All Building articles in 17 May 2013 – Page 4
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Reader competition: Spot the Building
In this photo montage we have five schemes, can you identify them?
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Building buys a pint for … Hawkins Brown
Building discusses Chinese expansion, sporting prowess and having a 50/50 male-female split over some G Ts and Guinness in Clerkenwell
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BRE’s housing plan rejected over ‘lack of sustainability’
Council says plans for Watford homes would ‘put more pressure on schools and create more traffic’
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Sweett 'back to business as usual' as coup fails
Consultant to restart search for new institutional investors after takeover bid by Francis Ives failed
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Hansom: The art of war
A power struggle fails thanks to Sweett’s silent majority, there’s a sortie to Spain by bike, and an online mission to celebrate our anniversary
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Architect standards: Wrap them up in cotton wool
When things went awry with the Wests’ riverside home, and the builder was already insolvent, they sued the architect. Why? He should have taken better care of them
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More senior figures to leave Lend Lease amid shake-up
Exclusive: Two further senior figures are set to leave contractor Lend Lease following news that managing director Michael Dyke left his post
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Project bank accounts: What's not to like?
Project bank accounts provide security of payment to contractors, reduce supply chain risk and even save the client money. They just need to be set up properly
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London 2012 suppliers: Big yourself up
Recent reports indicate many eligible firms have yet to apply for a recognition licence from the BOA. But London 2012 suppliers should take advantage - the benefits are well worth it
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Photo quiz from 1970
This ‘Spot the Building’ competition from 1970 inspired us to create a new one for 2013
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Vote for the greatest UK construction achievement in 170 years
Here are six contenders, vote for the one that deserves the accolade - or nominate a project of your choice
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Celebrate 170 years (online!)
Register on building.co.uk this week for a host of special digital features, absolutely free …
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A moving experience
Why wasn’t construction at the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Global Grand Challenges Summit?
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Liverpool Central Library: The "wow factor"
Austin-Smith:Lord’s £50m refurbishment of Liverpool Central Library is a compelling read
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PF2: Vote of no confidence
Is the government about to ditch PF2 before it’s even been tested?
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Country focus: Burma
YK Ang from Langdon Seah Thailand reports on the construction opportunities as Burma emerges from the international wilderness
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A third of councils failing on green building directive
Local authorities flout Brussels directive aimed at improving energy performance of their estates
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Bennetts Associates' St Antony's College buildings complete
Contractor Kingerlee has completed two Bennetts Associates-designed buildings at Oxford
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Government's £300m boost still leaves many schools waiting
Capital funding boost still leaves more than half of schools originally included in priority schools programme waiting