All Building articles in 2003 issue 19 – Page 2
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No running in the halls, David
The exuberant school standards minister David Miliband was stopped in his tracks this week by the head prefect, education secretary Charles Clarke, who said repair funds could be used for teachers' pay rises.
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OFT to investigate unfair public sector contracts
The Office of Fair Trading is to launch an inquiry into the government's procurement policy after a report found that small firms were being locked out of lucrative public sector contracts
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Clarson Goff hires top dogs
Project manager Clarson Goff has beefed up its management team after the departure of two directors last month
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Features
Site lines: Tips for metal roof cladding
Ian Burns of Corus Colourcoat gives his five top tips for the trouble-free installation of pre-coated metal roof cladding
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CIBSE chief: We face extinction
Building services engineering may cease to exist as a profession in 20 years' time because of technological advancements in the sector, CIBSE president Terry Wyatt has warned
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BRE cites Building in DTI transport report
A Government-backed transport report has cited evidence from Building's Chop the Charge campaign to demonstrate how the industry can improve transport logistics
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NewsThe bouncing bridge
Pictured left is one of four designs that have been unveiled by Marks Barfield Architects for a £425m Thames Gateway bridge between Beckton and Thamesmead in east London. Transport for London has begun a public consultation on the scheme that will end on 12 August; after that, further consultation is ...
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Ex-Railtrack boss targets key rail sites for Irish developer
Helen Gordon, a former head of Railtrack developments, leads new firm aiming to build on land near stations
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NewsDon't vote for new boss of McAlpine, shareholders told
Pensions body says contract of Ian Grice, Alfred McAlpine's next chief executive, flouts best practice
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NewsMondrian boogie-woogie
The Will Alsop design for the Palestra development in Southwark was launched last week at the RIBA. The 12-storey office building is being funded by developer Blackfriars Investments and Royal London Asset Management, and is directly opposite Southwark Underground station. The project team includes quantity surveyor Atkins Faithful & Gould, ...
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Comment
So, Mr Bond...
Escaping from an on-demand performance bond can be extremely tricky – and a recent case gives little comfort to those hoping the courts will rescue them
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NewsOlympian body builder
A futuristic structure that can flex and change shape like a human body is to be built for the Athens Olympic Games. The design, by New York firm ROEWUarchitecture, won an international competition that attracted 470 entries. The submission statement from project architects Chiafang Wu and Stephen Roe said: "We ...
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BPF sets up construction clients' body
The British Property Federation has set up a body to replace the Confederation of Construction Clients, which was wound up late last year
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Firms queue up to bid for Solihull housing scheme
Bryant Homes, Lovells, Bellway and Scott Wilson in frame for multimillion-pound, 20-year regeneration scheme
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Berkeley and Wimpey at risk from London market jitters
Report by stockbroker Seymour Pierce singles out firms as most vulnerable to a slump in the capital
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Features
Meet the beetle
It was Dutch practice Meyer en Van Schooten that came up with this astonishing insectoidal banking office in the heart of Amsterdam – possibly after spending the evening in one of the city’s many fine coffee houses...
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Costain in talks with Bechtel over Iraqi work
UK contractor Costain has sent two directors to Kuwait to lobby US companies Haliburton and Bechtel for subcontract work in Iraq
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BDP founder Sir George Grenfell Baines dies
Architect Sir George Grenfell Baines, who founded Britain's first and largest multidisciplinary practice, Building Design Partnership, died last week aged 95
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New face in line to replace Mason at Amec
Speculation about who will succeed Sir Peter Mason to the top job at Amec took a twist last week when the contractor announced that an American businessman was to join the board
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Alsop and Canary Wharf to tackle dockland deprivation
Architect and developer to concentrate planning gain from North Quay scheme on depressed Poplar district
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