All Building articles in 2005 issue 13 – Page 2
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NewsLofty Liverpool living
Architect AFL has designed its second residential tower development at Princes Dock, Liverpool. Commissioned by Millennium Estates, the £22m project is at the southern corner of the original entrance to Princes Dock and Half Tide Dock.
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Features
Lead times
The big changes anticipated at the end of last year have failed to materialise as lead times remain steady, says Rob Darrow of Mace.
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News
Housebuilders’ warnings to Laing O’Rourke
Housebuilders this week warned against potential conflicts of interest after Laing O’Rourke signalled its entry into the sector with the purchase of a site in Kent
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Comment
Hold your horses
With reference to the article headlined “M&E trade bodies propose mandatory training levy”, (18 March, page 17), the first paragraph gives the impression that the trade associations within the building services engineering sector are proposing the introduction of a “compulsory training levy”.
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CommentPay for what you get
Good lawyers are said to be reassuringly expensive, so why don’t clients pay top dollar for quality work by M&E firms? Could it be the sector doesn’t value itself highly enough?
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CommentGoing too far
A case in the South-west may lend new popularity to a dispute resolution method that many thought had gone out of style
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FeaturesThe scottish experiment
Scotland’s Building Regulations have always been a bit different from the rest of the UK, but they’re about to become very different indeed. We report on the changes planned, and explains why Whitehall is taking an interest.
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NewsSouth London estate votes ‘yes’ to housing transfer
Residents vote for £565m redevelopment of 1998 homes through community-led housing association
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NewsEngineering excellence
Contractor Mansell has started on site at the Centre of Engineering Excellence in Hethel, near Norwich.
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NewsMinister’s threat to flood plain development
A proposed increase in the power of the Environment Agency to block developments in flood plain areas could bring many regeneration projects to a halt, industry experts have warned
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CommentDirections to Dartmoor
Two solicitors have published a document listing 47 common practices in the industry, all of which are also criminal offences. It’s a real eye opener …
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Features
Spotlight on curtain walling
Gavin Murgatroyd of Gardiner & Theobald takes a closer look at curtain walling
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Heron given five weeks to decide on Crest
The row between housebuilder Crest Nicholson and its biggest shareholder, Heron International, stepped up a gear this week as the London stock exchange’s takeover panel imposed a five-week deadline on Heron to state whether it was going to make a takeover bid.
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NewsFrench connection
London architect Studio Bednarski and Explorations Architecture of Paris have won a Franco-British design competition for 32 homes on a 3467 m2 site in Lieusaint, Seine-et-Marne, near Paris.
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Insurers pressure firms to come clean on CSCS figures
Contractors may have to disclose proportion of staff with skills cards or face higher insurance premiums
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Comment
Free-range children
Delighted to see that Kingsmead Primary School has 50% lower running costs than a typical school (18 March, page 16). Pity it looks as though it is a farm building for rearing chickens.David Bevan, director, Troika Contracting
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CommentThe case of Rich vs Poor
It is often assumed that disputes are waged between the legal champions of well-heeled clients. But this is not so, as the McLibel case illustrates
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FeaturesTeam captains
The Olympics are about training, dedication and beating the odds. The 2012 bid team need the same qualities as the athletes – and vision besides …
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