All Building articles in 1999 Issue 20 – Page 2
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Refurb can out-do new build
Conference delegates unanimously agreed that the sustainable, cost-effective refurbishment of buildings is often preferable to new build. This was the view reached after a debate on whether there is such a thing as a sustainable, cost-effective refurbishment . Interior head of marketing Robert Harris started the discussion by suggesting ...
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Features
Meet the new boss
Bob Stubbs, the hard man who spiked Zaha Hadid's Cardiff opera house, is bringing his poker-playing skills to bear as chief executive of the National Stadium. And with struggles with government, council and consultants in the offing, it looks like he'll need them all.
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Stadium bids go out-of-house
Manchester City Council has thrown contractors into confusion by appointing a new external team to assess bids for the city's £90m Commonwealth Games stadium. Amec had been in pole position for the project after being recommended by the council's in-house and professional team (30 April), but a reassessment ...
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Better safe than sorry
The Court of Appeal has sent out a message that fines for health and safety offences have been set too low in the past. So avoid the risk of swingeing penalties by providing a safe working
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Money back guarantee
Subcontractors have usually felt pretty powerless to get their hands on their retention money. But a recent case underlined that it is their money, and they have rights over it rights an adjudicator will enforce.
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Aukett envisages the rise of mixed-use
Architect Michael Aukett outlined his vision for giant mixed-use buildings at a conference debate on the future of working practices. Speaking at a seminar entitled Well, What Is An Office?, which was chaired by BT head of property Alan White, Aukett explained how offices would soon be part ...
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Auditor raises fears over cost of PFI hospital
A £177m private finance initiative hospital may end up costing more than it would have if it had been traditionally procured, a government watchdog said this week. The National Audit Office report on Tarmac s Dartford and Gravesham Hospital said it was likely to make savings of 3% on traditional ...
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MPs' office team comes under attack
Engineer and architect for new parliamentary building grilled over cost and flexibility.
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Lipton launches architecture quality drive
Champion for design wants to inspire love, care and commitment in all those involved in building.
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Planners impose new architect on developers
Allies and Morrison joins £75m mixed-use scheme at behest of Hammersmith and Fulham authorities.
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Features
Appointments
Contractors Kevern Jenkin has joined EBC Construction as regional manager in the Bristol office. Leeds-based Holmes Building has appointed Chris Patterson regional director of its southern division. Mark Rich joins as business development executive for the North. John Walsh has joined North Midland Construction as ...
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Contractors say yes to anti-cowboy plan
Industry leaders have agreed to the creation of a wide-ranging quality mark to combat cowboy builders after a meeting with construction minister Nick Raynsford. However, a DETR statement produced after the meeting did not say whether the industry had backed Raynsford on plans for the quality scheme ...
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Revenue accused of volte-face
Industry claims changes to rules on tax registration cards will lead to new surge in bogus self-employment.
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Access to the dome at last … via Stratford
Fourteen months late and more than £1.5bn over budget, the first stretch of the Jubilee Line Extension finally opened last Friday. The opening of the £3.4bn project s first phase, linking Stratford in east London and North Greenwich, guarantees public access to the Millennium Dome, the government s car-free millennium ...
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Fit-outs plump up Wates’ order book
A concerted push into the shop fit-out market helped Wates Construction on its way to a strong order book for the current year, according to finance director Jonathan Houlton. Having bought shopfitter Charles Barrett Interiors in June 1998, prospects for 1999 have been boosted further by the recent award of ...
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Union ‘revenge’ on JLE official
Electrical union AEEU has reorganised its London officials and moved long-serving electricians official Frank Westerman to the steel erecting sector. Westerman was responsible for electricians during a turbulent period and was generally seen as a moderating force on the membership of the union. The AEEU is known to be keen ...
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Laing claims £30m extra on No 1 Poultry
Claim hinges on delays caused by archaeological dig and missing payment for design changes.
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