All Building articles in 15 May 2009 – Page 2
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London mayor criticises 2012 stadium design
Boris Johnson questions plan for roofless venue if it rains during opening ceremony
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Mansell wins £18m student housing contract
Two blocks in south-east London will include 102 modular units and 128 traditionally constructed ones
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Four firms sought for £2bn motorway framework
Successful bidders will adapt hard shoulders of motorways to accommodate extra traffic during peak periods
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Chetwood wins creativity award at Chelsea Flower Show
Architect’s Perfume Garden rewarded at prestigious flower show
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Skills shortage persists despite downturn
CIOB survey shows widespread concern about lack of skills and later effect on recovery
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Brooming heck
What this fellow is actually attempting to do with that broom is not entirely clear, but whatever it is appears distinctly unwise
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Andrews calls for drastic action to save urban regeneration
Regeneration of urban areas like East London could become a major casualty of the recession unless swift action to develop alternative financing models is taken, the chief executive of the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC) said today.In his written evidence to the All Party Urban Development Group, LTGDC chief ...
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Plumber launches petition to save apprentices
Firm calls for more government action to support training and employment among the young
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Interserve wins £110m prison job
Isis young offenders' facility will be built inside perimeter of HMP Belmarsh
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Keller chairman steps down
Dr Michael West will retire in July after 45 years with the groundworks firm
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BAA set to fight break-up
Airports operator says it will challenge Competition Commission ruling
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Wimbledon's roof: star player
No faults on Centre Court as the roof that will rain-proof the All England Lawn Tennis Club gets its first public outing
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Scott Brownrigg and Pascall + Watson combine in Abu Dhabi
Informal partnership will allow firms to bid and work together on projects in UAE capital
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Crossrail appoints Thameslink boss programme director
Network Rail's Andrew Mitchell will deputise for chief executive and oversee programme delivery
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London Eye to get £12.5m upgrade
Changes are intended to decrease carbon footprint and avoid further maintenance for up to 20 years
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Slowdown eases in civils sector
Workloads survey indicates slight decrease in overall rate of order book decline
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Is everyone being too positive?
After months of contraction, people are getting excited about slowing negative. But where's the evidence?
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Six killed in Chinese bridge collapse
550 people help to clear rubble after 200m stretch of a flyover in Hunan buries road below
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A smarter use of smart meters
Dynamic load manipulation could enable the new meters to achieve much greater carbon savings by smoothing demand
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Driven crazy in Peru
If someone's foot suddenly slips off the brake pedal, this could turn very nasty. Although any sensible chap would of course use the handbrake instead…