All Building articles in 14 January 2011 – Page 3
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FeaturesSustainability: Zeroing In
Cyril Sweett reviews the recommendations from the Zero Carbon Hub’s Carbon Compliance Task Group and considers the implications for the definition of a zero-carbon home from 2016
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CommentWinning on penalties
You may have agreed a sum for breach of contract, but there’s an old common-law doctrine that could see it struck down as a penalty. Fortunately this does not happen often, says Tim Elliott
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CommentMoney where the mouth is
It’s already turning into the kind of high-stakes City game where fortunes and reputations can be made or broken.
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CommentIt's PFI, Jim, but not as we know it
Reports of the death of PFI are exaggerated, but the funding model is going to have to change to reflect a time of public sector austerity
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NewsIraq's multi-billion-dollar limbo
At least $12bn worth of projects in Iraq have been stalled by political paralysis over the past 12 months
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NewsHeron takes off
Heron International and PLP Architecture have secured planning permission for a 43-storey hotel tower in the City of London
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Features
Heat reflective roofing membrane
BriggsAmasco installs UltraPly TPO membrane on John Fernley College
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Mototrised roof hatches
Stoke sixthform college fittted with Bilco D-50T hatches that double as smoke vents
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CommentHansom: Slip and slide
As top brass at the NHBC glides across the dancefloor, Davis Langdon and Aecom’s romance is in decline and one QS can give you a little too much information about the dangers of wet boat decks
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CommentThis is never going to work
Retention funds waste everybody’s time and achieve nothing of value. Here’s a case that shows, yet again, why we should ditch them
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NewsOutput forecasts take a turn for the worse
The latest Experian figures predict that the recent gloomy construction output is set to continue
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CommentDifficult jurisdictions: Iraq
Continuing our series on difficult jurisdictions, Stuart Nash looks at Iraq, where the country’s extensive oil reserves should provide an enormous boost to the economy
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FeaturesNew industrialists: Waste and power station design
Dark satanic mills were once, in fact, exuberant celebrations of technology and design. Now Cabe’s new guidelines on power stations and waste facilities will try to put the architecture back into industry
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FeaturesRobert Deatker: High flyer
Turner & Townsend’s Robert Deatker is the man responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of one of the UK’s most mind-bogglingly complex schemes - the 2 million ft2 London Bridge Quarter, which includes the 310m Shard. And he’s determined to pull it off
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Don't curb your enthusiasm
I really like Kulveer Ranger’s enthusiasm (26 November, page 36) - these large infrastructure projects need huge amounts of positive energy from those in the driving seats to make them successful
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Crossrail deal
A £235m Crossrail tunnelling contract has been won by BBMV, a JV including Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall and Vinci
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FeaturesA VAT gift to cowboys?
The government’s VAT hike to 20% this month has been met with dismay throughout construction. But while some sectors will be exempt, small builders are bound to be hit as cash-strapped homeowners turn to the black market