All Building articles in 2007 Issue 08 – Page 4
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Comment
Coffee and calamities
If you were to publish an anthology of your safety blunders as a coffee table book, I would buy a copy, if only to pass round the table at design team meetings when carrying out risk workshops as CDM co-ordinator and everyone is looking bored.
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Features
Stop passing the buck
Making the news Sustainability needs to be a priority not a chore, says Sir Jonathon Porritt
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News
Taywood’s new broom plans sweeping changes
Chief executive Ian Smith sets out a complete overhaul of group’s business strategy
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News
Herzog & de Meuron pulls off British double
Herzog & de Meuron has revealed that it is to be commissioned for two projects in the UK.
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Features
‘My most obvious mistake? Taking out the dampers on the Millennium Bridge’
HOW THEY MADE IT - Despite that minor mishap, Chris Wise is proud of the 20 years’ work he did at Arup. He tells Dan Stewart what he learned – and why the best is yet to come
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Features
A happy new year for Bovis as it tops the charts
Contractor takes the lead with £451m worth of projects in January
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News
Tesco boss quits
Tony Vasishta, the supermarket’s development director, heads exodus of property team
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CDM regulations move closer to the statute book
The revised CDM regulations were laid before parliament this week, in the final legislative step before they come into force in April.
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Features
Better than the real thing
Can a combination of virtual reality sites and actors playing stroppy carpenters prepare workers for a career in construction? Dan Stewart gives it a try
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Comment
The price of being free
Cabe’s recent notice advertising that it is looking for architects to join its design panel but expecting them to work for free has attracted much criticism.
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Comment
The watchdog has finally barked
At last, after months of misery, anger and frustration, we have this frank admission from Alistair Buchanan, the head of gas and electricity regulator Ofgem:
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News
Housebuilders set to overturn ban on building near warblers
Report says moratorium on development near ground-nesting birds is ‘disproportionate’
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Comment
Striking a balance
This was an appeal against a decision incorporating a term into a contract between Gordon Russell (UK) Ltd and Peter Warwick. Warwick had bought bespoke furniture from Gordon Russell. Gordon Russell had provided three quotations to Warwick. The third quotation included the term that the balance was due “on completion/sign-off ...
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News
NG Bailey calls for help over video nasty
M&E contractor NG Bailey is working with industry trade bodies to investigate whether dangerous stunts revealed on the internet site YouTube are evidence of an emerging trend in the industry.
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Comment
Building buys a pint … for Hodder Associates
Stephen has promised to take your southern softy Building correspondent to a “Manchester institution”.
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News
Mace assesses Russian Olympic bid
Consultant Mace has presented a feasibility study for a Russian bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics to President Vladimir Putin.
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Features
Can you read me? Dutch architect MVRDV
Dutch architect MVRDV has divided its modernism-influenced Barcode House into nine distinct strips, each with its own purpose
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Comment
Zero for all
All housebuilders need to be willing to work towards lowering carbon levels in the housing sector. However, it is vital that the second-hand market is equally accountable, especially as it accounts for the vast majority of homes in the UK.
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News
DTI protection planned for exploited agency staff
The DTI has launched a consultation on measures to protect agency staff from exploitation.
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News
50 firms line up for Amec sale
About 50 companies have expressed an interest in buying all or some of Amec’s built environment business.