All Building articles in 2007 Issue 13 – Page 4
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Land Securities set to move into housebuilding business
Developer intends to keep control of Ebbsfleet regeneration by developing most homes itself
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CommentRisky business
EU steps to tighten up the law on the safety of employees could make UK health and safety legislation even more out of kilter with the law on negligence
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NewsWillmott Dixon builds model for zero-carbon schools
BRE to showcase exemplar as Partnerships for Schools makes pledge to go green
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Red tape victory for Building
The government has launched plans to modernise the Building Regulations, following pressure from the industry, led by Building magazine.
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Tax increases in Budget could damage SMEs
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has hit out at the increase in corporation tax on small companies in last week’s Budget, saying it will hinder small and medium enterprises (SME) and benefit bigger players.
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Bovis rings the changes at troubled northern division
National shake-up continues as Coleman replaces Colin Harvey with Australian Peter Varga
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NewsBlockbusters
Company focus Hurley Palmer Flatt’s energy service involves more than just its clients ...
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CommentThe man in black
People sometimes get the idea that adjudicators are a bit like referees on the rugby pitch. Actually, that’s the job of the parties. The adjudicator is more like the scoreboard
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CommentCIOB is better than the rest
I was intrigued by the “head to head” with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), but noted a few matters that weren’t addressed (16 March).
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NewsHLM to design emergency jail at Belmarsh
HLM has been appointed to design a prison next to Belmarsh jail in south-east London. The move is part of home secretary John Reid’s urgent drive to expand prison accommodation in the UK.The firm is working on a project, which will hold 700 prisoners, as part of an Interserve-led consortium ...
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NewsOn the beach, in Leeds
Landscape architect Martha Schwartz and architects Carey Jones and Feilden Clegg Bradley have unveiled this plan for Wellington Place, a new quarter in Leeds’ city centre.
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NewsBDP says it is ‘on target’ despite fall in profit
Profit at Building Design Partnership (BDP), one of the UK’s largest architectural practices, has fallen a third because of changes to an employee payment scheme.
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Barnet to sell off playing fields to fund school building
North London borough hopes to raise £60m to finance primary schools’ renewal programme
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Ashford’s Future in question
The future of the body that oversees the development of a government growth area has been called into question after the resignation of its head.
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RICS fees aren’t ‘dirt cheap’
A great idea for new members of professional institutions to interview the leaders, but your interviewer of the future RICS president was too easily fobbed off with trite answers (9 March).
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NewsStamp duty relief to apply to off-site energy sources
Treasury makes it clear developments will not be required to generate all their own power
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Capita Symonds launches anti-terrorism division
Capita Symonds has launched a national infrastructure security division in response to a growing demand from clients for protection from events such as terrorist attacks.
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Sellafield shortlist announced
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has announced the shortlist of firms bidding to take over management of the Sellafield reprocessing plant from 2008.
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Vinci shares rocket amid takeover rumours
Billionaire investor Pinault may bid for ownership of French construction group