All Building articles in 14 March 2014 – Page 3
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Oxford's £500m Westgate development approved
Planners pave way for construction of Crown Estate and Land Securities joint venture
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HCA searches for developer for Leeds scheme
Agency to start hunt for new phase of Tower Works scheme
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Aecom boosts its programme management arm
Firm appoints former EC Harris partner Peter Mumford, sets ambition to grow to 200 staff
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Safety first
A series of serious accidents in the past week has highlighted the need to maintain focus on site safety
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Comment
Populist policy-making at its worst
The impact of the government’s proposed changes to ECO is just becoming clear – and it’s not a pretty sight
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Features
Interview: Neil Martin
It’s been all change in Lend Lease’s European business, with recent years marked by management instability and falling profits. Can the managing director of its construction arm Neil Martin succeed where others have failed and turn the business around?
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Green light for Mail Rail redevelopment
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ plans will transform subterranean railway network into tourist ride
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Hansom: Go compare
Architects get competitive about the size of their erections; there are cars as status symbols (or not, if at Ecobuild); and a chance to steer a 1,000 tonne boring machine under London. Plus, Peter Rees’ greatest hits
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Project team picked for £600m Battersea second phase
Exclusive: Developer on hunt for contractor, as consultants land roles on redevelopment of iconic power station
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Budget 2014: Over to you, George
Ahead of next week’s Budget, Building looks at the measures the construction industry can expect to emerge from Osborne’s red box
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This week in ... 1979
Read this fascinating article from Building magazine’s archive on how urban design can be used to cut the numbers of children killed on our roads
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Construction appointments: 14 March 2014
Balfour Beatty, Galliford Try and Sweett Group are among the companies making promotions and new appointments
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Capita team wins £400m job to run the defence estate
Consultant to lead consortium that will manage over £10bn of Ministry of Defence construction contracts
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Balfour Beatty predicts ‘gentle’ recovery in 2014
Chief executive of Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK describes 2013 as a ‘disappointing’ year
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What to specify: Flooring
This week, we tread over new ground, including heavy-duty entrance matting at the Birmingham New Street redevelopment, coloured concrete at the British Museum and a walnut finish at Corby Cube
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Demand for better health and safety
‘Following the deaths of two construction workers we demand urgent action by the HSE’
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Asbestos training needed to avert tragedy
Chair of UK Asbestos Training Association reminds us of the dangers of asbestos
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New Street architect speaks
Alejandro Zaera-Polo on the Birmingham station project’s atrium cladding