All Building articles in 2006 issue 34 – Page 2
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NewsGalloway warns of radioactive waste threat to Olympics
In a letter seen by Building, the MP warns that the Games may become known as ‘the toxic Olympics’
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NewsFresh turmoil at MDA as managing director quits
Charles Johnston and finance director clash with board over plans to diversify consultancy
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CommentA slippery slope
A consultant wrote a site investigation report for a developer, who sold the site to another developer, whose property was later damaged by a land slip. Now who do you think got sued?
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CommentVoices from the rubble
Lebanon’s bloggers have been turning their attention to their government’s chances of rebuilding all the civil infrastructure destroyed by the Israeli Defence Force. David Rogers listened in
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CommentThe real story
Your news report on the Liverpool demolitions (4 August, page 19) misses the point. The significance of this story is that after weeks of intense negotiation the council has accepted its responsibility for ensuring good design.
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Comment
Window of opportunity
Paul Jackson is by no means the only homeowner to find that planners do not favour his efforts to reduce carbon emissions by upgrading his Victorian house in the Highbury conservation area in north London (4 August).
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FeaturesNow we understand
The simple aim of persuading every member of a project team to use the same format for documents can have a huge effect on time and morale.
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CommentNo need for this
Don’t be fooled by the chatter about sustainability – if you look at the way we actually do business, the waste piles up so fast you need wings to stay above it
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NewsRothschild sizes up Linden
UK housebuilder Linden Homes has appointed NM Rothschild to carry out a strategic review of the company to “consider all options”, including a sale of the business.
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Pack leader
A prototype instant flatpack house has been designed by de Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects of London. Dubbed “Naked House”, it is intended to be purchased online and delivered anywhere in the world within six weeks.
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CommentSummer larks
After a summer break, your diligent correspondent returns with a silly season round-up including a crackdown on peeping Toms in Bahrain, a Google-wide search for Totty and party animals in Cowes
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NewsPitching it high
Architect Richard Rogers Partnership has been awarded planning approval for these production facilities for Silvercup Studios, the makers of The Sopranos.
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Comment
But on the other hand
Paul Jackson complains that the planners prevented him putting in double-glazed replacement windows in a Victorian house in a conservation area. Good! It’s not just the oversize plastic sections, it is also the blue tinted glass and the peculiar hollow in the reflections that make such windows look horridly out ...
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NewsGalloway warns of radioactive waste threat to Olympics
In a letter seen by Building, the MP warns that the Games may become known as ‘the toxic Olympics’
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FeaturesHow good are extranets?
It may seem that project extranets are an accepted part of project best practice, but not everyone’s using them and not everyone likes them. Sonia Soltani weighs up the pros and cons
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Comment
A word in your ear
Belatedly following up on your 14 June issue, readers who feel that they have problems with alcohol or drugs would be well advised to phone one of these numbers:
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NewsMultiplex to stay in UK as global profit doubles
Australian contractor committed to working in Britain despite taking £147m hit on Wembley
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CommentDont do it, son!
Matt Bastone writes: “Like another recent contributor, I’ve just returned from St Petersburg, where I saw a repair being carried out to a rainwater downpipe. Access was gained by suspending a wooden platform beneath the overhang. As I took the photo the operative was being helped by his mates back ...
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CommentWhat the Poles have done for us
A construction industry without foreign labour is about as viable as a fish on a skiing holiday. So in the midst of the political hoo-ha over immigration, one thing is clear.
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