All Building articles in 2007 Issue 24 – Page 3
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Rogue testing
The industry is going through a huge change in respect of envelope testing, with thermal imaging as the new kid on the block. I wish to warn your readers not to be too enthusiastic in using its practitioners.
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Mortgage rate rises
The Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to hold interest rates at 5.5% will not stop mortgage interest payments rising this month, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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CommentModified rapture
Contrary to media speculation, the proposals in the planning white paper do not mark the end of democracy. In fact, as long as they’re not watered down, some of them are rather sensible
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Metronet looks to reduce workload
Metronet, the PPP company responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of two-thirds of London Underground, is trying to reduce the scope of the work it undertakes, writes Angela Monaghan.
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An uncanny likeness
As an avid reader of Building I noticed a picture (18 May, page 60) captioned “Calatrava’s Tenerife opera house”.
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FeaturesWestfield's Peter Miller: Would you like to work for us?
That chap over on the right is Peter Miller, and he’s a big cheese at developer Westfield. Peter has a lot of work on his hands, and so he’s cunningly turned a regular interview into a recruitment advert aimed at you, dear reader. Katie Puckett listened to the pitch. And ...
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NewsSo that’s what they look like …
Kingspan reveals the UK’s first net zero-carbon home at BRE’s Offsite2007 event
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Project punctuality improves
Construction firms have become more punctual and productive, but clients are less happy with them, and their environmental performance, a report claims.
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Lewisham housing
A joint venture between John Laing Social Infrastructure and Pinnacle Regeneration Group has won a £165m PFI housing contract for Lewisham council.
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Midas reorganises for growth spurt
Privately owned construction group Midas has restructured and rebranded its business with the aim of increasing its turnover by 50% in the next three years.
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CommentGroovy times
We score some primo grass this week and, between bursts of coughing, drink enough booze to hospitalise ourselves before strapping on an axe and delivering a child. Alright. Yeah. Baby.
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CommentToo much of a good thing
Back in September 1988, Building ran a series entitled “Crisis? What crisis?” arguing that the market was overheating.
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Silverdell sees gold
Asbestos removal consultant Silverdell has reported pre-tax profit of £800,000 for the six months to 31 March 2007, compared with £100,000 in the previous six months.
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FeaturesWho’s getting their hooks into you?
As order books grow to unfeasible lengths, firms are increasingly desperate to recruit. Unfortunately, they’re all fishing in each other’s pond, with increasingly evil results.
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CommentNobody’s forcing you to do it
The Construction Act deals a knock-out blow to adjudicators who try to hold on to the award until they get paid. But if the parties don’t like that rule, they don’t have to adjudicate at all
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Tulloch flotation plan
Scottish housebuilder Tulloch has commissioned Close Brothers to carry out a review that may lead to a flotation on the London stock exchange.
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FeaturesReasons to be fearful
So, developers are racing to pour money into City offices and regeneration megaprojects, tender notices are flying out for vast school and social housing renewal programmes, work is threatening to start on the Olympic venues, the mighty Thames Gateway is looming … and everyone is getting worried.
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FeaturesExperimenting with friends
Although launched nearly three years ago, Facebook has in recent weeks overtaken Friends Reunited and MySpace as the UK’s biggest social website. Mark Leftly spent a day investigating this latest alternative to work vital tool for networking …
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Disaster on your hands? Take notes!
If your supplier gets it wrong and costs you sleepless nights and wasted days, you can claim money for your lost time. A recent case illustrates the latest legal thinking on how you do it …