All Building articles in 2000 Issue 11 – Page 2
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Head for Turkey, contractors told
UK firms have been urged to pitch for work in Turkey, where construction is set to grow 8-10% a year for the next 10 years. British Trade International, a group promoting UK industry abroad, says the Turkish government has set aside £37.4bn for 600 health projects and aims to invest ...
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Taylor Woodrow exits civils sector
Taylor Woodrow is to exit civil engineering, piling, foundations and precast concrete after a strategic review. Welcoming the group's 25% rise in pre-tax profit to £125m for the year to 31 December 1999, analysts said management informed them of the decision to get out of the civils market in ...
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Charted Territory
Ove Arup's Columbus is billed as a project document management system but, apart from the nifty viewing facilities, it hasn't really discovered anything new yet.
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Cases In Point
Court cases challenging adjudications often focus on whether or not the adjudicator had jurisdiction. Maybe it is time to allow the adjudicator to have some say in deciding his own jurisdiction.
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The Inflatable Café
How do you put a concrete and plastic structure in an area of outstanding beauty without spoiling it? Well, you could bury it, make it invisible, or blow it up it to resemble a cloud floating on a hill. Or all three
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Newcastle's budget halls
A new international passenger terminal has been added to a terminal at Newcastle International Airport. The addition, along with the refurbishment of the existing terminal, cost £27m and increases the airport's capacity to 4 million passengers a year. Designed by Crispin Wride Architectural Design Studio and engineer Gibb, it is ...
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Bovis Homes goes green as profit rises
Bovis Homes has set itself stiffer green targets in the wake of an environmental review last year. The housebuilder has introduced policies, procedures and systems to cut energy consumption and minimise waste. The move was described in the company results for the year ending 31 December 1999, when the group ...
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Falklands War memorial chapel opens in Berkshire
Queen unveils Crispin Wride Architectural Studio's almond-shaped chapel.
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High Court forces Barratt to pay for social housing
Housebuilders criticise ruling upholding local authority's right to demand cash for affordable homes.
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No problems with atrium glazing at Portcullis House
Our report last week that glass panels installed by specialist contractor Portal had been dislodged in the atrium of Portcullis House, Glazing falls out at Portcullis House , was based on inaccurate information. No glass panels have cracked or have performed in any way less than their design requirements ...
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Top analyst to explain share slide to bosses
City high-flyer to tell Major Contractors Group why investors are taking their money out of construction.
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UK firms vulnerable, says Amec Chief
Amec made a solid profit last year, but undervalued shares could make British contractors takeover targets for foreign firms, says Peter Mason.
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Alsop seeks assurance over Cardiff Bay Barrage
Architect concerned about landscaping as development agency prepares to disband.
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Prescott's powers alarm housebuilders
Secretary of state's proposal for DETR to vet large greenfield developments is recipe for "bureaucratic muddle and delay", say housebuilders.
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Carillion to sell PFI know-how abroad
Carillion is planning to export its private finance initiative expertise to Canada, the Caribbean and Ireland. Speaking at the firm's first year-end results since last summer's demerger from Tarmac, chairman Sir Neville Simms said he expected to land a PFI-style deal in one of these countries within two or three ...
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£800m Thameslink upgrade inquiry set for June
DETR picks date for three-month planning inquiry into new lines and major station redevelopments.
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£500m Battersea overhaul planned
Architects Benoy and Arup Associates are working on a £500m redevelopment of Battersea Power Station. The move follows site owner Parkview International London's acquisition of two key areas of land surrounding the site. Parkview is due to make a planning application for the project in April. Parkview has bought a ...
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3D design group sets up shop
An organisation that aims to demystify 3D design is to be launched next month. Teamwork 2000 is being set up Paul Fletcher, director of consultancy fbus. It is intended to pool 3D design data from a particular project and demonstrate its use throughout the process of designing, constructing, running and ...
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Competition for £100m scheme in Kent
The South East England Development Agency has launched an architectural competition for a £100m urban regeneration project in Chatham, Kent. The competition, which will open officially in summer, was announced by Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment chairman Stuart Lipton. The 56 ha project is at the Chatham ...
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Norwegian architect beats rivals to £10m Belfast office
Niels Torp wins 6000 m2 speculative office design in Belfast's prestigious Lanyon Place.
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