All Building articles in 2000 Issue 36 – Page 2
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Features
Cost model: Commercial research laboratories
It has been decided that UK plc’s economic wellbeing depends on its scientific base, so billions of pounds of investment are being poured into it. The snag for construction is that labs are unlike other buildings. So, in this month’s cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest looks at what goes ...
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Tories: No brownfield target
The Conservative Party has refused to put a figure on the number of brownfield sites it wants redeveloped, but says it aims to do better than Labour. Shadow environment minister Archie Norman, commenting on the party’s new draft manifesto, said: “We would aim for a higher percentage of brownfield sites ...
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Thinking big
An interest in large-scale urban design took young architect S333 from London to Amsterdam. Six years on, directors Barton Hamfelt and Jonathan Woodroffe say they’ve landed on their feet.
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The RIBA bites back
Robert Akenhead’s last article (“Who’d employ an architect”, 28 July), was a root-and-branch attack on the RIBA’s new standard contract, which, he argued, unreasonably limited an architect’s liabilities and heaped obligations on the client. Here, two members of the institute give their response.
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Appointments
ContractorTaylor Woodrow has appointed Jeremy Sampson group general counsel. He will be responsible for legal services.HousebuilderStamford Homes has appointed David Connolly land director at its head office in Peterborough.Consultants Turner & Townsend has promoted Mike Moore to director of its operation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Project manager and quantity surveyor ...
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Amsterdam quays
Whereas the city of Rotterdam is regenerating its docklands as a multi-use extension of the city centre, Amsterdam is redeveloping its eastern harbour purely as housing. And mainly yuppie housing at that, with loft-style apartments and even more stylish owner-developer town houses. Java and Borneo are the most recent of ...
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Amec may up Spie stake
Construction giant Amec may increase its stake in French electrical services firm Spie after unveiling a record order book of £5bn.Amec owns 42% of Spie, with an option to buy the remaining 58% in 2002. However, chairman Sydney Gillibrand has confirmed that this share may increase over the next six ...
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Slow take-up of courses adds to recruitment gloom
Forty per cent of building-related degrees still have vacancies as interest in construction dips.
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Costain to axe 90% of suppliers in margins drive
Number of subcontractors and materials firms to be cut from 8000 to 800, but Skanska cloud remains.
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… and how much does it cost?
Transplanting Dutch housebuilding techniques to British soil could mean cost savings of up to 15% – but only if certain conditions are observed.
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Charles’ ethnic initiative needs client backing
Prince Charles today called on the architectural profession to encourage more recruits from the ethnic minorities, but a leading black architect said the initiative would have no effect without support from institutions and clients.Elsie Owusu Architects director Elsie Owusu said discrimination against ethnic minorities was still rife among clients. “There ...
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House Builders’ Federation incensed by Part L changes
Home insulation requirements condemned as too costly as separate row over design guidance smoulders on.
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UK firms’ overseas work slips
UK contractors’ overseas workload fell by £600m in 1999, according to figures from the DETR.The value of overseas building and civil engineering contracts controlled from the UK fell from £4.3bn in 1998 to £3.7bn in 1999.The DETR said the drop was largely because of international contractors switching control of contracts ...
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Mowlem’s Skillbase loses £1.8m
Contractor Mowlem has restructured its home repair and improvement operation after a £1.8m loss in the half year to 30 June.Skillbase will continue to carry out local authority and housing association work but the insurance operation is to be farmed out to the facilities services division to cut overheads.Chief executive ...
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