All Building articles in 20 June 2008 – Page 4
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NewsLondon's first glimpse of Gehry in Hyde Park
Taylor Woodrow lifts 30-tonne columns into position as work starts on the construction of Frank Gehry 2008 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
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Comment
Slowdown won't stop us
In response to the article regarding Wienerberger UK’s mothballing of factories (6 June, page 9), the slowdown in the UK building materials sector was the sharpest the industry has ever seen and was without precedent in the UK.
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NewsThe simple truth
The UK construction industry is “first class” and of vital importance to the economy, building regulations minister Iain Wright told a gathering of leading industry figures and MPs on Monday at Building’s annual House of Commons reception.
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CommentPulling the trigger
The liability triggers for compensation for asbestos victims may depend on exact policy wording, but a current case may clarify whether the insurers are playing fair
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CommentYoghurt in a pea soup
Guess what? We’ve got another case in which the parties started work on the basis of a letter of intent. The slight difference in this case is that it concerns Müller twin pots
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CommentYou're Mr Pink
Congratulations to Bovis Lend Lease chief executive Murray “Lance Armstrong” Coleman who joined 84 colleagues to ride the 54 miles from London to Brighton last weekend to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.
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NewsPavilions pop up to mark
Temporary lido, cinema, stage and theatre erected as the London Festival of Architecture kicks off
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NewsMann of the moment
The Bank of Scotland has put up £128m to fund two 10-storey residential buildings at the Mann Island scheme on Liverpool’s waterfront.
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CommentTake the LEED
Thank you for your recent article entitled “US to revise LEED assessment system” (16 May, page 14).
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CommentDo you remember the last time?
From the depths of the last recession came Egan, Latham and the seeds of a truly integrated industry. This time around, we must not let that message fall by the wayside, says Colin Harding
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FeaturesLady Justice – Karin Woodley profile
Karin Woodley has campaigned for racial equality all her life, and now she’s backing Building’s campaign for a fairer construction industry, too. The chief executive of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust explains why to Emily Wright. Portrait by Dominik Gigler
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Social housing rents
Local government representatives have called for the abolition of the system that splits the income from social rented housing between councils.
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FeaturesWorking life - Housebuilder redundancies
As housebuilders’ troubles get ever deeper, up to 35,000 employees face losing their jobs. But for those like site manager Fraser Gray, life after redundancy doesn’t have to be the dole queue. Michael Glackin reports
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CommentHansom: uncomfortable moments
Awkward questions are raised at a government press conference, Barratt’s staff decide against keeping a low profile and Murray Coleman wears pink lycra
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Green homes plea
The Chartered Institute of Housing has called on the government to set a green homes target for existing stock.
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NewsSafety first
Trevor Walker (pictured centre), Constructing Better Health chairman received the outstanding achievement prize at Building’s Health and Safety awards this week.
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Most industry firms think training levy is not good value
Seventy-four per cent of people who responded to a Building web poll said they did not get value for money from the ConstructionSkills training levy.
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More mortgage fears
A London housing association has said the number of tenants applying for flexible tenure to rescue them from mortgage difficulties has risen by 70% in 2008.