All Building articles in 2006 issue 12 – Page 4
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News
Diana memorial designer lays blame on client team
Landscape architect Gustafson Porter has defended itself and its consultant team against accusations of poor management on the Diana Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park.
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Features
Young, gifted and in the black
It might seem like an unglamorous option, but housebuilding is becoming the sector to work in. Increasingly young executives are enjoying increasingly fat pay packets and perks, according to the first ever Building/PSD housebuilders' salary survey. Illustration by Jamie Jay
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Rogers' departure knocks Birmingham renewal plans
Richard Rogers Partnership severs links with Eastside regeneration after quitting City Park Gate scheme
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Laing 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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Six housebuilders become CABE champions
Senior executives at six of the country's biggest housebuilders have joined CABE's design champions initiative.
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Comment
Building on beauty
So to enjoy the fresh air and natural beauty of the Lake District, it is proposed to build "landmark culture projects across Cumbria" (17 March).
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News
Health scheme bears results
More than one-third of the construction workers who attended an industry occupational health scheme have been referred to doctors with previously undetected health problems.
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Brown backs PFI but lists measures for reform
Chancellor announces proposals to make procurement route more efficient and simplify bidding process
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Schmidlin back in business
Troubled cladding firm Schmidlin has resumed production at its Swiss factory after being sold to a German materials technology group.
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Receiver sells Curzon maintenance arm
The receiver of fit-out group Curzon Holdings has sold the group's maintenance subsidiary TCL Granby to contractor Crispin & Borst.
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Multiplex seeks dispute evidence in Saudi Arabia
Multiplex is attempting to force Cleveland Bridge to reveal documents it believes are held in Saudi Arabia by one of its parent company's directors amid claims the steel firm is holding vital information on Wembley.
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Anshen Dyer lands Belfast job
architect Anshen Dyer has beaten bids from seven other practices to win a £300m extension of the Royal Victoria Hospital complex in Belfast.
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Will Alsop on brink of selling out to SMC
Will Alsop looked set to sell his business to acquisition-hungry architect SMC Group this week after 30 years in private practice.
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Allies and Morrison plans taller neighbour for Swiss Re
Architect masterplans £200m development that could include a 43-storey tower next to London landmark
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Two-thirds of adults would pay more for green homes
Nearly two-thirds of adults in Britain would be willing to pay more for an energy-efficient home, according to a survey.
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Comment
Much ado about nothing
Pundits have suggested that the way JCT05 handles extensions of time has radically changed. Are their concerns well founded? Or do they protest too much?
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Features
Now 50% off!
Why pay more for your building materials? Sonia Soltani discovered one company that is buying from abroad, slashing prices and passing the savings on to some very happy customers
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News
Electrical contractor thrown off T5 over labour dispute
Electrical contractor MBS has been thrown off the Heathrow Terminal 5 project after a row over self-employed labour.
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Bouygues fined £7.3m over involvement in Paris cartel
The French competition authority is fining 34 construction companies, including Bouygues, Vinci and Eiffage, £33.56m for operating a cartel in public contracts around Paris between 1991 and 1997.