All Building articles in 15 July 2011
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NewsCapita consultant on Cumbrian Roman visitor centre
Firm is lead consultant and architect on the £10.7m Roman Maryport Development
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NewsF+G is project manager on Renzo Piano’s Athens project
Consultant and British Embassy celebrate start of project and highlight construction opportunities in Greece
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Stillspotting nyc: manhattan - 8/18 September
While the vitality and stimulation of the urban environment can be pleasant, those living in or visiting densely populated areas, such as New York, can have wildly different experiences.The ever-present cacophony of traffic, construction, and commerce; the struggle for mental and physical space; and the anxious need for constant communication ...
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NewsColumbia University students collaborate on stillspotting nyc
Architecture students identify ’stillspotting’ areas around Manhattan for new Guggenheim Museum exhibition
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NewsFirms to cash in on nuclear work following White Paper
Publication states that investment of £110bn over the next 40 years is needed to build new plants
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NewsKinetics to shed 500 jobs as administrator moves in
News comes as Liverpool contractor Mayfield also collapses with 80 jobs lost
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NewsWSP appoints new UK head of building services
Construction firm hires former Arup building engineering group London leader
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NewsCapita hired on Scottish affordable business space scheme
Consultant to provide range of services including project management on £2.4m mixed-use project
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence Q1 2011: Some sectors see improvement
Experian Marketing Information Services’ analysis of the first quarter of 2011 shows that despite poor performance in new orders, some sectors - such as private housing - have seen improvement
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NewsBovis Homes forecasts 10% drop in completed reservations
Despite this the housebuilder said its margins were improving in “stable market conditions”
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Features10 ways to make your office outstanding (in BREEAM’s eyes, at least)
These days the corporate world is falling over itself to improve its environmental credentials. Thomas Lane takes a look at the newest, greenest, office building on the block and finds out how your office can be ’outstanding’ too
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Construction appointments 15 July 2011
Kier, Crestron, Hoare Lea, Thomas Eggar and RCT Homes have all made appointments this week
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FeaturesThe Housing Design awards 2011: The modern tradition
This year’s Housing Design Awards include bite-size adaptable units, more houses and better integrated public spaces. And they all seem animated by a nostalgia for traditional housing
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NewsSchools face £22bn maintenance work backlog
Estimate means repairs would cost more than £15.8bn allocated for schools over next five years
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NewsFour bidders revealed for TfL’s £60m District line upgrade
Contract will be put out to tender in September but sources have revealed the firms that have passed pre-qualification bids
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CommentJCT contracts and the Construction Act
All standard contracts are being revised to conform with the new Construction Act, and the JCT is the first to unveil its payment terms. Here are the changes you need to know
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NewsWorkers prepare legal action over blacklisting scandal
Action to be taken against more than 40 firms who paid to access illegal blacklist of workers’ details
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Dyson airblade
Dyson supplied 8 Dyson Airblade hand dryers for the Environmental Agency’s office in Preston, Lancashire.