All Building articles in 19 September 2008 – Page 7
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Features
Country focus: Germany
Germany, traditionally the motor of European construction, has stagnated for a decade. Now it’s sputtering back into life – but will the credit crunch kill it? John Atkins of EC Harris reports
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News
Government to review rules on lobbying councillors
Fear of breaking guidelines results in ill-informed planning decisions, claim developers
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News
Contractors suffer salary squeeze as market ebbs
Salary rises diminish across the board and some staff suffer falls as downturn hits contracting sector
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Comment
Who’s suing whom — A round-up of the writs in the Technology and Construction Court
London Basement vs Thames Water Construction firm London Basement Company has launched a legal battle against Thames Water Utilities over a water leak that it says damaged one of its projects.
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News
Construction needs ‘half as many recruits as expected’
The number of recruits needed by the industry over the next four years has been halved by the downturn, according to data released on Wednesday.
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Comment
Webmaster review: Constructing Excellence website
The built environment lobby group has relaunched its website and even joined Building in the world of Twitter
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News
Housebuilders voice concern over HBOS-Lloyds merger deal
A merger between HBOS and Lloyds TSB would have far-reaching implications for the British housebuilding industry.
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Comment
My digital life — Martin Clowes
The boss of Elementa Consulting climbs mountains, reads war tales, sails boats and owns old vinyl records, and likes any technology that fits in with these passions
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Comment
Claims for falling property values: A turn for the worse
If a housing scheme is delayed and the property market slumps, can developers recover damages for the decrease in value?
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Comment
PI insurance rates: Talk is cheap
Rates for professional indemnity insurance are going sky high, but Lance Rigby says you can bring them down by explaining your business to your insurer
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Comment
A question of charisma
Some regenerated areas become fizzing centres of creative energy whereas others are, well, a bit dull. But what is it that makes the difference? Amanda Levete has a theory …
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News
Tyros take on media centre legacy
A trio of cutting-edge architects has been appointed to help masterplan the legacy of the £350m 2012 Olympics media centre.
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Comment
A calculated gamble
I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but if the Homes and Communities Agency misses its 2016 target by say 500,000 homes, then we have got to build 375,000 homes a year from 2016, which would be an increase of 50% on 2007.
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News
Pidgley calls on Brown to ‘do something positive’
Berkeley boss predicts Lehman collapse will hit buyer confidence and calls for interest rate cut
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News
UK brick production hits ‘catastrophic’ low
Brick production in the UK is likely to sink below 2 billion bricks this year for what is believed to be the first time since the forties.
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News
Brewery redevelopment
Sunderland Arc is looking for a developer to redevelop the former Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland into a business district with space for 3,200 jobs.
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BREEAM set to cover communities
BRE is developing a version of its environmental assessment standard that it hopes will persuade developers to look at sustainability across a community
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News
Gandy quits Carillion for Bovis Lend Lease
Paul Gandy, the former construction boss of Multiplex, has joined Bovis Lend Lease’s southern division as operations director.
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Features
The tracker: Bottoming out?
The indications are that there’s still a way to go before we’re out of the woods, but there are small signs of improvement, reports Experian Business Strategies
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Comment
Building buys a pint … for Bompas & Parr
It’s a Thursday night, I’m in Dalston, and I’m scared. The “architectural food curators” Bompas & Parr have brought me to an Egyptian ballroom in the middle of east London, stuck a fez on my head and popped a miracle berry in my mouth.