All Building articles in 2004 issue 02
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NewsSouthern sun-traps
BPTW architects has designed a residential development overlooking Southwark Park in Rotherhithe, south-east London, which is due to be completed in the spring. Developed by Higgins Homes, eight apartments and six town houses will be close to local shopping and leisure amenities and Surrey Quays Tube station. The apartments will ...
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Comment
Suing the sewers
If overflowing sewers are driving you round the U-bend, don't hold out any hope of compensation from the water company – just get yourself a good mop
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Comment
A yell from the rebel
The Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors is not to be confused with the well respected ICE further down Great George Street from the RICS.
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Comment
Sit up and take notice
Do you have trouble figuring out whether you need to give notice of abatement? And do you know the difference between set-off and abatement? If not, read on
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Features
Local lowdown
Six months ago, Wales hit the headlines over its massive skills shortages. Robert Smith of Hays Montrose looks at the projects that are desperately seeking staff
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Comment
Let's target the target-setters
I read with amusement the multiple stories in your 12 December issue (page 3 and15) arising from the woolly targets and grandiose statements issued by Dennis Lenard and Peter Rogers.
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CommentNo job for Superman
Any adjudicator who comes to a dispute too convinced of their own expertise may not be able to judge the case in an open-minded, impartial way
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HSE inspectors threaten strike over pay row
Safety regulator has until today to grant 2.6% pay claim or union will begin disputes procedure
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What's in a handshake?
When a TV company started looking for a home for Fame Academy, it kept its options open with two potential agreements. If only it hadn't shook on one of them …
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FeaturesTime, gentlemen, please
In the rush of 12-hour working days fuelled by fatty snacks and liquid lunches, it's easy to forget that you are utterly, utterly reliant on a small ball of muscle in your chest. We report on drive to alert executives to the danger they're in – before it's too late
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NewsFrench made
Brisac Gonzalez Architecture has won a design competition for a multipurpose arena in Aurillac, in the France's Massif Central. Chosen from a longlist of 33, four practices were shortlisted by the town's regional government. Brisac Gonzalez beat off three Paris practices, including Henri Gaudin, Alain Safarti and Agence Sequences to ...
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Like working for free?
It will never cease to amazed me how little attention is paid in the world of business to the ability of a client to pay and how easy it is to convince suppliers to provide goods and services on credit.
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NewsGLA proposes flood plan for Thames Gateway
Environmental planners propose 'green grid' of parks and woodlands to mop up flood water
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Montpellier's pre-tax profit and turnover suffer a fall
Construction and property group Montpellier issued poor annual results this week.
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FeaturesFair and square
Stride Treglown's rectilinear community building in Bristol enriches the lives of local residents – not least because of its clean lines and accessible courtyard garden
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NewsGood year for Dunlop
Regeneration specialist Urban Splash and architect Shed KM have received planning permission for their revamp of the Fort Dunlop building next to the M6 in Birmingham. The building, which has been vacant for 20 year, is to be fitted with a 50 m electric blue "spine", round portico windows, shops, ...
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FeaturesThe Longest day
The creation of Heathrow's £3.7bn Terminal 5 is a titanic daily feat of co-ordination, with a 7000-strong army of workers to be ferried, thousands of tonnes of material to be delivered and two raging rivers to be diverted. We observed a day in the remarkable life of Europe's biggest building ...
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My cure-all health plan
We could improve construction in one fell swoop by making health and safety training a precondition for anybody becoming a company director
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NewsSmooth crossing
Transport for London has unveiled plans for the £425m Thames Gateway Bridge, designed by Marks Barfield Architects, which is to span the Thames between Gallion's Reach and Thamesmead. TfL estimates that improved access could create the potential for up to 26,000 jobs in the Gateway. The river is 650 m ...