All Building articles in 2004 issue 38 – Page 3
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NewsSydney: The director’s cut
Sydney Opera House, the most iconic building of the 20th century, has been partly refurbished by its original architect and engineer, Jörn Utzon and Arup.
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NewsMoayedi makes shock return to construction
Ex-Jarvis boss buys waste treatment specialist to exploit boom in reclaiming contaminated brownfield land
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NewsLess red tape if Conservatives win, says Letwin
Shadow chancellor Oliver Letwin has told the construction industry it would face less bureaucracy over building schools and hospitals if the Conservatives win the next election.
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Concrete frames
In the first of our specialist market overviews, Gardiner & Theobald examines the concrete sector's lead times and costs
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Concrete frames
In the first of our specialist market overviews, Ian Purton of Gardiner & Theobald looks at the concrete sector’s lead times and costs
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CommentThe green choke-chain
Architects and other designers face environmental liabilities that will be extremely hard to comply with – but potentially ruinous if ignored, says Ian Abley
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Housebuilders furious over change to planning guidance
Housebuilders have reacted with anger to a secret change in planning guidance that could result in local authorities dictating the size and type of houses they have to provide.
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FeaturesMillau Viaduct: C’est magnifique!
Foster and Partners’ Viaduc de Millau in southern France is the highest, longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, and it opens in December. We admire the view, talks to the engineer and meets some enthusiastic locals.
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NewsThat’s logical, Captain
Glenn Howells Architects is converting one of the Royal Navy’s historic storehouses in Portsmouth into an art gallery.
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First ODPM skills centre to be built in Leeds
The first centre for sustainable community skills is set to be in Leeds, deputy prime minister John Prescott revealed this week.
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NewsNew Mace boss to drive bullish growth plans
Construction group Mace is set to restructure its senior management by promoting Steve Pycroft to chief executive as the company moves into a new phase of expansion
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Client body gets tough over CSCS compliance
The Construction Clients’ Group is increasing pressure on clients to ensure workers are CSCS qualified by incorporating the requirement into its clients’ charter.
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FeaturesThe burning of the bodies
Construction’s institutions may have been dealt a deadly blow last week, when they were attacked as isolationist and threatened with merger plans. We report on how reforms could spell the end of professional bodies as we know them
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CommentWonders & blunders
Chris Donald, former editor of Viz magazine, raises a cheer for Victorian station houses and two fingers to a 1960s office block
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Bluefield development
The government wants about 2500 wind turbines constructed in six years, many on the North Sea. This raises interesting contractual issues for those building them …
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Corus in black for first time
Corus has announced its first pre-tax profit since it was formed in 1999.
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Revenue probes IT provider BIW
The Inland Revenue is investigating IT project services provider BIW Technologies over tax credits it received on research and development
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NewsSharewatch: Berkeley’s gamble
Tony Pidgley and three of his fellow senior executives at Berkeley Group must have had a good weekend.
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NewsHolyrood QS hits back at Fraser report criticism
Davis Langdon partner Rob Smith says the consultant repeatedly warned Holyrood client of spiralling costs
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Kier posts record profit on back of public spending boom
Kier Group has posted record results thanks to increased government spending on schools and hospitals.
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