All Building articles in 2007 Issue 23 – Page 4
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CommentKing Richard
Introducing the all-conquering Lord Rogers of Riverside: Pritzker prize-winning architect, confidante to the rich and powerful and, of course, would-be sexologist
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News
Kellys runway veto
Ruth Kelly, the communities minister, has vetoed George Wimpey’s bid to build 1,900 homes near the new Gatwick airport runway route. Kelly rejected the appeal against Crawley council’s rejection of the plans.
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FeaturesDoes the industry still need women in property?
The all-female networking club is celebrating its 20th birthday. But does it still need to exist in 2007? We get two opposing views
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Urban land increasing in value
Urban land values are rising against a backdrop of stalling house prices.
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Comment
… unless it’s your house
Richard Donnell (www.building.co.uk, 25 May) sensibly argues that the mix of new housing should be decided at the local level – top-down density or mix targets cannot possibly produce the right housing.
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NewsRICS members in Hips revolt
Petition demands withdrawal of proposal for ‘costly’ judicial review of home information packs
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Occupational health standards
The occupational health and safety initiative Constructing Better Health will be rolled out nationally on 31 August.
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CommentIn safe hands
With its CDM webinar and awards coverage, nobody could accuse the Building website of not taking health and safety seriously. But that doesn’t mean there’s no room for humour.
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NewsThe great indoors
Make Architects has revealed this design for a private residence in western Newfoundland, off the east coast of Canada.
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Features‘We’re going to tell people this is what happened to us...
...and watch out, because it could happen to you, too’
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News
Sheppard man goes
Richard Griffin, the partner in Sheppard Robson that led its health care section, has joined rival architect Llewelyn Davies Yeang as a director.
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Global sourcing
More than four out of five procurement professionals source supplies globally, according to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
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CommentGekko redux
Back in the eighties, Hollywood’s apotheosis of the cynical, sleazy financier had a real-life counterpart in the contractors who used new procurement systems to fleece hapless clients. And now they’re coming back …
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News
Metronet mute on funding problems
Metronet has remained silent on claims that creditors have refused to give it more money to renew the tube.
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Comment
Flaming ridiculous
What a delightful irony it was to have an advert from those astute concrete people, depicting the Colindale fire, placed opposite an announcement for your zero-carbon conference (18 May, pages 50-51) – all that previously sequestered carbon being put back into the atmosphere!
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News
Most PFIs fail to provide value
Less than half of PFI buildings have provided value for money during the service period of their contracts, according to a National Audit Office report this week.
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Features
Shining examples: PV and solar thermal examined
By the middle of the century the sun could provide 10% of the UK’s energy needs. In the first part of a series on renewable and low-carbon technologies, Alistair King assesses the two systems – photovoltaics and solar thermal – that will help us to meet that target
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DTI figures show healthy growth in new work output
The total output of the construction industry in the year to the first quarter of 2007 rose 2% on the previous year, according to DTI figures.
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Comment
Divine intervention
I am a great admirer of Sir Michael Latham, but I refer you to my article “Shopfitters of the World Unite” (23 February, page 38).