All Building articles in 2005 issue 38 – Page 2
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FeaturesWhat we need is whole-life value
PFI projects are failing to achieve the low whole-life costs that were promised. Thomas Lane asked Andy Green of Faithful & Gould if there is another way of going about the problem
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PFI under the knife
PFI is in need of drastic surgery, according to the people who are struggling to work with it. In this procurement special, Angela Monaghan talks to contractors about high bid costs and strained capacity and asks if the government is ready to respond to calls for reform. Plus ...
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NewsSharewatch: Kier on top
Last week brought welcome news for the quoted companies in the industry, as the construction and building materials index rose modestly, about 1% to 3776.
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FeaturesThe insider
David Metter, chairman of the PPP Forum, knows more than most about the PFI. So it’s surprising that he thinks there’s a problem with bid costs – and is not sure if the government can meet its education targets.
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Comment
Industrial perversity
Graduates are generally a motivated, intelligent and enthusiastic bunch, so why does the construction industry make it so difficult for them to join?
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CommentHow to make a stand
Suzanne Reeves kicks off an occasional series on the contracts behind major projects with a look at the JCT contract used for the Oval’s new stand
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Social housing grant worries
A senior Housing Corporation official has admitted there will be unease if only a few private housebuilders receive social housing grants in the pilot programme.
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Comment
Why retentions must go
I read your article “Blood and money” (2 September) with great interest.
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NewsGlazed over
Davis Duncan Architects collaborated with international artist Richard Wright to create this mixed-use project in Glasgow. The £9m residential and commercial development has windows 2.5 m high that span the full height of each storey on the south side. The developer on the scheme was Abbey Projects, contractor was AWG ...
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NewsWater glass
Barber Casanovas Ruffles Architects have released this image of the Cambridge Water Company headquarters.
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Ex-Dome man sets up law firm
Former Millennium Dome project director David Trench has set up a legal business with the founder of leading construction law firm Winward Fearon.
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FeaturesThis other Eden …
Nature’s mathematical patterns have inspired the design of a new educational centre at The Eden Project. But Grimshaw has not just come up with a pretty flower-shaped space. Outside and inside, this is an elegant and robustly engineered design
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Styles & Wood profit doubles
Pre-tax profit at retail property services group Styles & Wood more than doubled to £2.3m in the six months ending 30 June.
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Comment
Recruitment faces dire future
Your article outlining the current recruitment problems in Essex (9 September, page 110) failed to mention three other developments that will “make high demands upon the local construction industry”. These are the Thames and Haven Gateways projects, both of which provide for thousands of homes and huge industrial and commercial ...
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Comment
Watching the defectives
Regarding your piece on defects in new homes (9 September): the research undertaken within the School of the Built & Natural Environment, at Glasgow Caledonian University, is based on more than 100,000 pieces of data relating to defects in a broad range of house types, constructed by more than 200 ...
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Warning over dangers of raising density levels
A leading housing association boss has warned that the government’s push to keep raising housing densities was a “catastrophe waiting to happen”.
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FeaturesA critical procedure
University College London Hospital is the latest PFI project to open its doors to the public, promising – as they all do – to get the best value from the private sector. So Building sent in an expert to assess just how well the fabric of this £422m building will ...
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