All Building articles in 14 August 2009 – Page 8
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Much obliged: Infrastructure contributions
Many local authorities are demanding standard infrastructure contributions when they are not due at all. So can developers question this?
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Green paper: Eco-ratings in contracts
Clients and buyers have come to expect a high sustainability rating for their property, but where does that leave the contractor?
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Copy-cat consultancy
McBains Cooper is a very happy construction consultancy this week. After all, we’ve just been handed the biggest piece of flattery I think we’ve ever had
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Clay roof tiles
Marley Eternit has expanded the colour choice of its Hawkins clay plain tile range with the introduction of Heather Blend
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Cabe survey reveals lack of space in London homes
Designers of privately developed homes in and around London are failing to provide enough space for residents, according to research by the government’s design watchdog
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A great venue to play: David Byrne's Roundhouse installation
Buildings and musical instruments are usually quite easy to tell apart. That was, until David Byrne got his hands on north London’s Roundhouse
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EC Harris recruits more partners to grow business
EC Harris has poached a senior director from Amec’s nuclear arm, making him group head of programme management
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Partnerships for Schools: How to get our fingers burnt
It may be more the season for barbecues than bonfires, but the trail of lighter fuel moved a bit closer to one of the most influential quangos in construction this week.
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EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive: The writing on the wall
The EU will soon be changing its directive on the energy performance of buildings. All well and good, says David Strong, but its plans for display certificates make no sense at all
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Bricks for refurbishment
Manufacturer Ibstock is extending its traditional range of bricks, which is designed to offer a wide choice of sizes, colours and textures for most refurbishment projects
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Traditional bricks
Blockleys Brick has added to its traditional range of stock bricks with two new colours
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HCA loses green boss to Stoke
The head of environmental policy at the Homes and Communities Agency is leaving to take up a post at Stoke-on-Trent council
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Morgan Sindall boss warns that clients are shunning SMEs
John Morgan, executive chairman of Morgan Sindall, has said clients are giving more work to large contractors amid fears over the financial health of small and medium-sized firms
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Scrap council tax to end boom and bust, report urges
Property owners should be taxed on the value of their sites rather than the actual buildings, a think tank has said
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Martial bliss
Great to hear about the rise of women in the RIBA, RICS, RSPCA, etc (31 July, page 3) but the one thing you missed was that women are far better than men at getting money paid at a contracting business
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Being a sport
Cricket and rugby have much to teach construction. Not least, as the last Ashes test so abundantly demonstrated, how to lose with dignity
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Want to get your building listed? Get Banksy to spray it
English Heritage moots listing buildings with painting or decoration of ‘artistic interest’
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Box Clever bags Bath job
Box Clever is to develop the Ralph Allen Yard site in Bath for the Homes and Communities Agency.