All Building articles in 2005 issue 05 – Page 2
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NewsCITB suspends staff over financial reporting concerns
Assistant director Eddie Ruthven and two others held to account over income from health and safety tests.
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CommentTime for a service
Adjudication has become such an established part of the construction scene over the past seven years that it is easy to forget what an extraordinary thing it is.
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FeaturesSecond thoughts
Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson’s very funny, very charming and highly critical account of Britain in the 1990s, made Britons look at themselves slightly differently. But what would he write if he took the same journey today?
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Putting the S in Stratford
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid has won the competition to design London’s Olympic aquatics centre for the 2012 Olympics. The centre will be built even if London is not selected to host the 2012 Games. The most striking feature of Hadid’s plans for the 20,000-seat venue is its sinuous S-shaped ...
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Comment
Private and proud
As you point out (14 January, page 32), Allyson Pollock has been an ideological opponent of the PFI for the past seven years.
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The price we pay
Hammonds and Building have finished their research into adjudicators’ fee rates, and – surprise, surprise – they’re on their way north. But that’s not all …
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Comment
The price we pay
Hammonds and Building have finished their research into adjudicators’ fee rates, and – surprise, surprise – they’re on their way north. But that’s not all …
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FeaturesNine into one
Is it a home? Is it an office? A shop, a theatre or maybe a bus station? Well, all of the above – and more besides. In fact, Ruddle Wilkinson Architects’ latest development in north London combines nine uses in one building. Martin Spring finds out how.
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Smart money
I am delighted that the construction industry in the commercial sector is enjoying a five-year high (14 January, page 20). I am also particularly pleased builders are benefiting from restored confidence within manufacturing companies.
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CommentLet’s not be victims
If the private sector slumps, unfortunately so too do its obligations to social housing. But that does not mean government will inevitably miss its targets. Here’s why …
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FeaturesJust the job
Caridad Marin Mollinedo explains why swapping architecture for surveying wasn’t such a big deal
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What are you implying?
South Caribbean Trading Limited (SCT) entered into a contract with Trafigura Beheer BV (Trafigura) under which SCT agreed to sell to Trafigura 484,000 US barrels plus or minus 5% of fuel oil.SCT had also agreed to sell 350,000 US barrels of wet fuel oil blendstock to Trafigura, which SCT had ...
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FeaturesHot topic: Private residential
Davis Langdon focuses on the private residential sector, and finds that although the market is slowing, demand is still strong – particularly for apartments in big cities
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Livingstone pledges more land for homes
London mayor Ken Livingstone has promised to set aside more public sector land for the government-backed London-Wide Initiative, which is intended to provide low-cost housing for key workers.
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Growth slowdown predicted
Growth in construction output will fall from 3.1% in 2004 to 0.3% this year, according to economic consultant Hewes and Associates.
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Market forecast: Onwards and upwards
In this quarter’s overview of the construction economy, Davis Langdon reports that output and orders are rising steadily for now – as are tender prices and materials costs. Plus, we hone in on another hot topic
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NewsSkansen expands into Scandinavia and Spain
Fit-out company Skansen Interiors has embarked on a European expansion to triple turnover
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The highest in Europe
Europe’s tallest residential tower, to be situated next to Piccadilly station in central Manchester, has been submitted for planning approval. The £185m, 60-storey building was designed by Australian architect Woods Bagot.
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