All Building articles in 2004 issue 29 – Page 2
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FeaturesStyle to go - the unique flatpack home
Cartwright Pickard Architects has helped create an off-site flatpack system that promises flexibility and super-quick build time.
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FeaturesThe fisher queen
Denise Kingsmill’s impressive CV got Ray O’Rourke hooked enough to hire her as head of his advisory group on human capital. Now she’s got to do some more bait-dangling to get industry bods on board. She spoke to us about fluff, grit and wrestling with salmon.
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CommentFirst things last
Why did the cost of the Scottish parliament rise from £40m to more than £400m? Simple. Builders were asked to start work before the designs had been settled
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Regs get tough over energy
Designers and contractors must make new buildings more energy efficient under proposed changes to the Building Regulations announced on Wednesday.
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Comment
Don't panic
Just a thought while I was having my cup of tea: the answer to the debate over whether steel or concrete should be used for the protective barriers around the Houses of Parliament (16 July, page 15) is obvious. Sandbags – hundreds of them should suffice. After all, what was ...
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NewsMcAlpine to return to the Dome
Sir Robert McAlpine leads the race to redevelop the Millennium Dome into a 20,000-capacity sports and entertainment arena...
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FeaturesDig that museum
Madrid architect Paredes Pedrosa has uncovered another treasure, a museum in the coastal Spanish town of Almeria
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David Wilson Homes shakes up with north-south divide
Housebuilder David Wilson Homes, part of the Wilson Bowden Group, has restructured after taking over three firms last year.
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Key Costain figures resign
Costain deputy chairman Abdul Wahid Omar has resigned and has been replaced by Ahmad Pardas Senin. Non-executive director Leslie Rogers has also left the group.
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CommentContract killing
Nobody will be in the least critical of Montpellier’s decision to walk away from Oxford University’s medical research centre. Over the past few months, animal rights activists have subjected management, shareholders, staff and their families to vile intimidation, vandalism and fraud.
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Hanson’s Thai concrete deal
Building materials group Hanson has sold its ready-mix concrete interests in Thailand to Boral for £24m.
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Plans to combat flood risk in Thames Gateway
Regeneration alliance the Thames Gateway London Partnership is to carry out an environmental masterplan this autumn in an attempt to counter the threat of flooding.
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EP to expand design code trial
English Partnerships is to expand its design code pilot scheme in Northampton by buying local authority land on which it intends to build an extra 5000 homes
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Comment
CDM made simple
The problem in assessing CDM’s effectiveness as A Beal suggests (Letters, 2 July, page 32) is that the industry has very rarely implemented the regulations as intended.
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NewsPlanning for Canning
A £40m mixed-use scheme in Canning Town, east London, designed by architect Stock Woolstencroft, has been granted planning permission.Called Hollybrook Home it is made up of 201 homes in four buildings with concealed parking for 102 vehicles. The designers intend the development to be an urban landmark in an area ...
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McCarthy cancels shares
Housebuilder McCarthy & Stone last week bought and cancelled 200,000 of its shares at a price of £5.53 each.
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FeaturesMaking the most of Building.co.uk
Browse the new Building web site and you will find the best online news, jobs and data in the construction industry
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NewsBrown plan sparks capacity fears
Construction industry consultants have warned the government that the industry will struggle to deliver the chancellor’s latest spending review
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NewsBroker’s notes - Who’s in the bunker now?
I have just got back from Royal Troon, where I spent a pleasant few days dodging the Tiger’s drives and supping gin and tonics on the 19th hole with my old mucker Peter Alliss. Todd Hamilton, the unknown Yank who snatched the British Open from under our noses, certainly showed ...
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Brits on broadway
Next to the World Trade Centre site, Arup and Grimshaw have designed one of Manhattan's most dramatic projects. It may not alter the skyline, but the £500m subway interchange will transform the city's congested and confusing underground network.
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