street Hospital
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Scape fires gun on £1.5bn infrastructure race
Public sector procurement body Scape invites contractors to bid for its new £1.5bn civil engineering framework
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Former Arup chairman knighted
Former Arup chairman Philip Dilley and founders of architect Stanton Williams among industry fogures to be nominated
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Four firms picked for roles on MoD framework
Firms appointed to Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s technical and advisory services framework
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Sheffield pushes on with £300m retail quarter plans
Council will begin procurement for investors and developers to kickstart scheme this summer
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Boris reveals sites for 50,000-home development push
Mayor of London unveils plans for 20 ‘housing zones’ across the capital to speed development of 50,000 homes
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Features
Where next for BIM?
With the BIM revolution set to enter a new phase, a panel of experts discuss the challenges facing the industry if it is going to get the most out of the groundbreaking technology. Iain Withers reports
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Comment
'Un'-fit for purpose can be a very expensive experience
‘For a contractor, a fitness for purpose obligation tends to raise the hackles. But why?’
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Government slashes back the size of its estate
Cabinet Office publishes update on public sector estate rationalisation
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Construction grew faster than expected in first quarter
Construction output growth revised up to 1.5%, in move that could mean UK economy grew 0.1% faster than previously thought
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Four locations shortlisted for HS2 college
Government shortlists locations for high-speed rail engineering college
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Features
What to specify: refurbishment
This week’s refurbishment products include the installation of an aluminium windows and doors system in Hackney, moveable walls in Manchester, and a wood canopy for a campus at Edinburgh University
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Comment
Hansom: The Departure Lounge
This week, a charity prepares to set off for some mountain climbing, brave construction folk drop in on Pegasus Bridge, the head of Foster + Partners takes his leave (twice), and the Queen departs from normal English
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Comment
Staying on top in challenging times
As we compare the market share between the 20 biggest contractors pre and post recession, the next question is what must firms do to ensure they’re on top in another six years?
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Features
Sketch of the week: Dun Carloway
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by David Grech of English Heritage
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Comment
Wonders and blunders with Nicola Rutt
Nicola Rutt finds Oxford University’s Florey Building ‘brave and beautiful’, but thinks more recent student accommodation, Unite’s post-Olympic Stratford development, is ‘overbearing’ and ‘confused’
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Comment
Abolish retention?
A reader responds to Tony Bingham’s latest column to argue that retention funds should not be abolished
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Features
This week in ... 2000
This week we take a look back at the start of the millennium, when the construction of the Millennium Bridge was proving problematic, as this Building news story reveals
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Comment
Letters of intent: The road to Hell
Letters of intent are often used while parties and their lawyers haggle over terms. But what happens when a contractor is required to work in accordance with terms still being discussed?
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Features
Ecobuild interview: Stephen Hodder
Stephen Hodder, RIBA president, discusses micro-homes and the compatibility between good design and sustainability
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