All Building articles in 18 February 2011 – Page 2
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NewsContract cuts to continue under new MoD framework
But £1.5bn housing contract to be awarded in 2012 will go ahead
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NewsDelivering Sustainable Transport forum: Two days to go
Building’s infrastructure event takes place at RIBA on March 24. Book now for £99
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NewsCapita Symonds appoints energy expert
New director for energy consultancy will run Capita’s expanding renewable energy division
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NewsScottish council stunned at low bidding
Mansell winning bid for care home contract 10% lower than council expects
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NewsGross mortgage lending down in January
Figures still represent first year-on-year rise since August
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CommentLocalism: A recipe for building homes in the wrong places
Real powers will help economic growth, but limited localism could just further seal off leafy suburbs to development
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NewsNew legal threat to localism plans
Campaigners say that payment of money to a council on receipt of a planning permission would be unlawful
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NewsRCA's Dyson Building is 'topped out'
The Haworth Tompkins-designed Battersea campus will house printmaking, photography and units for start-up design enterprises
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NewsTarmac and Lafarge merge to create giant materials firm
Deal is expected to deliver £60m in savings and sales in the region of £1.8bn
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Ventilation while you work
Nuaire has supplied its Xboxer air-handling units as part of Manchester council’s BSF programme
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CommentOnce upon a time
The law determining whether there should be an extension of time when both employer and contractor are to blame for a delay in construction, is in disarray
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Money wasted on PPP projects as risks overstated
Faulty risk ratings increase finance costs for PPP projects, according to fresh research
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Comment
Love the one you're with
As is fitting for the week of Saint Valentine, relationships have been hotting up in the industry. From sharing a romantic dinner a deux, to tackling the opposition, to swapping saliva, Cupid’s been busy!
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FeaturesCan subbies survive on less?
Government and private sector clients are pressurising contractors to make big savings on projects. Often that means just pushing the pain down the supply chain. Can specialists get by on smaller and smaller rations?
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Comment
Keep the receipts
If the government is concerned that they are overpaying for the services supplied by major contractors (building.co.uk, 9 February), a good start would be to investigate the legality of the bulk order discounts that are obtained from suppliers.
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Tesco’s plans for solar panels put on hold
Decision comes after government’s review of feed-in tarrifs
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FeaturesHigh velocity: The Olympic velodrome
Hopkins’ Olympic velodrome is the first 2012 venue to reach the finish line and the result is a dynamic statement of simplicity and elegance
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Kingspan publishes Part L guides
Kingspan Insulation has published four guides to meeting the four sections of Part L of the Building Regulations. The guides detail the effect the new energy regulations will have on the methods of insulating walls, floor and roofs and the thicknesses needed to meet the new requirements.