All Building articles in 2006 issue 46 – Page 3
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News
Tameside council in £100k row
Framework Construction Design and Management takes council to High Court
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CommentOn the soapbox
WEB WATCH - Small practitioners can finally have a say in the Building Regulations, thanks to a government website. Alex Smith logged on and found out what it all has to do with speed cameras …
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Quality over quantity
Your editorial on Building Schools for the Future (3 November, page 3) got the wrong end of the stick. The real challenge for Tim Byles is not to deliver 3,500 schools or to spend £45bn; it is to find a way to marry quantity with quality.
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CommentMake time wasters pay
At the moment there is no bill for court costs but action needs to be taken against defendants who insist on playing silly games and pile up court costs on the way
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A lesson plan
What a sad story of waste and stupidity (3 November). In a week when our children are reported to be the worst in Europe, our government creates so much red tape that it costs a contractor £2m to be unsuccessful in bidding for Building Schools for the Future.
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NewsMarket leader
Borough market in south London has won the Great Place prize for the UK’s best public space, which has been awarded by the Academy of Urbanism.
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FeaturesToday India, tomorrow the world
Cyril Sweett boss Dean Webster on the firm’s plans for international growth
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CommentA granny with a spliff
It’s radical. It’s brave. And, amazingly, it’s the brainchild of the JCT. Prepare to be shocked by Constructing Excellence, a partnering contract with a difference …
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FeaturesFoster joins the pod people
This Toronto university faculty looks like a tribute to Will Alsop, but it’s a very Foster building, too
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NewsODA forced to renegotiate at Stratford
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has been forced to renegotiate the contract to develop Stratford City after the two teams competing for the deal claimed the proposals were “unrealistic”.
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White Young Green hunts energy and transport firms
Consultant White Young Green intends to grow its energy and transport markets through acquisitions, it told Building this week.
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Reverse e-auction launched
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is launching a reverse e-auction framework to procure construction materials for the education sector.
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CommentDon’t try this at home, kids
We’re doing wrong by our children all over the letters page this week. Andy Hopkins, a planning supervisor at BCHT Group, sent us this snap of devil-may-care window fitters in a Bradford school zone. Should do wonders for construction recruitment …
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Comment
Pay your debts
The defendant purchased three terraced properties with her husband.The properties were affected by asbestos contamination. With the assistance of a grant from Leeds City Council the defendant intended to refurbish the properties, keeping two and selling off the third property. The defendant entered into a contract with the claimant for ...
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FeaturesFive days in June
Although it’s mostly a question of hobnobbing and hats, the punters at Royal Ascot do like to see the races as well. Mark Leftly and Tom Broughton report on why its new grandstand was built with restricted views, and what’s being done to put it right
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FeaturesCost model: Small industrial units
They’re flexible, investor-friendly and easy to build. But how much does it cost to construct small industrial units? Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon explains
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Comment
Less competition won’t help
There is no such thing as a free lunch, especially with consultants or bidders. Someone has to pay. Your editorial about school bids urges less competition and less regulation. Three bids are the minimum basis for competitive tenders to indicate the area of price. Extend your logic, why have any ...
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Don’t close the college!
We the undersigned are all leaders in the construction industry, and we back the National Construction College in its fight for survival. Your editorial piece and associated feature (Building, 29 September) highlighted perfectly the scale of the investment challenge that the College faces.