All Building articles in 14 November 2014 – Page 4

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    Hansom: All Atwitter

    2014-11-14T06:00:00Z

    This week, barely containable excitement at Canary Wharf as the Qataris try to buy up the whole show, things are going nuts at the Cheesegrater, BIM is top trump, and Sir John Soane’s classical Rome is a corker

  • Buckingham palace
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    This week in 1913

    2014-11-14T06:00:00Z

    Buckingham Palace brings to an end 60 years of building work with the refurbishment of its east front

  • Uwe Krueger, Atkins
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    Atkins' pre-tax profit falls 29%

    2014-11-13T07:59:00Z

    Firm also reports fall in revenue that is mostly driven by disposals

  • Richard Claxton
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    The price is not right

    2014-11-13T06:00:00Z

    Despite the upturn, consultants are still making unrealistic, low-margin bids on new work. This must be reined in if the market is to truly gain strength

  • Developer Argent have considered the effects of leisure and lifestyle choices when redeveloping the area around King’s Cross, including Granary Square (pictured)
    Features

    Whole-life carbon: Lifestyle

    2014-11-13T06:00:00Z

    Some of our smallest everyday choices can have a huge impact on carbon emissions within and beyond the built environment. Juan J Lafuente and Theodore Darviris of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explore the cumulative effect of lifestyle choices on our carbon footprint

  • useful
    News

    Two bosses exit Laing O’Rourke amid management shake-up

    2014-11-13T06:00:00Z

    A brace of directors depart firm, which also takes on a new finance director

  • Useful
    News

    Government to reprocure £750m UK SBS framework

    2014-11-13T06:00:00Z

    Government’s buying arm aims to award new framework next year, after scrapping existing procurement

  • James Crabb
    Comment

    The next home technology revolution

    2014-11-12T07:32:00Z

    Technology in the home is about to take a giant leap forward, but are developers ready to take advantage?

  • Ian Yule
    Comment

    Design obligations: Much obliged

    2014-11-12T06:00:00Z

    If a contract contains a clause requiring reasonable care and skill and another stating strict design obligations, can once cancel out the other?

  • Sea Containers House
    Features

    Sea Containers House: Ahoy there!

    2014-11-12T06:00:00Z

    Chosen as a Building ‘blunder’ more times than any other building, Sea Containers House has undergone an extensive salvage operation by TP Bennett. So, how successful is it?

  • Richard McCarthy
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    The nation's golden years

    2014-11-11T08:42:00Z

    The country is getting older, and by 2050 one in four of the UK population will be over 65. The need for accommodation that provides additional care is an opportunity for the sector