All Building articles in 2004 issue 26 – Page 3
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NewsBack to Bed
This design for a £1.5m block of 12 key worker flats in Lambeth, south London, is the first fruit of Bill Dunster Architects' collaboration with PRP. It uses low-energy ideas pioneered in Dunster's BedZED scheme in Sutton, also in south London.The block forms part of the St Matthews Estate ...
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Jacobs set to clinch Babtie deal by end of month
American firm Jacobs Engineering is expected to complete the acquisition of Scottish consulting engineer Babtie by the end of this month.
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Babbling Brooke
The short article on the Brooke Report (11 June, page 14) posed the question, "Do you think the changes will end the QS rebellion?" I think I speak for most of the QS members when I answer a resounding NO!
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Comment
If you go away …
It may be emotionally satisfying to walk off a job, and you may feel justified in taking this action … but the likelihood is that you aren't, and that you'll regret it
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Mowlem halves Australian business
Mowlem has nearly halved its New South Wales business after contract problems in the area led to a profit warning this week.
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NewsAsite to get fresh cash injection
Construction portal Asite has gained permission for a debt-to-equity deal from the stock exchange's takeover panel
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FeaturesLowdown on architecture
Guy Source from recruitment consultant Hays Montrose looks at some of the major trends and projects occurring nationwide
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Montpellier asks Whitehall to pay for animal rights damage
Contractor in talks with Downing Street after animal rights organisation causes £250,000 of damage to site
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Skills audit called amid fears over Crossrail
The government has ordered a nine-month skills audit of the rail industry in response to mounting concerns that it does not have the capacity to deliver the £6bn Crossrail scheme in London
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NewsWhitehall to breathe new life into ailing Quality Mark
Gordon Brown keen to overhaul stalled anti-cowboy builder initiative as Labour prepares for next election
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Comment
Ahead of the game
I was interested to read the "news" item "Experts warn of risk from unsafe window glass" (18 June, page 17).
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Damp patches affect us all
I'm sure many of your readers will have read Jeff Howell's article with the sort of gentle amusement he alludes to (11 June, page 31), smugly thinking that the issues he describes are unique to the homeowner market and do not apply in the "proper" construction industry.
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Holyrood: Auditor general admits cost may rise further
Latest report on final bill for Scottish parliament concedes that final price could be more than £431m
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Comment
ACBEE's angels
I should correct a misapprehension in the article on Accelerating Change in Built Environment Education (18 June, page 18).
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Carillion sells PPP stakes for £7m
Carillion has sold off equity stakes in two PPP projects for an exceptional profit of £7m.
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