All Building articles in 2005 issue 06 – Page 3
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Bennetts slams testing gap
A leading environmental architect has called for proper post-completion measurement of buildings to improve their environmental performance.
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Features
Can paris be beaten?
The bookies, the population of Paris and the Queen of England all think that the French are about to add the 2012 Olympic Games to their sporting triumphs. We met the people behind the bid and found out why they’re so confident …
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The documents that reveal the battle of the Beeb
The extraordinary email exchange - The rejection letter to Schal - The report that favoured Schal
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NewsBath Spa: Griffiths lambasts council as ‘client from hell’
Construction minister says £26m offer from Mowlem to take over ailing project would be a ‘good way forward’
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CommentOne project away from disaster
It’s a cruel study in contrasting fortunes. In the same week that BP announced a £9.3bn profit, Mowlem issued another profit warning
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CommentPlugging away
Know a bloke who can sort your electrics? For a good price? Well, only if you don’t include the £5000 fine from your newly empowered building control officer
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Bellway set to announce record annual profit
Housebuilder Bellway said that it was in line to deliver a record annual profit this year, despite a “weaker” housing market.
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Iraqi firms come to UK to build alliances
Iraqi construction firms are visiting the UK in an attempt to build partnering deals with British contractors, amid continuing fears that security issues are deterring companies from entering the region
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Revised planning policy fails to allay housebuilders’ fears
Industry insiders claim fresh draft of Planning Policy Guidance 3 still gives too much control to local authorities
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Morgan aims to storm forward with land firm
Steve Morgan, former boss of Redrow, aims to quadruple the size of a key division in his latest venture, Harrow Estates, by the end of 2008.
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NewsChina hires UK consultants to advise on PFI hospital
KPMG, Cyril Sweett and Clifford Chance draw up business case for 600-bed Shanghai scheme
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BBC dossier reveals impact of Freedom of Information Act
Corporation’s internal documents disclose bitter year-long battle between Bovis and Schal for £400m contract
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FeaturesWhat’s unusual about this site?
Answer: it demonstrates that, using the much-maligned construction management method, you can deliver a large building early and within budget with minimum waste and safety risks – and have enough time and money left over to put up another one. We went to see this impossible truth for ourselves
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FeaturesThe top 10 most disastrous building projects in the world EVER
Budgets spiralling to the size of a small country’s GDP. Vast body counts. Overruns that go on for centuries … Yes, in the style of a Channel 4 filler show, and on the back of the nightmare that is the National Physical Laboratory, it’s the worst projects ever
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Fears raised over £1bn Birmingham scheme
A consultant’s report into the £1bn redevelopment of Paradise Circus and the Central Library site in Birmingham has cast doubts over the feasibility of the project.
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Comment
The £60,000 question
John Prescott’s plans for social housing focus too much on the design and not enough on the delivery. Although it is encouraging to see the ODPM challenge housebuilders to achieve a build target of £60,000, the industry cannot afford to ignore how these homes will be delivered.Opinion about whether the ...
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Paris plans 11,000-home Olympic Village for 2012 bid
The village for athletes at the heart of the Paris 2012 Olympic bid would provide 11,000 homes after the games, if France was selected as host. The accommodation is crammed into a 43 ha site in Les Batignolles, north-west Paris, with 40% designated as social housing. This compares to a ...
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