All Building articles in 20 February 2009 – Page 8
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News
Green Pages comes to housebuilders’ aid
Builders looking for green products will shortly be able to consult a sustainable version of the Yellow Pages
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Lawyers warn Construction Act reform will cripple PFI
Banks could become even more reluctant to invest in PFI projects if proposed amendments to the Construction Act are passed, lawyers have warned
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EC Harris to axe up to 380 as QS bloodbath deepens
Consultant to shed 10% of workforce as Turner & Townsend begins first wave of redundancies
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Olympic park set to lose money until 2025
LDA may need rescue deal on £650m loan as plummeting land values hit regeneration
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Retentions banned from all 2012 work
No builders on the 2012 Olympic sites will be allowed to hold payments back from subcontractors pending completion of projects, the Olympic Delivery Authority has confirmed
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Latest construction appointments - 20 February 2009
Hill International has appointed Steve Oakes senior consultant and John Jones consultant in its Birmingham office
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Delay to £150m forerunner of Titan prison
The selection of the winning bidder for a £150m scheme that is seen as a forerunner to Titan jails has been delayed amid rising frustration over the pace of the prison building programme
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Vinci to cut over 100 jobs after consolidation
Vinci is planning more than 100 redundancies after the merger of its UK contracting operations
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Comment
Payment times: 10 days seems a lifetime away
The government says its suppliers will be paid within 10 days, but it still has an awful lot of work to do to stamp out payment abuse in the public sector
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£10bn of PFI schemes put on ice amid funding freeze
Council pension funds may plug school funding gap as bank lending to government schemes dries up
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Stanhope and CPC last two bidders for £1bn Noho scheme
Stanhope and Christian Candy’s CPC Group are in a two-horse race to develop the £1bn Noho Square residential scheme in central London
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Features
0-14 tower, Dubai: The hole story
It turns out it’s 1,326. But don’t let the whimsical appearance fool you – this is one of Dubai’s most technically advanced and ecologically efficient buildings
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Eastern Europe hit hard by downturn
Report says recession in the region will be more severe than elsewhere because of economic imbalances
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Architecture student applications jump 6.7%
UCAS report finds architecture undergraduate applications rocket to 24,000
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Nottingham Trent names new head of Built Environment
Ann Priest will lead university's School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
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Binding decisions: YCMS vs Stephen and Miriam Grabiner
Fenwick Elliott discusses the adjudicator's jurisdiction