All Building articles in 2005 issue 43 – Page 2
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British scientists demand design rethink on skyscrapers
The Observer reports on University of Greenwich skyscraper safety study. Plus, all the rest of the news from the weekend papers.
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Bill Gates gives £50m to regional development agency
Microsoft billionaire's grant will help develop the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
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Amec buys French nuclear firm
Amec acquires French nuclear technical services company CIME for £5.8m.
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Barbour Index launches £1500 design competition
Winning entry will grace cover of leading product directory.
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Chairman of Mace division banned from directorships
Jonathan Yurtsever, chairman of recruitment arm the People Group, will not challenge eight-year disqualification.
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Treasury agrees to £20,000 ‘roof tax’
The Treasury has approved plans for a £20,000 “roof tax” on each new home in Milton Keynes.
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Developers line up to bid for £4bn stations overhaul
Stanhope, Helical Bar, British Land and Land Securities in line for work on Network Rail’s upgrade scheme.
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ODPM responds to Building’s Reform the Regs campaign
Housing minister Yvette Cooper says she is following the initiative with interest and is listening to concerns.
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Modular Kajima scheme to be evacuated over collapse fears
Blow to government’s off-site building plans as Arup warns Leeds housing block could fall down in severe weather.
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CommentWinning on penalties
Construction may one of the worst offending industries for wasting energy, but criminalising firms won’t necessarily protect the environment
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Strength in numbers
Ian Abley confuses co-operation with submissiveness in his attack on collaborative working (14 October).
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CommentA nuclear spring
To plug the energy gap, Britain’s ageing nuclear power stations must be replaced. This is what government and industry has to do to get them up and running in time
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Nothing personal
Ian Abley’s column got me to challenge my thinking as a proponent of non-adversarial teamworking.
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FeaturesMalcolm Wicks
The energy minister knows a crisis is looming – what he doesn’t know is how to find a quick fix. Instead, he’s looking at all the long-term options – such as wind farms in the South-east and plans for a new generation of nuclear plants.
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CommentHang on, Ken
The latest column by one of our graduate panel asks how you square the London mayor’s renewable energy targets with planning rules – and the developer’s bottom line
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NewsGreen living
This residential scheme by architect Jestico + Whiles will be built on the site of a car park in Barking, east London.
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NewsGleeds prefers limited status to LLP
Gleeds is to buck the recent trend among leading quantity surveyors by becoming a limited company rather than a limited liability partnership within the next five years.
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Pressure mounts for new nuclear generation
A survey of Building readers has reaffirmed the construction industry’s enthusiasm for a new generation of nuclear power stations.
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