All Building articles in 2005 issue 28 – Page 2
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Watch the skies
Under a proposed EU directive, construction employers could face hefty claims from outdoor workers if they fail to protect them from the effects of the sun
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CommentWhose side are you on?
It’s taken 20 years to decide whether the project manager under the NEC contract has a duty to be unbiased. Now, thanks to Mr Justice Jackson, we know
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Reviewing the review
I am surprised that in your report on the CABE “open design review” (1 July, page 16) you failed to mention that one of the main recommendations of the parliamentary select committee, which investigated CABE recently, was that its design review function should be entirely opened to public scrutiny.
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NewsPlaying on the roof
Building Design Partnership has designed this £27m academy for a tiny site in Hackney, east London.
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Think tank to tackle PFI procurement process
The Smith Institute is to compile report that will examine bid costs and maximising private sector expertise
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FeaturesMoho rising
With this pioneering 102-flat development in Manchester, Urban Splash and ShedKM have finally succeeded in making prefabricated housing the height of fashion. We found out how it was done.
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NewsTaylor Woodrow warns of shrinking margins
Taylor Woodrow was this week the latest housebuilder to warn the market that margins within its UK housing business were under pressure, writes Angela Monaghan.Ahead of its half-year results, to be announced in September, Taylor Woodrow said UK operating margins had dropped 2% to about 14%.Chief executive Ian Napier also ...
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Comment
A world outside hairdressing
I read with interest your article entitled “Construction: No place for women!” (10 June, page 28), which debated the relative aspirations of women to enter the construction industry alongside the employers desire to recruit females in the workplace.
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Growing pains
Housing associations ain’t what they used to be. The niche firms of the 1970s have now become big businesses, and in the process many have become disorientated
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Tony’s great mate
I see from the interview with Lord Hunt (1 July, page 32) that what we have is yet another of Tony’s cronies.
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FeaturesA long way to go
Now that London has beaten the odds and won the Olympic Games, the small matter of building £8bn worth of facilities is getting under way.
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NewsReflected glory
This gleaming £29m hub for Liverpool University’s engineering department has been designed by Sheppard Robson.
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CommentSpirit of the games
Over the next seven years, can the construction industry finally ditch its adversarial reputation and embrace the ideals of the Olympic movement?
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FeaturesWill it fly?
Now that the Quality Mark is a dead duck, the DTI has just taken the wraps off its bold new anti-cowboy venture: the TrustMark. But what are the chances of success this time?
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CommentHow to be an expert
Under a new protocol, expert witnesses and the parties instructing them are more likely to be punished for failing to fulfil their duties to the court. Here’s how …
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NewsEnglish Partnerships sets sights on infrastructure investment
Chair and chief executive herald a new chapter for regeneration agency, as income from land sales doubles
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University hires Grimshaw and Lifschutz Davidson
Architects Grimshaw and Lifschutz Davidson have gained places on a seven-strong framework to undertake design work for two buildings at London’s South Bank University.
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