All Building articles in 2006 issue 14 – Page 3
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FeaturesFit-out update: Office fit-out
Phil Brown reports on one of the busiest markets for contractors
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Material sales rise for the first time in a year
The latest research from the Construction Products Association showed that the sale of building materials rose in the first quarter of 2006 for the first time in more than a year.
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ODA refuses to respond to Olympic funding fears
The Olympic Delivery Authority has declined to respond to claims that there will be a £2bn shortfall for the 2012 Games.
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Max Fordham holds up wind farm HQ as failure
A sustainable energy project that was supposed to set the standard for zero emissions buildings has performed so badly that the consultant team is using it as an example of how not to proceed.
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NewsEastern rising
Contractor Durkan Group will begin work on this £15m affordable housing scheme in East Road, Hackney, this month.
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NewsPiano's duet
Italian architect Renzo Piano has won detailed planning permission for a 20-storey partner to the proposed 66-storey Shard, which he designed as the UK's tallest tower.
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Dubai migrant workers win right to have union
Construction workers at the heart of Dubai's building boom are to be given the right to organise and form trade unions after unrest over pay and conditions.
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NewsDevelopers slam planning fee hike
Developers have told Kate Barker that a recent hike in planning fees has not resulted in council planning departments providing a better service.
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Government set to scrap Decent Homes initiative
Communities minister considers refocusing £19bn flagship housing policy to achieve wider regeneration goals
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Westminster council dismisses property officer
Westminster council has dismissed one of its officers and set up a committee to monitor its corporate property department after an investigation by accountant PriceWaterhouse Coopers.
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NewsConsolidation gathers pace with three deals on Monday
The process of consolidation in the UK construction industry took a step forward on Monday when three deals went through.Galliford Try completed the acquisition of Morrison Construction, Atkins bought consultant MSL Engineering and Amec acquired a French maintenance and mechanical services business.Galliford Try, a contractor and housebuilder, will now ...
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The commonwealth in danger
Anna Minton explains why we should steer clear of ‘malls without walls'
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Tory cold feet on greenfield
Only four Tory MPs have signed up to a motion critical of moves to increase greenfield housebuilding, providing further evidence of David Cameron's efforts to shift his party's stance on planning.
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Commons motion calls for payment practice reforms
An early day motion has been tabled calling for improved payment practices in construction before the Olympics.
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FeaturesWhat Brunel did for us ...
Two hundred years after his birth, the ever-present legacy of the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel still inspires the modern-day engineer to create something different.
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Brum's rush
Can I set the record straight following your article about Lord Rogers and Birmingham (24 March)?
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NewsThe Brighton Eye
Architect Marks Barfield has unveiled designs for a 183 m tall observation mast to be built on the site of the West Pier in Brighton.