All Building articles in 2002 issue 46 – Page 2
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NewsNow schools get supremo to hit construction targets
Government follows appointment of health tsar by putting Whitehall official at helm of education programme.
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FeaturesCob satisfaction
The Eden Centre has just got another extraordinary structure, a combination of Taunton and Timbuktu vernacular, it's sustainable and biodegradable, it's got breasts and you can even catch buses from it
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Comment
Cleaning up the pensions mess
A year after Building warned of construction's pensions time bomb, employers and staff alike are getting the jitters about the cost of retirement. Our annual Hays Montrose/Building careers survey reveals that more than half of readers are worried about pensions, and – as a result – expect to work beyond ...
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Carillion regroups to focus on military contracts
Infrastructure boss Richard Lumby signed up to lead new defence division – three months after his last promotion.
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NewsExposed: The failure of Britain's skills training
The dismal state of construction crafts training in Britain has been exposed by former lecturer John Smith in a hard-hitting column published in Building this week.
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NewsFrank Gehry in talks over Sunderland bridge
AMERICAN architect Frank Gehry was due to hold talks this week over designing his first major project in Britain.
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Manchester to get housing boost
Manchester is set to become the first area to benefit from a £500m government fund to regenerate housing in the north of England.
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Portal BuildOnline breaks into the black
Construction portal BuildOnline this week claimed it was the first company of its type in Europe to make money.
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PFI bidders deterred by costs, says report
The number of bidders for PFI schemes will drop because of falls in the share price of contractors and the introduction of tougher accounting standards for bid costs, according to a report published this week.
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NewsSo, Mr McAslan, I‘d been expecting you …
So, Mr McAslan, I‘d been expecting you … Architect John McAslan + Partners has been picked by the Kensington and Chelsea council to spruce up Erno Goldfinger’s grade II-listed Trellick Tower in north Kensington. The firm’s brief is to repair and conserve the 31-storey tower, to improve the building’s entrance ...
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NewsBars and grills
Bars and grills: Developer London & Regional Properties has received detailed planning permission for the second building at the Firstcentral business park in Park Royal, west London. Designed by Fitzroy Robinson, the building is part of a 116,000 m2 office campus that includes a Central Line Tube station. Project manager ...
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Features
Breaking the sound barrier
The government has identified noisy neighbours as a serious problem for its urban policy, and it's told housebuilders to keep them quiet – or else. The only problem is that the industry will have to move at Mach two to comply.
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Constructionline hits back at critics
Constructionline, the contractor and consultant vetting list, has rebutted industry criticisms with improved user figures and an internal review of its service.
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Building reporter wins award
Building’s deputy news editor Tom Broughton was last week named New Business Journalist of the Year by the Periodicals Training Council.
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Jeffries draws up shortlist for hot seat at Atkins
Main board expected to discuss possible applicants for post of chief executive at meeting on Tuesday.
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Anglican schools to be latest PFI target
The government is to introduce PFI and public-private partnership schemes in up to 2100 voluntary aided Church of England schools.
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Laing set to buy Amey’s PFIs
Laing Group was this week named as preferred bidder for Amey’s PFI stakes.
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Comment
Goodbye to all that
After 20 years teaching craft skills, this lecturer has had enough. Here he explains how a debased system and useless students turned a fine job into his definition of hell
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Features
Old age tension
This year's Building/Hays Montrose careers survey reveals readers' increasing awareness of the importance – and vulnerability – of their pensions. Victoria Madine rounds up the results
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Comment
The war of all against all
The House of Lords has just given us key tests to decide who wins when members of a project team try to pin liability on each other
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