All Building articles in 2006 issue 15 – Page 3
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NewsHave we got mews for you …
HLM Architects residential development in Islington, north London, has recently been completed by the Aitch Group.
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CommentWake up, Gordon
The cut-off date for member states to reduce their VAT on refurbishment was the end of last month. So why did our chancellor miss the chance in his Budget speech?
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An overestimation of girth
Reading your list of the top architects, no-one - apart from my bank manager - can have been more surprised than me to see my practice listed at number nine, with projects valued at £250m.
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RDAs seek Gateway tsar
The South-east's three regional development agencies are joining forces to appoint a chief executive to beef up their activities in the Thames Gateway.
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CommentThe rules of the Games
Back in February, Jack Lemley, the new chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority, waltzed into a room full of lawyers after two months in the job and set out his stall: disputes on Olympic construction projects will be dealt with during the construction process and not after it.
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FeaturesDown from the mountain
How do you convince a collection of plants at Kew Gardens that west London enjoys an alpine climate? Wilkinson Eyre came up with an elegant and ingenious solution
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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher, courtesy of door manufacturer Vicaima?
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Mayor unites his Olympic designers
London mayor Ken Livingstone is to announce the formation of an organisation that will draw together all the design bodies at the Greater London Authority dealing with the Olympics
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Max Fordham defends first zero-carbon scheme
Environmental consultant Max Fordham has hit back after reports in the press that it criticised the performance of the first ever commercial zero-carbon development.
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Model dads
This week, readers reveal their pride in dads, industry leaders and our great British nation, plus two more scary examples of workers cheating death …
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Hollandia cuts secret Wembley deal
Wembley steelwork contractor Hollandia is understood to have made a secret agreement with Multiplex that it will complete its main work on the project by the end of the month, write the Building newsdesk.
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FeaturesWhy they pulled the plug on Curzon
Curzon was a fit-out contractor that had formed long-term relationships with blue-chip clients, was making a good and growing profit and was looking to double its turnover in a tricky market. So why on 7 March this year did its bank call in the receiver?
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NewsLemley to hire crack team to troubleshoot Olympic projects
Olympics to get standing dispute resolution board and to run schemes using NEC partnering contract
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NewsEP tipped to merge with Housing Corporation
ODPM to review roles of national agencies amid concerns about their ability to deliver sustainable communities
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NewsMcBains Cooper gears up for three years of growth
Michael Thirkettle, chief executive and superbike fan, sets out consultant's high-speed expansion drive
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NewsConservatives set to relax planning laws
Some homeowners planning to redevelop their houses will not need to get planning permission under proposals being worked up by the Conservatives
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NewsCollege green
This £4m boarding house under construction at St Lawrence College in Kent is being fitted with a two-storey cooling tower, a rainwater recovery system with an underground storage tank that doubles as a heat sink and natural ventilation.
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How to turn a crisis into a claim
For companies, the cost of dealing with a crisis can be hard to quantify, which has made it hard to make a claim against the party responsible. Until now …