All Building articles in 2007 Issue 15 – Page 3
-
News
RICS to lure back former QSs
Refresher courses to be launched this autumn as surveying body tries to tackle skills shortage
-
NewsTraining bodies insist there is no shortage of HIP assessors
There will be enough trained inspectors in place before introduction of HIPs in June, claim assessors
-
CommentWeb watch — Recycle me
The back page this week is all about the production of the back page, a cutting-edge paperless process pioneered by Alex Smith. Now, if only we didn’t have to print 25,000 copies for you lot ...
-
FeaturesRecordamos
Madrid has unveiled a memorial that preserves the experiences of those present at Europe’s worst post-war terrorist attack
-
CommentWhat a mess!
Adjudication is being turned into an expensive and inefficient process by the proliferation of home-made procedures. So why isn’t the DTI doing something to stamp them out?
-
News
Lovell to revamp Tottenham
Lovell has won a contract to overhaul Tottenham’s once notorious Broadwater Farm estate.
-
NewsPower living
Rafael Vinõly, the architect behind the Walkie-talkie Tower at 20 Fenchurch Street in the City of London, has been appointed by Real Estate Opportunities (REO) to masterplan its Battersea Power Station site.
-
FeaturesYou only live twice
When the huge 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios – birthplace of the James Bond films – was destroyed by fire, it spelled doom for the UK’s film-making mecca. But against all the odds, an elite team has managed to rebuild the space in eight months.
-
CommentThe waste land
The Home Office invests in some lovely offices in the middle of nowhere that will be closed most of the time, a ‘sorry’ state of affairs at the ODA, and cloning seems to apply to Shepherds as well as sheep
-
News
Knowles shake-up
Construction claims consultant Knowles has appointed David Gainsbury director, Simon McKenny managing director and Geraldine Fleming executive director.
-
NewsThe new international
Making the news Andy von Bradsky is taking PRP Architects into China (and Sainsbury’s)
-
Comment
An unsupported industry
As a director of a renewable energy company, I am bemused by the lack of incentives for homeowners to use renewable energy.
-
News
New rules to hit workers’ pay
Thousands of workers will have smaller pay packets this weekend after the new regulations for managed service companies (MSC) come into force.
-
Comment
Nurture green shoots
To truly commit to embracing renewable technology, the government needs to get the grants support system sorted out quickly.
-
Comment
On your marks, get set ...
The NEC suite of contracts, as used by the London Olympics, contain some highly specific requirements concerning compensation events. It’s worthwhile paying attention to them now
-
Features
The form guide
As the results season draws to a close, and in honour of tomorrow’s Grand National, we check the performances of some of construction’s sleekest thoroughbreds. Sarah Richardson is trackside
-
Comment
End the Jurassic period
Just when we thought the Jurassic period was over, another dinosaur rears its head! Does Michael Brown (23 March, page 34) not realise that the world has changed and that the skills of cost consultants and quantity surveyors have never been more in demand? The market wants effective management of ...
-
CommentIan McGlinn vs everybody else
You build your multimillion-pound dream home, but there are some defects. So you leave it empty for five years, then tear it down and sue everyone in sight, apart from the builder, which has gone bust. Do you win?
-
News
Profit drop for SMC
SMC Group reported a 4% drop in pre-tax profit to £2.7m for the year ended 31 December 2006, following a profit warning in January.