All Building articles in 2006 issue 22 – Page 2
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NewsPotential buyers start to circle McCarthy & Stone
McCarthy & Stone has received more than one takeover approach in recent weeks.
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NewsWhy marshmallows don't meet building regs
Building's technical editor bemoans the rigidity of marshmallows as he becomes competitive dad at a spaghetti building competition.
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News
O'Rourke calls for modern sites
Ray O'Rourke, the chairman of Laing O'Rourke, has called for the "grunt" to be taken out of construction by modernising working practices.
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NewsGreen Londoners may get tax incentives
People with eco-friendly homes who recycle their waste could pay less council tax.
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NewsBarratt: Give us cheap land and we'll build green houses
David Pretty calls on the government to cut cost of its sites by 25% to pay for eco-friendly technologies in homes.
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NewsClients slam London mayor's ‘over-ambitious' energy plan
Plan to double the amount of on-site renewable energy to 20% criticised by both clients and green lobby
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NewsFirms hold crisis talks to save Procure 21 framework
Four of the 11 firms on the scheme have threatened to quit unless government cuts £170,000 membership fee
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Comment
Ray and the women
On behalf of the membership of the National Association of Women in Construction I would like to record how appalled we were at Ray O'Rourke's comments (19 May, page 14).
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Features
Projects update: Sustainability
With companies falling over themselves to introduce sustainable technology into their schemes, research into what's possible seems increasingly to be the name of the game
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CommentPeak practice
Protracted negotiations are the scourge of the PFI, so why don't we take a cue from international diplomacy and use ‘sherpas' to work out the ground rules first?
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Comment
We need a plan
Developers will have to take extra care with environmental assessments after the UK was found to be breaching an EU directive
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NewsViñoly's light touch
An arts centre designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects for Colchester in Essex has won planning permission.
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NewsWind power to light up London
The Greater London Authority and Transport for London are in talks to station a series of wind turbines along the Thames
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Comment
Not just a site issue
It is a great pity to read about comments such as Ray O'Rourke's regarding the role of women on site; it is however a view I have heard expressed many times and from people of equal standing in the industry.
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FeaturesLow-carbon incentives
As well as sticks, the government is offering a bunch of carrots to get the industry to save energy. Patrick Murdock of Yewell Consulting and Martin Clowes of Elementa Consulting report
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CommentWe need a new home
As we welcome construction's fifth minister in five years, it's time for one further change: moving the whole, ever-diminishing portfolio to the Treasury
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FeaturesKelly Holmes
The woman who beat injury and depression to win two Olympic golds has a new challenge: convincing east London's businesses to get on the regeneration bandwagon for the 2012 Games. Emily Wright met her.
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Comment
Has Ray Ratnered himself?
I was less than surprised that a self-opinionated person such as Ray O'Rouke made such comments but was still surprised that he would be stupid enough to make them in a public forum.