All Building articles in 2007 Issue 21 – Page 4
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CommentGooglitarianism
The next step in Google’s total domination of the internet is iGoogle – a facility that means you no longer need any other websites.
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CommentGreen for go
A recent sustainability conference came up with some bright ideas for carbon-cutting products, projects and codes. But the time for talking is over. How do we take action?
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CommentGet it together
A subcontractor that feels ripped off by the main contractor will hardly sing the praises of partnering. But as long as the whole team is involved, it really can work
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FeaturesSaving St George
Purcell Miller Tritton’s lavish £22m restoration has returned Liverpool’s grade I-listed St George’s Hall to its glorious past – just with fewer prisoners and hopefully more tourists.
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Now pay for your fun
Of course some of us have drunk too much in our distant – or indeed recent – past. The difference with the RICS young surveyors’ party (18 May, page 11) is that it does not necessarily involve what would in any other scenario be called mindless vandalism.
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NewsMixed fortune
Company focus Contractor Durkan is benefiting from the move to mixed-tenure housing
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NewsFlat of the land
Land Securities is releasing the second phase of its Princesshay apartment scheme in Exeter.
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Telecoms firm, heal thyself
I read with interest the article about BT’s encouraging more working from home (11 May, page 54).
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NewsFoster’s Faustino pact
This winery, designed by Foster + Partners, is under construction in the Ribera del Duero wine region in the north of Spain.
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NewsGovernment unveils fast-track planning reforms
The government this week provided the construction industry with the practical detail it had been waiting for on planning reform.
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Labour election split
Construction unions are split over who should become the Labour party’s deputy leader.
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NewsZaha Hadid unveils wonder of Dubai – images
The London-based architect reveals another show stopping design which will be sited next to the Burj Dubai
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NewsHalpern dropped from East End scheme
Barratt has replaced architect Halpern with Allies and Morrison as the designer of a 900-home scheme in London after pressure from London’s new architectural watchdog.
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Demand slackens
The rise in mortgage lending slackened slightly in April, according to figures from the British Bankers Association.
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Fewer PFI deals
PFI construction is projected to decline from £8.6bn last year to £3.9bn in 2011 with fewer but larger deals, says a report by research company Market and Business Development.
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NewsDarling to take final decision on nuclear by end of year
Industry secretary launches final consultation period for fresh generation of power stations
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HSE cuts inspectors
The number of full-time construction inspectors at the Health and Safety Executive is set to fall to 125 by March 2008.
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Joining the cubs
This has certainly raised the profile of the RICS. Until now, the average Joe had us down as a shadowy outfit somehow connected with lions.