All Building articles in 2007 Issue 11 – Page 4
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NewsOn dangerous ground
Company focus The dotcom disaster taught fit-out firm Modus Group to take nothing for granted
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NewsShuttleworth given crucial schools role
Cabe asks architect to recruit 30-strong panel to ratchet up standards
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News
Crest Nicholson goes private
Crest Nicholson announced it would be taken private last week after it accepted a £715m offer from the Castle Bidco consortium led by HBOS and Sir Tom Hunter, the Scottish entrepreneur.
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FeaturesCountry focus: Germany
In the first of our country-specific economic profiles, we look at Germany, where the market has grown for the first time in 10 years. Meinhard Rudolph and John Atkins of EC Harris report
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FeaturesReligious conversion
Replacing a kiosk at St Paul’s Cathedral demanded an intricate, well-prepared crane operation – wings and prayers didn’t come into it.
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Orange sues contractors
Mobile phone company Orange is suing contractors Kier Regional and Haden Young after a flood in one of its data centres.
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Comment
Ecological confusion
I was shocked to see such a misleading article in Building (“Neutral ground” 23 February, page 60, about the legal framework of carbon neutral homes).
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Profit soars at Chipperfield despite fall in income
Architect David Chipperfield has posted a 36% rise in pre-tax profit despite a 15% drop in turnover in its annual results.
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NewsIndustry praises plan for carbon reduction law
CPA and RIBA welcome bill that would bind government to 60% emissions cuts by 2050
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NewsFrom Cannes to Cricklewood
Images of the £4bn regeneration of Brent Cross and Cricklewood were unveiled at Mipim this week.
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Comment
A bumpy start
I have worked as a QS, mainly in private practice, for 21 years now. Maybe I am a little sceptical.
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News‘Urban village’ to be built on former military training site
John McAslan to oversee conversion of Woolwich listed buildings and construction of new-build
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Urban Initiatives
“Developing the evening economy is an essential part of regeneration projects,” pronounces Marcus. “And we’re very happy to do our bit.”
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News
Small housebuilders gain brownfield portfolios
Small to medium housebuilders are putting up more homes on brownfield sites, says a survey by a development finance house.
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Mears’ former boss praised
Bob Holt, chairman of social housing contractor Mears, has insisted that he has “the highest regard” for Stuart Black, the former chief executive, who stunned the City by resigning in January.
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NewsBonding with Islington
Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects teams up with Groveworld to develop and build City Wharf in Islington
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NewsGleeson Building makes it into the black
Eighteen months after its management buyout, Gleeson Building is about to declare an increased profit
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Costs and delays deter PFI bidders
Firms are bidding for fewer PFI projects because of costs and delays, says a National Audit Office report.
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Features
The big ask
In our series of head to heads, new members of professional institutes put tough questions to their leaders. Here, Andrew Link asks Michael Brown, deputy chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Building, about the old boys’ network and why anyone should join the CIOB
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Jowell set to announce final cost of Games this week
As Building went to press, intense negotiations were continuing between the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and the government over which of them would manage the contingency funds for the Games.