All Building articles in 19 March 2010 – Page 5
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Miller Group ready to snap up HBOS land assets
Housebuilder and contractor hopes ‘great relationship’ will persuade bank to favour it as buyer
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Comment
Starving artist syndrome
The BA saga might be giving unions a controversial reputation, but a more organised workforce wouldn’t go amiss in the architecture profession right now
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Features
Low-paid architect jobs: An offer you can refuse
If you were an unemployed architect, would you take a job working 14-hour days for £6 an hour? Well, that’s exactly what one firm is offering
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Comment
Does anything eat psyllids?
Oh dear. Nothing in this article mentions predators for the psyllids (“Knotweed under attack as biologists release killer beetles,” 9 March, building.co.uk)
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Bangalore blueprint: Andy Fisher Workshop's masterplan
Andy Fisher Workshop has designed a masterplan for Bangalore, India
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Enterprise posts flat turnover amid merger speculation
Enterprise, the private equity-backed infrastructure support services firm that is the subject of merger speculation with social housing specialist Connaught, posted flat turnover of £1bn in 2009
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Features
Alsop’s new look: Chris Littlemore interview
Chris Littlemore, the boss of Archial, is planning to exploit the architectural group’s most famous brand for its relaunched international business
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Archial uses Alsop name for global rebrand
Architect Archial Group has rebranded its international business as Alsop Sparch as part of a plan to win new overseas clients
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Tories in talks to cut all funding from Cabe
Design quango fears for its independence as Conservatives push plans for self-funding
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Hansom at Mipim: Ahead of the Games
London mayor Boris Johnson was on good form this week – perhaps his most whimsical tangent was the suggestion that, as the Olympics project was going so well, London should host it in 2011
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OFT firms off the hook as councils ditch legal action
Leeds is first local authority to abandon plans after lawyers advise evidence is too weak for action
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Comment
The next 40 years starts now
The government’s proposals for a low carbon economy are going to keep construction busy for years – if it can develop the leadership and the vision to respond to them
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Wakefield’s trinity: £390m regeneration
Development plans for Wakefield have been showcased at Mipim
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Willmott Dixon pips Kier to £350m deal
Willmott Dixon has seen off stiff competition from Kier to win a four-year £350m council-controlled national framework for the second time in a row
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Features
Charter 284: If we all pull together...
Building’s campaign to safeguard capital investment, competitiveness and the future of the construction industry has been greeted by overwhelming approval. Shouldn’t you add your name to the list?
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Charter 284 Energy: The future
It is clear to all that the future of power generation in the UK cannot be coal-fired. So why has the government so far failed to set a clear strategy on renewable and nuclear energy? Roxane McMeeken presents the final part of our Charter 284 manifesto
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Mayor announces deal for 2012 land transfer
A surprise deal to rescue the development prospects for the London Olympic site after the 2012 Games was revealed at the Mipim annual property conference in the south of France this week
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Latest construction appointments - 19 March 2010
Bramall Construction, which forms part of the Keepmoat group, has appointed Claire Nangle as business development executive
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Comment
Wonders & blunders - 19 March 2010
Michael Fish is blown away by the majestic Palace of Westminster, but feels chilled to the bone whenever he walks past Centre Point in London’s West End
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Building takes its Charter 284 campaign to Number 11
Pre-Budget submission makes the case for investment in schools, transport, power and green housing