All Building articles in 2006 issue 44 – Page 5
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Olympic media centre to be design-and-build contract
The media centre for the 2012 Olympics will be procured through the design-and-build route, Olympics minister Tessa Jowell revealed to Building last week
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Davis Langdon to offer carbon reduction service
Consultant to introduce carbon audits and advise on how to reduce emissions
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Features
‘Start your day by making the call you don't want to make’
HOW THEY MADE IT - This month’s words of wisdom come from David Bucknall, one of the best known QSs in the industry and a man with nearly half a century’s experience
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New Gleeson boss imminent
Construction firm Gleeson will pick a permanent chief executive by Christmas.
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Comment
Wonders & blunders
David Snell, the king of the self-builders, shares his pearls of bungalow wisdom and calls for the cramped modern family house to carry a health warning
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Irish regulator blocks Kingspan takeover
Ireland’s Competition Authority (CA) has blocked Kingspan’s proposed takeover of the Leanort Group, claiming the deal would reduce competition in the Irish insulation materials market.
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Features
The bicycle diaries
London mayor Ken Livingstone is trying to persuade people to undertake more cycle journeys, but how viable is it to rely on your bike in the capital? We challenged four readers to find out
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Comment
Beside the seaside
When cheap flights become a thing of the past, people will once again yearn for good old British seaside resorts. So it’s about time we turned them into places where people might actually want to stay …
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Mayor warns Bellway not to phase in Barking homes
London mayor Ken Livingstone has warned Bellway Homes that its proposals to stagger the construction of the Thames Gateway's largest single housing development could undermine the regeneration of the area.
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Building journalists honoured at Press Gazette awards
Mark Leftly was named Business Reporter of the Year at this year’s Press Gazette awards, which cover all British magazines.
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Multiplex tries to avert court battle with Honeywell
Multiplex has postponed a court battle with a Wembley subcontractor in the hope of reaching an out-of-court settlement.
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MCG turns attention to clients’ needs
The chief executive of Skanska UK is leading an investigation on behalf of the Major Contractors Group into how the construction industry can improve its service to clients.
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Atkins in talks to buy architect Pascall + Watson
Giant engineer could become second biggest architect
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Features
Anthony Minghella
The director’s latest film stars Jude Law as a designer whose life twists out of control after he opens an office in King’s Cross. Sonia Soltani finds out what happens when Hollywood tackles love, crime and regeneration
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Hanson shares fluctuate amid takeover rumours
Building materials group Hanson was the focus of market speculation this week, which caused its shares to drop 4.4% before it bounced back to become the FTSE 100’s biggest riser.
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Alsop to ‘vision’ new centre for Croydon
Croydon council has appointed rebel architect Will Alsop to plan a new centre for the town.
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Allianz trumps Henderson’s offer for John Laing
German insurer’s £958m offer may prompt a bidding war to take over PFI specialist