All Building articles in 16 April 2010 – Page 4
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Features
The tracker: Same time next month …?
It’s business as usual, as tender prices are down for the 20th month in a row and many regions’ indices see no change. At least the weather’s behaved, writes Experian Business Strategies
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CommentScheming minds
The government has released a consultation on the Scheme for Construction Contracts that proposes big changes in the industry’s rules. Here’s what I think of them …
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Mechanical ventilation
Vent-Axia has added the Sentinel Kinetic Plus to its range of residential mechanical ventilation with heat recovery systems
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Hybrid ventilation system
Passivent has launched the iHybrid domestic ventilation system, which it claims uses 55% less electrical energy than a conventional mechanical system
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FeaturesLanding on Mayfair: Studio Seilern homes
This £9m proposal by architect Studio Seilern is for a 496m2 site in the Mayfair conservation area in west London. The development would replace the existing buildings with nine residential units and 10 serviced apartments. Studio Seilern has proposed a large garden at lobby level, and a vertical garden that ...
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Home sales rising
Sales activity in the housing market is rising at its fastest rate since May 2007, according to an RICS survey
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FeaturesHealth plan
Construction of the new school of health studies at the University of Bradford, designed by Farrell & Clark, is due to begin in late April.
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CommentHansom: Memento mori
The end can come when you least expect it: in a foul-mouthed phone call, predicted by a financial analyst, caught at short square leg, or when a small alpine town starts planning your funeral
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FeaturesAs green as it gets
The first definitive image has been released of what Barratt calls “the UK’s most sustainable development”.
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Comment
Fun in the sun
I saw redundancy coming (“Have you been made redundant?” 8 April, building.co.uk) and went where my talents would be appreciated
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Feeling the squeeze
Be careful how you go about recovering money that is owed you – you might fall foul of the Protection from Harassment Act and end up paying them
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FeaturesFour Seasons, extra topping
London-based PLP Architecture has designed the Four Seasons hotel on Sowwah Island in Abu Dhabi
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CommentKeep the engine running
Whoever wins the general election will have to make decisions that will have far-reaching consequences for construction. We have to make our case before it’s too late
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CommentElephants should not be grey
The Strata tower (9 April, page 38) is as bold as it is ingenious
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Simons restructures to make top directors more ‘hands on’
Retail specialist Simons Group has streamlined its senior management structure in an attempt to bring its top directors closer to its clients.
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NewsDimmer switches
MK Electric has added dimmers suitable for use with dimmable compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to its Logic Plus range
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Shadow minister defends safety self-inspection plans
The Tory shadow business minister has responded to criticism of his plans to privatise health and safety inspections.
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Nuclear reactor deal
A joint venture between Atkins and Faithful + Gould has won a €150m (£132m) deal to design a nuclear fusion reactor in the south of France
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CommentMatch of the day: Mott MacDonald vs Multiplex
Mott MacDonald vs Multiplex is a game of two halves – first there’s the disputing, then there’s coughing up the legal costs. Alas, these are so high, neither wants to call it a draw