All Building articles in 2007 Issue 05 – Page 3
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NewsNew test turns the screw on air-conditioned offices
Modern buildings could be given D energy ratings under legislation to be announced next month
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Capita Symonds stalks top consultants
Consultant reveals plans to buy firm with strong project management focus
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CommentWriting wrongs
Just about any legal issue depends to some extent on the definition of terms – and definitions depend on who wins an argument in front of a judge. Take the vexed and exasperating question of ‘contracts in writing’
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NewsTaking the plunge
This photo of daring (and hopefully amphibious) workmen was sent in by Stuart Holmes and was taken from his office window in Salford, Greater Manchester.
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Waste opportunities
EU watch The European commission wants a 20% reduction in carbon emissions by 2020. To meet this goal, a variety of policies and guidelines are due this year.
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FeaturesNorthern soul
Erick van Egeraat’s glass-fronted Institute of Modern Art has rejuvenated Middlesbrough’s barren public quarter
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CommentMaking it worth their while
You will have no difficulty recalling Building’s many column feet over the past few years devoted to tales of disastrous contracts and distressed contractors.
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Supplementary information
The claimant contracted with the defendant to carry out the construction of a gas pipeline running from Samlesbury to Helmshore in Lancashire. The contract was the NEC Engineering and Construction Contract (second edition) Option A; also, the Priced Contract with Activity Schedule, with certain secondary options and an Appendix 1 ...
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CommentThe men with two heads
It seems that under most contracts, the contract administrator does really have to spend some time acting for the client and some time acting impartially
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HBOS to sell majority stake in McCarthy & Stone
HBOS is looking to sell most of its stake in retirement home specialist McCarthy & Stone just five months after buying it in a £1.1bn deal.
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FeaturesA rough guide to working life
Q: A group of students is staying behind at school to carry on studying. They say it’s a breath of fresh air and like the exams. Are they:
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FeaturesHave you got what it takes?
Clients have got a new way of testing the mettle of a bid team – by simulating a project that’s going up in smoke and down in flames and watching what happens next. Katie Puckett finds out how the process works – and how to beat it
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CommentFor goodness’ sake
The home buyer of the future is going to want to pay extra money for low carbon homes, because owning a good home makes people feel so much better about themselves
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CommentGood to go
Right this minute the Communities England superagency is being assembled by a team of experts intent on producing a slick, smart regeneration powerhouse
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NewsA player in the generation game
Making the news KPMG man Tim Stone is to be the government’s key adviser on nuclear power
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Planning gain pays for more than half of social housing
Private developers also paid for 46% more affordable development in 2005/06 than in 2003/04
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Travis Perkins snaps up firm
Builders merchant Travis Perkins has bought insulation supplier Passmore Drywall & Insulation for £13.4m.
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Tougher office eco-standards in the offing
Tough eco-standards for commercial and public buildings are being examined by the government.