All Building articles in 15 August 2008 – Page 9
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News
Pension rate increase
Pensions provider B&CE Benefit Schemes has raised its retirement benefit rate by 4.3% with effect from 1 August.
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HKS’ split from Ryder will have ‘no impact’ on Liverpool stadium
HKS Architects has insisted that its split from Ryder Architecture will not affect work on Liverpool Football Club’s stadium.
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HBF plans to make half of staff redundant
The principal trade body for housebuilders is to make half its employees redundant as the catastrophic drop in the sale of new homes continues
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Comment
Hansom — Good sports
The country is in sporting mood, and the construction industry is no exception, cycling, diving and sailing the summer away. Oh, and rescuing some cute little kittens. Aww …
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Comment
Galliford Try vs Mott MacDonald: A sense of loss
If a consultant causes a contractor economic damage, does it have to compensate the wrong party even if there is no contract between them?
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Comment
The long road to a quick fix
I agree with a lot of David Lock’s article on eco-towns (25 June, page 54).
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Features
A fine winery: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ Spanish project
In between its airport terminals and office towers, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners manages to find time for the odd small but perfectly formed project. Martin Spring visits a wine factory in northern Spain
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News
Eco-town prototype faces multimillion-pound shortfall
Government’s prototype is facing a funding shortfall of 'tens if not hundreds of millions of pounds'
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Michael Eavis: the Glastonbury Festival founder talks rural housing
You might think that a man with 900 acres of farmland and the Glastonbury festival to run has enough to keep himself busy. But Michael Eavis has decided to help solve the rural housing crisis as well. Thom Gibbs finds out why
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Expanded schools framework set for early next year
The delivery body for the government’s £45bn school building programme is working up details of the expanded academies framework that will be launched early next year.
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Comment
Holiday on death row
As those of you involved in running a construction firm will know, it’s never easy to enjoy your summer vacation untroubled by thoughts of what’s going on back in the office.
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News
Corn walls: Corn Exchange in Ipswich
The Corn Exchange in Ipswich is to be shrouded in a Suffolk landscape from artist Les Bicknell during a £1m, six-month refurbishment project
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Comment
Copper vs plastic: round two
With reference to the Durapipe UK letter (25 July, page 30), copper continues to be the dominant plumbing material in the UK because of its reliability and durability and the fact that it can be used for all building services pipework.
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Contractors find shelter from storm in social housing
Business barometer — Morgan Sindall takes top spot thanks to wins at affordable housing arm
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Consultant raises fears over EPCs
Misleading EPCs produced by assessors who fail to carry out site surveys
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My digital life — Chris Millington
Analyst Chris Millington works from dawn till dusk, and takes his Blackberry with him to the beach. Even his little leisure time is full of drive (Wii Tiger Woods’ golf drive, that is)
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Comment
Time for a change
Clause nine of the CDM regulations obliges the client to ensure that the project is allocated sufficient time.
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Comment
Who will be the champion?
The most important proposal in the Construction Matters report is that construction should have a champion in government. Sir Michael Latham sets out a job description
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News
UKGBC sets up carbon consultation
UK Green Building Council will carry out an industry and stakeholder consultation on reducing CO²