All Building articles in 2002 issue 08 – Page 2
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Bishopsgate listing could stop East London Line plans
The listing of a viaduct in central London would almost certainly kill off the extension of the East London Underground Line, according to a leading engineer on the project and a Strategic Rail Authority report.
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Bexhill to be mini-Barcelona
As much as £400m could be pumped into the run-down south-coast resorts of Hastings and Bexhill to transform them into a vibrant mini-Barcelona.
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FeaturesEden better
Aggregates group RMC has the finest, most magical head office of any company in the construction industry. In fact, hanging gardens make it look more like uninterrupted parkland than a headquarters. So why did its owner want to change it? Martin Spring found out.
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Let's make it better
Training consultant Uly Ma talks to Victoria Madine about Project BUILD, a scheme for helping managers improve the working environment
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NewsSafe bet
Safe bet: A public exhibition for this £15m casino project in Guildford has just ended. Architect Scott Brownrigg + Turner was chosen by an unnamed local client to develop the project, which is expected to benefit from likely liberalisation of licensing and gaming regulations. Structural engineer on the project is ...
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NewsA beautiful Seoul
A beautiful Seoul: Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox has been chosen to design a cultural centre for Ilsan, in north-western Seoul, South Korea. The 54,000 m2 site will include a 2000-seat opera house, 1500-seat concert hall, library, exhibition hall and sports centre. The design-and-build project, undertaken in conjunction with Samsung Construction, ...
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CABE defends plans for BBC revamp
Government design watchdog CABE has hit back at Westminster council’s criticisms of proposals for the £200m redevelopment of the BBC’s Broadcasting House in central London. In a planning meeting two weeks ago, Westminster council told architect MacCormac Jamieson Prichard it would have to change its designs if the scheme was ...
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NewsMajor players fare badly in housebuilders' league
Housing Forum remains positive about survey's success, despite few improvements on 2000 ratings.
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BAA to update Heathrow
BAA has begun talks with airline federation the Star Alliance which could lead to the redesign of Terminals 1, 2 and 3 at Heathrow.
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FeaturesAppointments
ConsultantsAlan Wedlock has joined quantity surveyor Cyril Sweett's consulting team as senior consultant. Simon Rowland, formerly partner at Watson Burton, has joined law firm Dickinson Dees as associate. V&A Project Management has appointed Jimmy Floyd, formerly with Scottish & Newcastle, project manager in its Newcastle office. HousebuildersHomes developer ...
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Galliford Try to keep brands apart
Contractor and housebuilder Galliford Try has no plans to merge its two construction brands.
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Anti-cowboy scheme: quality, not quantity
The government's quality mark pilots have won few friends within the industry – but a leaked DTI report is still recommending a national roll-out
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Comment
All or nothing at all
If you challenge an adjudicator's decision, then you have to take it on in its entirety. Indicate that there are parts of it you accept, and you will lose everything
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Wimpey: no further acquisitions imminent
Housebuilder Wimpey has ruled itself out of mergers or acquisitions in the short term, claiming it is concentrating on integrating McAlpine Homes into the group. Wimpey bought the company for £463m last October.
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New head for DTI’s construction division
The civil servant who oversaw progress on the troubled quality mark scheme has been appointed the new head of the DTI construction division.
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Aggregates levy to cost industry £330m
A new levy on aggregates could cost the construction industry £330m a year, a leading building materials producer has warned.
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NewsCyril Sweett to scrutinise £300m cost of Wembley
QS called in to reassure 'twitchy' government and FA that troubled scheme represents value for money.
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McAlpine wins £250m Spitalfields contract
Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine has been picked as preferred contractor to build the £250m Spitalfields Market development.
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2200 housing associations have 5 years to comply with 37 performance indicators. Can they handle it?
In our new regular section on housing, Victoria Madine reveals how housing associations have been given five years to comply with the Egan agenda, and overleaf, Roger Humber bemoans the forced nationalisation of housebuilding
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Capita claims place in consultants’ top 10
Listed outsourcing group Capita claims it has joined the UK construction and property consultants’ top 10.
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