All Building articles in 18 February 2011 – Page 2
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NewsEaga buyout to add £700m to Carillion sales
Carillion’s acquires Eaga in a share-boosting move away from general contracting in the UK
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NewsAcademies: £800m to be phased over two years
Timeframe for spend revealed as court ruling gives £1bn of other BSF schemes hope
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Kingspan receives Eurocode accreditation
Kingspan has received structural Eurocode accreditation for its purlins and rails, meaning it can now offer CE marked products. The CE marked range makes Kingspan the first UK manufacturer to receive accreditiaion for this type of product.
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CommentIf you want my advice …
A couple of part-time developers were relying on their QS’ advice. The trouble is, he didn’t advise them about a specification error that made the project turn a loss
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NewsOlympic park set to miss green target after Games
ODA to look into alternative ways to reduce carbon emissions after failing to hit 20% renewables aim
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Maude aims for OJEU change
Cabinet Office minister tries to increase threshold by “at least double”
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BSF analysis: a hollow victory?
On 11 February, Mr Justice Holman seemingly handed down a victory for six “brave” local authorities that had challenged the legitimacy of Michael Gove’s decision to scrap the BSF programme and cancel funding for schools projects in their areas.The Department for Education has taken comfort from the fact that the ...
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BSF analysis: the future’s clearer – sort of
The two major developments in education over the past week - the outcome of the judicial review into the scrapping of BSF and news of how £800m of academies funding will be distributed - have solved some of the questions over the future of the nation’s school building programme.The judicial ...
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Aukett appears in Russian court over outstanding fees
Architect accused of failing to pay consultant for shelved project
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Avanti Architects on education specification
With a smaller pool of projects and severe pressure on fees, winning work in the education sector is about to get even tougher. Building asks Amir Ramezani, a director at London architecture practice Avanti Architects, to assess the market
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CommentLocalism thinks small; we need the bigger picture
It’s all very well delivering small schemes but what about larger, infrastructure boosting developments?
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Budget for buildings
The Scottish budget deal agreed by MSPs this week is not the budget for recovery that the building industry has been crying out for
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Reading, writing and … building
Ahead of next week’s BSEC event, Pascale Scheurer redefines the future of education building before
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Cabe name at risk as Design Council merger is finalised
Paul Finch will move with 20 staff to Design Council, but future of brand will be consulted on
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FeaturesGreg Clark: Local hero
Greg Clark pretty much invented localism as a political idea, and now he’s the minister implementing it as a policy. But he’s adamant that he is genuinely pro-development and not the nimby champion we all fear
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Common mistakes in… lump sum contracts
The latest in a series of dos and don’ts on major projects highlights the provisions in a lump sum contract that mean the price offered by the contractor is far from fixed
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Flexicon publishes conduit specification guide
Flexible conduit maker, Flexicon, has published a conduit specification and selection guide. The 100-page publication helps specifiers choose the appropriate conduit for specific applications and includes technical advice on ingress protection, low fire hazard performance, assembly and resistance to different chemicals.
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NewsLabbad: Lend Lease positioning for smaller construction jobs
Shift comes as Australian parent confirms Bovis name will be dropped
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FeaturesCost model: Food retail
The combination of recession and increasing interest rates will result in reduced delivery of retail space over the next few years. This means food retailers must maximise existing assets, say Paul Zuccherelli and Ben McCafferty of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company
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CommentValue discount payments are counterproductive
Passing pain down the supply chain is harming the whole industry