All Building articles in 2007 Issue 18 – Page 3
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Not from round here
Not from round here Sir Digby Jones is right to highlight markets such as China and India as potentially fertile areas for exporting British PFI expertise.
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WSP growth plans
WSP is hoping to make international acquisitions in 2007, chairman David Turner said at the consultant’s annual meeting.
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NewsGreen hive in Manchester
HKR Architects has revealed plans for The Hive, a 75,000ft2 sustainable office building in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.
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CommentGiant leaps
The gold rush, the space race ... the US psyche likes nothing more than a bit of competition, which might be good news as it finally begins to acknowledge the green agenda.
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NewsWorld figures rally industry at Think
Former US vice president Al Gore, deputy prime minister John Prescott, 2012 chairman Lord Coe and the Prince of Wales were among the global figures who warned this week that the construction industry must act fast in the fight against climate change.
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Comment
How to fight a towering inferno
During the recent debate on tall buildings, as illustrated in Amanda Levete’s article (5 April, page 34) one issue is ignored: fire safety. Are we to presume the process of control in design and construction will ensure that the right decisions are taken on fire safety?
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Northern Ireland fall
The number of planning applications for homes in Northern Ireland fell 61% in the first quarter of 2007, according to consultancy planningonline.co.uk. It blamed the drop on planning curbs on rural housing.
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Ennstone shares
Building group Ennstone has announced a share placing and open offer intended to raise £50.8m.
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Emirates lounge
McBains Cooper has completed a £2.4m business lounge for Emirates Airlines at Heathrow Terminal 3.
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Comment
QSs: the disaster managers
Further to the debate on the future of quantity surveying, perhaps if the role of the QS were taken more seriously, the Olympics – not to mention the Scottish parliament and Wembley stadium – would have been properly budgeted in the first place. The Scottish parliament ended up costing 10 ...
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Red tape threatens to stifle development, says NFB
Mounting red tape threatens to drive out small and medium firms, federation tells Callcutt review
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Connaught plans more growth
Mark Davies, the chief executive of property services provider Connaught, said the company will continue to grow its asset management business, following a 37% rise in pre-tax profit.
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Colindale gateway
Barnet council has awarded an £8m contract to Norwest Holst, a subsidiary of French firm Vinci, for a “gateway” into the Colindale development area in north London.
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NewsMCG to set up Olympic jobs clearing system for schools
Contractors to use UCAS-style process to recruit London school leavers for Olympics work