All Building articles in 20 February 2009 – Page 7
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News
Citywatch: War, peace and Taylor Wimpey
“I am so fed up with this process” was the verdict of one person involved in the fraught Taylor Wimpey debt talks this week
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Features
Secondary school design: Chasing rabbits
Small architects have been all but shut out from BSF, but that doesn’t stop them from going to the schools themselves to find out what pupils really want from their buildings (hot tubs, juice bars and rabbit runs, apparently … )
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Primary capital programme: Little marvels
Primary schools are often small projects, but with £7bn-worth in the pipeline, they may be a lifeline for the industry’s SMEs
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No mortgage for first-time buyers
The Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association said 56% of brokers could not find a suitable mortgage for first-time buyers at the end of 2008
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Comment
Building buys a pint … for Mott MacDonald
Building’s meeting with Mott MacDonald’s transportation team has an inauspicious start – there’s a security alert on the Jubilee line. Out of breath, dishevelled and half an hour late, I arrive to find them settled in.
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Comment
Do well at schools: How to win BSF work
If you want to come out at the top of the class in the competition for Building Schools for the Future work, now’s the time to pull your socks up
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Comment
Rethinking Britain
Historically the construction industry has been used as either a brake or an accelerator for the UK economy – subject to the whims of the party in power
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Breathable plaster
A breathable plaster that the manufacturer claims offers a long-term solution against wet walls and damp has been launched in the UK
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Features
Boris’ brain: Sir Simon Milton interview
As the London mayor’s chief of staff and planning guru, Sir Simon Milton has a lot on his plate: skirmishes over Crossrail, affordable homes targets, improving design quality, the recession … Still, at least his boss is a laugh
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Lib Dems plan grants, tax cuts and loans to boost social housing
The government should encourage housebuilders to sell homes to housing associations by offering grants to bring them up to social housing standards, the Liberal Democrats have said
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Comment
The reader: Tony's booklist
Here’s my personal selection of handy reference books to help you solve those legal conundrums that my columns don’t cover
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Persimmon faces revolt over ‘widened’ bonus targets
Housebuilder follows Bellway in making bonuses for senior management easier to achieve
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High-efficiency boiler system
Alpha Heating Innovation’s FlowSmart package has now been added to BRE’s SAP Appendix Q, which allows the energy performance of new technologies and advanced versions of existing technologies to be evaluated for inclusion in SAP assessments
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CPA blasts energy firms on insulation failure
CPA accuses government of failing to ensure implementation of drive to increase insulation
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Bellway customers may sue over social housing influx
‘Executive’ homeowners on Hampshire scheme complain they are living on ‘glorified council estate’
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Fresh Basil
Construction has begun on architect ADP’s £10m teaching building for the University of Sussex
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Le Corbusier at the Barbican: Pointing the way
This photograph of Le Corbusier’s Philips Pavilion from the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels is part of a wide-ranging exhibition on one of the 20th century’s most influential architects that opens this week
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Back to nature
A former industrial site in Bury is to undergo a £3.8m transformation into a park and cycling area
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Camden mixed-use scheme: The grass is always greener
A London architect has got planning permission for a £1m development of four homes and office space in Camden, north London
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Features
Merger mystery: Where have all the deals gone?
Buyers wait for sellers to run out of options – and drop their prices – before re-entering the market