All Building articles in 2005 issue 31 – Page 2
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Comment
Wrong, wrong, wrong
It is misleading and inaccurate to say that Acton Housing Association, part of the Dominion Housing Group, has “the worst record for spending”.
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News
Pressure on for more prisons
The prison service has asked local authorities to identify sites for prisons in greater London as the government moves to accommodate record prison numbers.Planning consultant Paul Dickinson and Associates has been commissioned by the service to liaise with local authorities and it is understood that the firm is working with ...
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CommentA rescue plan
What can anybody do to help the pockets of deprivation in our prosperous cities – or is urban apartheid here to stay? Maybe America has the answer …
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NewsMidlands mecca
Hammerson and Hermes, joint owners and developers of Leicester’s £350m retail quarter, have released images of this 22,000 m2 John Lewis store, designed by Foreign Office Architects. The practice is one of five (including Glenn Howells, Chapman Taylor, Gollifer Langston and rg+p Leicester). which will work on the designs of ...
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Three vie for McDonald’s top ODPM role
Richard McCarthy, Neil Kinghan and Joe Montgomery vie for senior role at ODPM.
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Industry warns of tax meltdown
The Inland Revenue is to press ahead with the rollout of its internet-based CIS tax scheme next April, despite warnings from industry representatives that some firms will be unable to operate it, writes Sarah Richardson.The Joint Taxation Committee of the Construction Industry had appealed to the government to delay the ...
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FeaturesMarket hackers
Four years after the dotcom crash, datacentres are becoming sexy again. But hold on, surely you have to be a technogeek to get a piece of the action? Well, not necessarily … Building explains how to hack into this rebooted sector.
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The golden Quartermile
Laing O’Rourke Scotland has won the contract for the £350m Quartermile redevelopment of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. The firm will begin construction work on the first phases of the 19 acre site in the next few weeks. The initial contract is worth in the region of £50m. Quartermile will ...
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CommentFractal law
As with the coastline of England or the Mandlebrot Set, the closer you look at standard forms of contract, the more complexity you find. Take this example …
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Industry fatalities reach three-year high
Seventy-two workers died in the construction industry in the past year, the highest number for three years, according to a report revealed this week.
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NewsEye of the needle
Developer Hammerson has been granted planning permission for a 20,600 m2 office building at 60 Threadneedle Street, London EC2.
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NewsThe Laird’s estate
Michael Laird Architects has unveiled its designs for Leamington Wharf, a £2m waterside terrace of contemporary townhouses is located on a narrow strip of land next to the newly restored Union Canal in Edinburgh.
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On-site renewable energy
A report has cast doubt on the government’s policy of encouraging the generation of on-site renewable energy.
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Comment
East End enterprise
I think John Smith’s appraisal of the lack of training was very astute but I was wondering whether I could offer a glimmer of hope.
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Disappointing performance
Your article attempting to report on housing association spend was, unfortunately, wholly inaccurate and misleading.
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Be demanding – or else
Seventy site deaths a year is unacceptable to everyone, including the government. So why doesn’t it use its commercial leverage to save lives?
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FeaturesCrime and punishment
The thing about collusion in construction is that it’s so easy, so natural. Some firms do it just out of politeness. It is also the subject of draconian penalties, including criminal prosecution – as 22 firms in the Midlands have just found out.
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Design for Manufacture Competition
The Design for Manufacture Competition aims to demonstrate that it is possible to build a high-quality home for a construction cost of 60,000. It was launched in April 2005 by the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, to address the major increases in construction costs in recent years. ...
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