All Building articles in 2006 issue 12 – Page 2
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NewsMinerva posts £2.1m loss
News of interim loss comes a day after newspapers link Minerva to the Labour loans row.
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Construction college faces closure
National Construction College East will close if planners prevent it from building new training facilities.
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Cyril Sweett plans Indian expansion
QS determined to get foothold in Indian market as it extends its global reach.
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CommentHow To Survive… a CV overhaul
Make sure your CV survives the purgatory of the HR filing cabinet by adding sparkle, dash and dare to your written credentials. Amaya Lopez shows you how.
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John Callcutt sets out his vision for England's cities
Newly appointed boss of English Partnerships calls for architects to be reined in and housebuilders to shape up.
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NewsLaing O'Rourke and Mace team up for Olympic bid
In a surprise move, contractor links up with Mace to form megaconsortium for 2012 delivery partner role
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NewsAllies and Morrison plans taller neighbour for Swiss Re tower
Architect masterplans £200m development that could include a 43-storey tower next to London landmark.
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NewsSwiss Terry
Architect Terry Farrell and Partners has unveiled this design for Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre in north-west London. It is part of a wider £85m redevelopment in the area, also masterplanned by the practice.
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Comment
Take some responsibility
I applaud your Reform the Regs campaign and welcome much of what is proposed (17 March).
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Features
Projectsupdate: Regulations
Two important changes to the fire regulations coming into force this year will affect the duties and responsibilities of designers and owners of commercial buildings. John Tebbit reports
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CommentA position of power
The challenge of energy generation in the future has to be met by policy decided today. Well, by 14 April. And the government needs your help to do it
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CommentStrong medicine
So the PFI has been booked in for some much-needed surgery. For years it has been getting more unwieldy, more expensive and less attractive to the private sector. Finally, Gordon Brown is to do something to save an essential method of upgrading public services.
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A league of their own
I was quite amazed to read that some architectural firms in this country are so arrogant about their own status that they expect students to work for free ("Exploited youth", 10 March).
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CommentKing's ransom
Consider for a moment the amount of hassle involved in a party wall dispute in Sidcup. Now, dear reader, consider the reconstruction of King's Cross Tube station …
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Features
Just the job: swapping reverb for referb
Warren Lubin tells James Rose why refurbishing housing estates beats life in the music business
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FeaturesA law unto itself
Richard Rogers has once again turned convention on its head in its radical design of Antwerp's law courts building, opened this week by the King of Belgium.
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NewsIndeterminate installation
In the world of architecture, inflatable structures are modern and cool. And mock half-timber structures are as naff as you can get.
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Judges rule on holiday pay
A European ruling passed last week will require construction firms to overhaul holiday pay entitlements.
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Comment
Some hits, some misses
Tony Bingham was clearly at a different DTI conference to discuss the review of the Construction Act than the one I attended (3 March).