All Building articles in 2006 issue 17 – Page 4
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Miller Group boss richer than Queen
Keith Miller, chief executive of Miller Group, was named one of the biggest risers in The Sunday Times Rich List 2006, after amassing a £715m fortune.
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Land Sec to refurbish City tower block
Architect Fletcher Priest is to submit a planning application for an overhaul of Land Securities' 15-storey Dashwood House in the City of London.
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Comment
Don't blame the software
I have no wish to defend the shambles of the implementation timetable of Part L, forced on the ODPM by its political masters and the European Union. The development of the Simplified Building Energy Model was part of that sorry process, but to criticise SBEM because it doesn't give the ...
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Gleeds, and Sir Steve, sign up for Olympic delivery bid
Cost consultant Gleeds and its Olympic ambassador Sir Steve Redgrave have joined forces with Amec and Balfour Beatty to bid for the Olympic delivery partner role.
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FeaturesFor whom the (school) bell tolls
Political scandal, organisational muddle and diminishing funds are threatening to kill off Tony Blair's cherished city academies. George Hay looks at what went wrong, and whether lessons can be learned in time to save them
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CommentBefore the tribunal
Firms that don't deal with discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability and - from October - age, risk being hauled up by employment tribunals
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MJP starts to lose former BBC staff
Architect MacCormac Jamieson Prichard is set to lose two senior architects who worked on the BBC Broadcasting House project in the clearest signal yet it will not return to the scheme, writes Vikki Miller.
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BandValley gets go-ahead for Hawkins\Brown design
Developer BandValley has won planning permission for a £53m mixed-use regeneration scheme at Stockwell Green, south London.
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Want your money back?
The problem of bid costs in PFI schemes has been highlighted again at Bart's. It therefore makes sense to know when and how you can claw back your cash
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Stratford masterplan hit by auction delay
THE Architects behind the masterplan for Stratford City in east London have delayed submitting it for planning approval because of an unresolved battle over which developer will take it forward, write Vikki Miller and Josh Brooks.
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Keeping at arm's length
The government should temper its move to replace the Decent Homes standard with a wider benchmark by taking into account the achievements of many arm's length management organisations to date.
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Anger as council sets own sustainable homes standards
Housebuilders say Reading council has exploited delay in introducing ODPM code to impose tougher requirements
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CommentAh, they've finally made that safe, then
This classic safety precaution comes to us from Tony Rackliffe, of Farnham, who explains it was one of a series of similar holes in a fairly busy street in Kuala Lumpur. It was much more dangerous before the planks went across, presumably
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Chimneys gain reprieve after Part L oversight
Housebuilders set to reintroduce chimneys in designs after rule change improves their carbon rating
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HSE issues safety alert after Jurys Inn collapse
The Health and Safety Executive has issued a safety alert to the industry following the fatal scaffolding collapse in Milton Keynes two weeks ago.
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Roofing giant Coverite goes into administration
Subcontractor on Multiplex's £1.5bn White City scheme calls in Deloitte & Touche to oversee sale of assets
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City academies cost more
The City Academy programme came under renewed pressure this week after it emerged that each costs £8m more to build than a conventional school.
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NewsCarillion admits surprise at £90m Mowlem writedown
Contractor suffers hits on schools and tunnel projects, having already written down £45m during takeover