All Building articles in 13 May 2011 – Page 5
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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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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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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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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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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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Action plan for timber sustainability
The Timber Trade Federation is developing a sustainability action plan
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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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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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NewsLambeth Accord gets green light
Henley Halebrown Rorrison Architects has received planning consent for Lambeth Accord
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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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FeaturesHigh Speed 2: full speed ahead
High Speed 2 is a project people love to hate. But it would reduce train overcrowding, boost business and pump billions into the construction industry
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NewsLindner targets £170m of work in UK after Prater acquisition
Now the largest building envelope contractor in the UK, the firm looks to expand further in Britain
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Latest construction appointments: 13 May
This week, Morgan Sindall, Shepherd Construction, Daikin, Henry Riley and Beachcroft have all made new appointments
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NewsIan Tyler is best value boss again with £1m pay
Balfour Beatty boss steers his firm to £187m in pre-tax profits
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NewsDesign Council Cabe provides £65,000 grants
The Design Council Cabe has announced that it will provide grants of £65,000 each to the eight affiliated design review panels across England for 2011-12.The funding will enable Creating Excellence, Kent Architecture Centre, Shape East, OPUN, MADE, NE Design Review Service, Integreat Plus and Places Matter to run 250 local ...
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NewsOver 3,700 sign up to this week's Sustainability Now event
The industry’s biggest virtual conference for sustainable professionals goes live on 18-19 May
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NewsThe leaning hotel of Copenhagen opens its doors
Viewed from different angles the hotel designed by 3XN appears to lean in two different directions
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