All Building articles in 2006 issue 36 – Page 2
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NewsLivingstone allows more time to cut CO2
London mayor has given London another five years to cut carbon emissions by 20%
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NewsHOK drafts in US manager to run London office
American architect instigates reshuffle but denies it is over-concerned about low profitability
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NewsCurrie & Brown ex-chairman lodges unfair dismissal claim
Angus McLean, who left the consultant four months ago, heads for employment tribunal
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Comment
What's yours is yours
State your case — When a contractor goes bust it’s simply accepted that poor old subbies hand over all materials on site to the employer. But this could be an infringement of their human rights
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FeaturesRun for it!
The success of the Olympics will rest on what Ray O’Rourke and the CLM consortium does in the next 90 days. Mark Leftly considers the race ahead, and how it will be tackled
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NewsPyramid of peace
A 21st-century reinterpretation of an ancient Egyptian pyramid by Foster and Partners opened this week in Kazakhstan.
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CommentNow and then — Penned in a nest
David Rogers on whether you would wish your wife or your servants to live in a block of flats …
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Comment
What have you missed?
If you’ve been away this summer, the government’s latest requirements for planning applications may have passed you by. They aim to make developers provide more detail at outline planning stage, and inevitably will cause headaches
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NewsMerseys modern methods
Lovell and PRP Architects have won planning permission for a £20m sustainable housing scheme in the Kensington area of Liverpool.
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Royal Mail outsources project management role
Bucknall Austin, Turner & Townsend, Faithful + Gould and Buro Four sign three-year contracts
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Comment
An uneven load
Tony Bingham’s article (25 August, page 44) was interesting but I wondered if Mr Moon had any responsibilities?
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Comment
Watch those lawyers
I have often been forced down the lawyer path of giving construction dispute advice with the preamble of “on the one hand, and on the other”, I was thus somewhat surprised to read that Helen Garthwaite (23 June, page 80) has the confidence to take a firm view.
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Strong sales at Kingspan
Pre-tax profit at Irish building materials group Kingspan rose 33.7% to £83.4m after strong sales at its European operations.
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Shareholders instruct their lawyers to quiz Interserve
Lawyers for shareholders in Interserve, the troubled support services group, have sent the company’s board a letter asking for more information on the accounting irregularities that caused its share price to tumble.
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CommentLife in the inbetween
Whether you think its right or wrong, Tony Blair’s impending eviction from Downing Street is going to have repercussions for the industry.
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NewsWWF targets non-listed housebuilders
The WWF is widening its eco-league table of housebuilders to embrace the top non-listed developers.
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Linden Homes up for sale
Linden Homes has appointed NM Rothschild to solicit offers for the business after it conducted a strategic review of its options. Rothschild is now sounding out possible bidders.
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CommentWhat I saw on my holidays
Mark Nash of the Architects Design Group spied these workmen while holidaying in Budapest this summer. “No scaffolding, no harness, no margin for error,” he notes. Beautiful city though the Hungarian capital undoubtedly is, I doubt the view was worth it …
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CommentUpdating heritage
Constructing Excellence South West supports the 99% Campaign. I would be interested to have a discussion with someone about involving English Heritage in this process as I believe that listed buildings and buildings in conservation areas have a contribution to make.
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FeaturesWhat does it take to get your loyalty?
Our annual salary guide shows that firms are offering ever more perks to attract and retain staff, says Mark Leftly. To the right are the three most and the three least popular of these … see if you can guess which is which (answers below)