All Building articles in 2006 issue 47 – Page 3
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NewsFoster's Folkestone academy tops out
Specialist secondary school designed by Foster and Partners for 1500 pupils tops out this week
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NewsDown the tube
Building's news editor relives Monday's communter hell when London's tube almost ground to a halt and Metronet received a £1m slap on the wrist
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NewsRogers reveals new practice name
Architect's new name is believed to be the Rogers Stirk Harbour Partnership
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NewsIkea unveils first housing designs for the UK
Furniture company’s prefabricated apartments to be piloted at a scheme in northern England
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NewsTop Wimbledon courts will be rebuilt for Olympics
All-England Club plans makeover for No 2 and No 3 courts as it prepares for Olympics
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NewsPublic to get chance to buy shares in new-build prisons
Under a new Home Office scheme, prisons could be funded by Real Estate Investment Trusts
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Comment
More than zero
Anything we do to remain alive on this planet comes with a carbon burden. The use of renewable energy comes with a carbon burden – photovoltaic cells and wind generators for domestic energy production consume energy in being manufactured, resulting in carbon dioxide emissions – renewable energy is NOT “zero” ...
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Comment
A race-goer riled
I visited Royal Ascot in June and July (17 November). I like the building and think it was remarkable that it was completed in time for the meeting. However, there are some issues that need rectifying.
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FeaturesProcurement: Public sector projects
Public sector procurement methods are often criticised for excessive red tape, but on complex projects their effective use is vital to success. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon investigates
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NewsRogers reveals new practice name
Richard Rogers Partnership (RRP) has unveiled further details of its succession plans just days after its former managing director filed a civil court claim in a row over the ownership of the firm’s office in west London.
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NewsOn the waterfront: Mersey style
Urban regeneration company Liverpool Vision has revealed the first images of what the city's waterfront will look like in three years when its iconic buildings are joined by other landmarks.
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FeaturesA marriage of true minds
The takeover of Adams Kara Taylor by White Young Green will suit both firms
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CommentKnow your rights
‘If it ain’t broke, why fix it?’ asked Jeff Brown of collateral warranties. But third-party rights are now used by many big developers as they reduce paperwork, time and money
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NewsMiddle heaven
Tees Valley Regeneration and developer Bioregional Quintain have agreed a deal for the £200m regeneration of this site in Middlehaven, Middlesbrough this week.
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CommentGive it to us straight
One thing’s for sure about the London Olympics: the government won’t be picking up any medals for its management of the public’s expectations.
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RICS lobbies on foreign QSs
The RICS is lobbying the government over proposals to relax work permit rules for QSs from abroad.
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NewsMore Gateway family homes
The government and London mayor Ken Livingstone have joined forces to prevent the Thames Gateway becoming dominated by apartments.