All Building articles in 20 April 2012 – Page 3
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News
EC Harris wins 1,200-home Oxford scheme
Consultant appointed cost and project manager by Grosvenor
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CPA revises up 2012 output forecast
Industry set for 2.9% drop in output rather than a 5.2% fall
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Carillion and Lovell win places on £300m framework
Contractors bag five-year heating maintenance framework
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Government claims £1.5bn infrastructure savings
Treasury says procurement improvements could lead to £3bn savings by 2015
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Foster wins £82m home improvements deal
Biggest win to date for East Anglia-based maintenance firm
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Two firms vie for National Grid estate role
Capita Symonds and DTZ last two standing in race for contract to manage around £400m of National Grid estate
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Comment
Why all the outrage over the 'conservatory tax'?
Misunderstanding, emotion over taxes and a lack of knowledge about the Green Deal have contributed to a bad public image for consequential improvements
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News
Davis Langdon takes top spot in QS barometer
Gleeds pushed into second place in year ending 31 March
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Green light for Derwent and Crossrail's West End theatre
Council grants planning permission for first new theatre in West End for over 30 years
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Ken Livingstone backs RIBA manifesto for London
Labour candidate for mayor joins Greens and Lib Dems in pledging support for RIBA’s call for good design
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Comment
On the wrong track
Comparing the features of present day buildings with those of 45 years ago isn’t fair
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Features
Special report: M&E in retail
With seven of last year’s top 10 BREEAM-rated retail stores to its name and its first energy centre about to open, the John Lewis Partnership is setting the pace when it comes to carbon-free shopping
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News
Water repellent satin
Dulux Trade Weathershield Ultimate Opaque was specified to revive the worn exterior woodwork on a rundown Swedish-style property, owned by Bryan Burgess, senior contracts manager for Jarvis Contracting
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Comment
School places: Making a virtue out of necessity
A skint government needs to find new ways of meeting demand for school places. So it should ease up on regulation and allow the industry’s creativity to come to the rescue, says Peter Buchan
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Features
Steel Insight: Multi-storey Offices
The third article in this series looks at the cost planning of multi-storey offices