All Building articles in 2000 issue 45 – Page 2
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Chemistry class
A £14m chemistry building designed by Sheppard Robson for Queen Mary's, part of the University of London, has secured planning permission
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Climate change may force regs shake-up
DETR's review of Part A of Building Regulations will tackle stronger winds and more frequent flooding
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Change at the top
Robert Smith of Hays Montrose explains how to get a new boss settled in without hassle.
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MP calls for probe into firm's collapse
Welsh MP calls for DTI to examine contract dispute between American firm and its British subcontractor on a Kent power station project.
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Small builders to fight NHS contracts snub
NFB condemns decision not to allow small builders to bid for contracts worth more than £1m
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Brown breathes life into the Rogers report
Moves to cut VAT on property conversions and stamp duty gives fiscal push to the urban renaissance.
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Bouygues reconsidered
You'll know about the Bouygues case, the one where the adjudicator got his sums wrong and the court enforced anyway. Well, you may be interested to know that that wasn't what happened at all …
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Once bitten, fight shy
Once again, the adjudicator's figures on an award have proved controversial. But in this dispute even an admission of error failed to keep the case from court
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Livingstone in talks with Tube bidders
Bidders for the modernisation of the London Underground were this week in talks with mayor Ken Livingstone over the merits of the public-private partnership scheme.
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Clarified better
The appeal court's ruling in Henry Boot vs Alstom has clarified the way variations should be valued and now, the ICE 7th Edition is making it easier to identify valuation problems at the outset.
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Three directors banned
Three directors of Kent-based construction companies have been banned from holding company directorships for up to 10 years after a court judged them unfit.
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South Bank gets into gear
The South Bank Centre has sent out tenders for two architectural competitions as part of the arts centre's impending redevelopment.
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Rogers hits back at audit of Welsh assembly
Architect challenges auditor-general's finding that his practice's design fee grew from £2m to £3.4m
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Arsenal's new star
Arsenal's new star: The north London football club has unveiled plans for its 60 000-seat stadium in Ashburton Grove. The £125m stadium, designed by HOK Sport, will have a four-tier structure and include a museum, shop, restaurants and bars. Buro Happold is consultant engineer, Whitby Bird & Partners is structural ...
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Costain goes it alone as Skanska pulls out
Swedish giant confirms expectations by selling 7.6% stake in Costain.
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Repair firms may get £1.5bn prison bonanza
construction could benefit from a backlog of repair and maintenance work in prisons, worth an estimated £1.5bn.
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