All Building articles in 13 September 2019
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News
Search for new HS2 operations boss yet to begin
Richard Robinson’s departure confirmed last week
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Comment
It started with a referendum…
… and that is exactly how this madness must end – with a second decisive Brexit vote before PM Johnson and his no-deal cronies bankrupt the country
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Comment
Time for leadership not excuses
True business management is lacking from our industry. Chief executives and MDs must show real captaincy skills or risk being casualties
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Features
Sketch of the week: Floating houses, Glasgow
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director at Calderpeel Architects
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Comment
Construction industry gossip: Hindsight is a wonderful thing
There were a few regrets this week – a football fan bemoaned deserting the beautiful game and an awkward conversation was conducted
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Comment
5 minutes with… Tony Barton, chairman, Donald Insall Associates
Tony Barton tells Building about having his glass half-full, dry stone walling, and The Clash
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Features
Building Awards 2019: Building magazine’s Project of the Year shortlist
This year’s shortlisted schemes are redefining typologies. Ike Ijeh looks at the contenders
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Features
From the archive: 2007 — They are the champions
Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium has made it into this year’s Building Project of the Year shortlist, but it’s not the first football ground to feature
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News
Crossrail 2 progress in the balance as review deadline looms
A government report scrutinising scheme’s business case will be handed down next month
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Crossrail bosses confident £17.8bn project won’t need more cash
Crossrail board says scheme ‘deliverable within existing funding envelope’
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Almost 25,000 high-risk homes still clad in ACM
Latest update reveals there are 324 buildings with ACM cladding systems
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Search for contractor for London modular homes scheme kicks off
Up to 300 homes could be erected on as many as 16 sites across the capital
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Comment
Construction needs to change. But change must be client led
As financier of 40% of all UK construction work, government may be the only client with enough mass to drive real change in industry business models
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Comment
Case in focus: Martin vs McLaren Construction Ltd
Ted Lowery considers an unsuccessful call on a personal guarantee
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Comment
Conditions precedent in building contracts
What are conditions precedent meant to require from a contractor in a claim for extra time or money?
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News
HS2 planning procurement overhaul to attract bidders put off by worries over risk
Re-think comes after firms shun prized deals including job to build railway’s main station in Birmingham
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Features
What else is blocking HS2?
We all know about its ballooning budget but it could be procurement problems that take HS2 off track