All Building articles in 2007 Issue 10 – Page 4
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Features
The wolves at the door
About 21% of large strategic sites in Britain are owned by commercial developers. Private housebuilders own 8%. David Blackman wonders why they aren’t more worried ...
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CommentThe do-it-yourself pillory
State your case Litigants beware! If you go to court to decide a sensitive dispute, the jackals of the press may have a right to see some of the papers you’ve filed. So, Simon Brew asks, anyone for arbitration?
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FeaturesThe digi-box
Want a three-storey extension to a grade II-listed building in less than a day? Or a house that’s been digitally manufactured to be as easy to assemble as an Airfix model? Martin Spring visits two projects that are taking off-site manufacture to the next level
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CommentIn the detail
Can you identify this building to win a £25 drinks voucher and a special mystery prize worth £95?
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Comment
Dead letters
Subcontractors too must beware of relying on a letter of intent as the courts have made clear that its use may jeopardise the right to adjudicate and thus make the pursuit of claims under the letter more difficult
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Comment
A dead loss
I was disappointed to read the article about the Dead Sea project (23 February).
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NewsReid to hold prison talks with contractors
Contractors on the Prison Service’s framework have been called in to a meeting by John Reid, the home secretary, to discuss the provision of space for 8,000 extra prisoners by 2012.
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News
ISG continues to dominate London fit-outs
ISG InteriorExterior and Overbury continue to dominate the London fit-out market, according to the latest tables from Metropolis Property Research.
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News
Clients fear contractor gap
KPMG survey finds shortage of qualified suppliers is employers’ single biggest challenge
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NewsA pool fit for champions
Contractor Willmott Dixon has won a £15m contract to build a 50m swimming pool in Corby, Northamptonshire.
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FeaturesCost model: Car showrooms
Those temples to the automobile can be lavish enterprises, with double-height glazing, blazing lights and costly stone floors. And that’s before you even get into the realms of internet cafes and branded clothing. Maxwell Wilkes of Davis Langdon offers an unbeatable all-in price
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Land Securities
Most of the team are halfway through their first beers by the time Steve and I arrive at 4pm on a Tuesday afternoon.
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CommentWe’re not just building schools here
Building Schools for the Future can be a real force for good if we tackle the flaws in the bid process. Once that’s done, says Paul Foster, we can radically change the way children learn
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CommentTo build or not to build
The fact that most local authorities, urban ones anyway, regularly accept and embrace contemporary architecture is a mark of great progress.
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NewsDispute hits Bovis in Leeds
A major dispute has broken out between Bovis and Exterior Profiles, the former cladding contractor on its troubled Bridgewater Place project in Leeds, it emerged this week.
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NewsCzech books: Furture Systems National Library
Future Systems has won an international competition for the £60m National Library of the Czech Republic in Prague.
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Comment
Birds eye view
I think your report (23 February) on the ban on building near warblers is biased and incorrect in omitting the fact that English Nature was reacting to a EU directive when it recommended building restrictions.
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CommentBring back the DoE
Construction has been bounced around portfolios since 2001. But this industry needs a dedicated minister, working out of a strong Department of the Environment. Come on, Gordon, do the right thing
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NewsKajima buys Caspar to avoid writ
Kajima was forced to buy Caspar, its troubled housing scheme in Leeds city centre, to protect itself from legal claims.
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FeaturesAn audience with The Shahs
Not satisfied with taking on the print unions, millionaire businessman Eddy Shah is breaking into housebuilding by constructing a luxury property development on a golfcourse.