All Building articles in 2005 issue 26 – Page 2
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Government bails out NHS trust with PFI supplement
Health department sets precedent by giving London hospital £45m extra to meet cost of new PFI facilities.
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NewsRogers bags Docklands wharf masterplan
Architect Richard Rogers bags masterplan for £2bn scheme in Docklands.
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CommentSuch a waste
In terms of amount of work, construction is performing well – but look at the all-important productivity data and it’s clear resources are still being managed inefficiently
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Comment
Can I have some more?
Many PFI contracts are about to reach their first price review, when the contractor can apply for more money. This is likely to lead to some old friends falling out
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FeaturesTalking shop
Three young and thrusting managers at Bovis Lend Lease chat to Victoria Madine over coffee
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CommentWriggle room
A developer tried three arguments to get round an adjudicator’s order to pay its contractor £170k. This is what the court said about them
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RICS warns of slowdown
The latest survey by the RICS, published this week, said economic growth continued to slow in June.
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FeaturesA sunny reception
Building’s annual meeting of politicians, peers and top executives at the House of Commons
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NewsA postcard from Waterloo
This mixed-tenure housing development, designed by architect John Thompson & Partners for Waterloo Housing Association, has received planning permission from Birmingham council.
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Comment
The perils of progress
So it turns out that the residents of one block of flats at the Greenwich Millennium Village are occasionally forced to sleep on a friend’s floor to escape noise transmission from their neighbour’s flat (6 May, page 26).
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Comment
Pastry problems
This was an appeal from the decision of judge Seymour on 21 April 2004 in which he dismissed Filobake’s claim again Rondo and awarded nominal damages against Frampton.Filobake was a manufacturer of filo pastry and wished to extend its product range into samosa pastry. Rondo specialised in the manufacture and ...
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Comment
The parent trap
Over recent years many people have criticised the construction industry for not making enough of an effort to attract women recruits.
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FeaturesNational treasure
Feilden Clegg Bradley’s headquarters for the National Trust is a model of crisp, functional architecture wedded to sustainable design. Martin Spring takes the train to Swindon to explain how it was done.
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Lead times
Despite strong order books and activity levels, most lead times are staying put, says Rob Darrow of Mace.
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Comment
How to serve schools
What a feast has been laid out for the building industry by Tony Blair’s government.
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CommentHere’s an idea …
Third-party rights have failed to dispose of collateral warranties. But maybe they could still do so – and eliminate the hated net contribution clause into the bargain
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NewsGovernment to press on with PFI housing
Government launches seven PFI housing schemes as part £1.2bn, three year programme.
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Opposition to land tax gets stronger
The Treasury has come under increased pressure to rethink its support for a development tax after Housing Corporation chair Peter Dixon said that it could provoke a “land strike”.