All Building articles in 13 May 2011 – Page 2
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CommentWorking 9 to 5: The Agency Workers Regulations 2010
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 come into effect in October this year, improving working conditions for temporary workers. So what does this mean for you?
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NewsLambeth Accord gets green light
Henley Halebrown Rorrison Architects has received planning consent for Lambeth Accord
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Purbeck acquires Somerset quary
Purbeck natural stone specialist Lovell Purbeck has acquired a quarry near Langport, Somerset from Ham and Doulting Stone.
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CommentThe new Construction Act: The daft draft
A lot of people say a clause in the new Construction Act approves the pre-dispute allocation of legal costs - the opposite of what was intended. Let’s get it sorted
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Unhealthy competition: Commercial property agreements and the Competition Act
New restrictions for the property market came into play last month meaning that housebuilders, developers and even owners will have to watch out
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Action plan for timber sustainability
The Timber Trade Federation is developing a sustainability action plan
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NewsCityWatch: Aecom hit by Libya evacuation but still growing
The firm’s results would have been better had it not been for costly Libya evacuation
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FeaturesQ & A with AKII – Structurally sound
The downturn, increasing materials prices and regulatory changes are all having an impact on structural engineers. Building asks Paul Scott, a director at structural engineering practice, AKT II, how the sector is holding up
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CommentCAD images: Where have all the humans gone?
There’s nothing so seductive as a CAD image of your dream project, computer-generated visualisations of how we want the world to be. Trouble is, they’re divorced from reality
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Timber frame apartments
Cygnum has supplied the timber frame for 12 apartment blocks on the former site of Oaklands College in St Albans.
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NewsCPA chief appeals to chancellor over disputed output figures
Letter said: ’few in the industry any longer have any confidence in the ONS statistics’
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NewsEmbassy Gardens submits planning application
Ballymore has submitted a planning application for Terry Farrell & Partners’ masterplan for Embassy Gardens
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NewsGardiner & Theobald wins Battersea appointment
Consultant has been appointed to the 3,400-home project
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NewsHolder Mathias Architects wins luxury coastal development
Properties will be based in Rottingdean, East Sussex
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FeaturesConstruction statistics: Is it really that bad ?
Government statistics suggest construction contracted 5% last quarter, but it’s hard to find anyone who believes that is true. Joey Gardiner argues the reality is actually more positive and presents alternative data to back up his case
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FeaturesThe tracker: A mixed bag
Construction activity is still in decline, but the situation is better than last month. Experian Marketing Information Services reveals that some sectors and regions are even looking healthy
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Integrated basement walls and slab
Integrated insulation and structural foundation specialist, Insulslab SFRC, has developed a system that integrates basement walls with the slab
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NewsBattersea station powers on
Gardiner & Theobald has been appointed to the £5.5bn Battersea Power Station redevelopment
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FeaturesHey, big spender: Richard Pilkington
The UK development market is about to receive some much-needed good news: Oxford Properties is over from Canada with £3.5bn to spend - and that’s just for starters. Meet your new best friend, development director Richard Pilkington