All Building articles in 2001 issue 24 – Page 2
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News
Laing senior director joins HTA
KEITH CAREY, former business development director at Laing Partnership Housing, the specialist social housing arm of contractor Laing, has been appointed director of regeneration for HTA Architects.
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Features
The joy of decks
CZWG has taken the idea of 'streets in the sky' from the dustbin of history, repaired it and painted it red – and it wants us to join the fun. We report from the frontline of a sociable revolution.
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Contracts
Bovis wins contract for £16mBovis Lend Lease has won a £16m contract to construct a building for students at the Peninsula Medical School at the University of Plymouth. The scheme is designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley.161-bedroom Essex hotelContractor Fitzpatrick has won a £3.7m contract from Scottish and Newcastle to build ...
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Features
Glazed and confused
Changes to the Building Regulations mean that most of the window systems on the market will be obsolete in less than a year, but contractors appear oblivious to the danger they're in. Time to wake up?
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Features
A credit to the City
Merrill Lynch's new City HQ is the biggest building you'll never see – its groundscraping design has satisfied the needs of modern bankers and the heritage lobby
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Comment
The can-carriers
A spate of rulings on project managers have disproved the adage that they are mere paper pushers. Their role is wide-ranging – and so are their liabilities
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News
NFB calls on members to lead safety reforms
New chairman's call comes as Quarry Products Association prepares to launch "safety passport" initiative.
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CABE slams Met Office's HQ design
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment has attacked the Meteorological Office for choosing a "weaker design" for its £60m headquarters in Exeter.
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West can build homes in Third World, RICS tells UN
Institution calls on governments to provide housebuilders with tax breaks to help world housing crisis.
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Fire and building regs brought together
The bringing of fire and building regulation together under one ministry has been praised by the industry.
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Costain's new boss speaks out
New Costain chief executive Stuart Doughty is hoping for operational freedom from the group's three controlling shareholders, but said he was "mindful" of their concerns.
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Comment
More bilge from Europe?
When Thames Water did nothing to stop a home being flooded by sewage, the common law of England was found wanting. The Human Rights Act mopped up the mess
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News
Takeover bid for Tay Homes
Housebuilder Country & Metropolitan is considering mounting an audacious bid for Tay Homes, a rival twice its size.
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Bell tolls for Basildon church tower
Contractor Mowlem is taking the former rector of a Basildon church to court next month to establish his role in a non-payment dispute over a bell tower.
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Laing denies rumours over housing arm sale
Laing has denied claims that it will sell its housing division after it completes the sale of Laing Construction to concrete subcontractor O'Rourke.
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Features
Appointments
ContractorsEast Midlands-based Allenbuild has appointed Pat Cassidy regional director.Development and construction company, S Harrison Development has appointed Ann Scott (right) company secretary.National building contractor, Dean and Bowes (Contracts) has appointed Charlie Lacy Scott sales and marketing director.HousebuildersMichael Black, previously with the Berkeley Group, has joined Laing Homes South East Thames ...
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Amec may retain holding in Watson
Steel industry sources believe that Amec may retain a minority holding in steelwork contractor Watson Steel if plans to sell the business to structural steelwork specialist William Hare are successful.
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Comment
We'll all be losers
The Construction Industry Board thinks each side should pay its own costs in adjudication. This is all wrong and could even result in more cases ending up in court
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News
Minister calms industry after Whitehall snub
Wilson moves to quell industry fears over fragmentation and government's demotion of construction.
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Features
Adjudication in Construction Contracts
Adjudication in Construction ContractsJohn RedmondBlackwell Science£50262 pagesIt is some time since there has been a new entry into the field of books on construction adjudication. John Redmond is a regular contributor to Building on adjudication matters, and I like his style. This style has been carried through into Adjudication in ...
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