All Building articles in 2007 Issue 29 – Page 2
-
NewsLend Lease bags £1.5bn Elephant & Castle deal
Australian led team beats off St Modwen bid for key south London site
-
NewsDubai slip road
There is no good time for bad safety practice, but during rush hour is the absolute worst time in this case
-
NewsLDA completes assembly of Olympic land
Land acquired for Olympic Park will be handed over to ODA in two days
-
NewsGovernment proposes making Code for Sustainable Homes mandatory
Housing green paper backs making eco-code for new properties a legal requirement
-
NewsMcAlpine signs crucial Olympic stadium contract
Sir Robert McAlpine-led consortium will move into ODA offices after signing 'Memorandum of Understanding' for Olympic stadium
-
NewsFrench supermarket giant Carrefour to install solar panels
Photovoltaic roofing system planned for new distribution centre in Nimes
-
NewsBrown finds extra £3bn for affordable homes
Government green paper says extra money will see supply of affordable homes rise to 70,000 units per year
-
NewsNew Welsh sustainable education building on site
Centre for Alternative Technology offers guided tours around new training facility with UK’s highest rammed earth walls
-
NewsJason Millett’s brother joins Artisan
Former Bovis Lend Lease project director Peter Millet is appointed construction director at Manchester developer
-
NewsReaders respond to Livingstone vs HSE ruck
Ken Livingstone’s rant against the HSE inspired a host of responses from building.co.uk readers. Many of them agreed that the HSE were 'barmy bureacrats' but others thougth the Mayor leave it to the experts
-
NewsReaders choose sides on Livingstone Vs HSE ruck
Ken Livingstone’s rant against the HSE and its “barmy bureaucrats” inspired a host of responses from building.co.uk readers. Many of them, against their better judgement, actually agreed with the London mayor’s angry attack on the executive. Plus readers respond to the collapse of Metronet.
-
NewsODA reveals 2012 infrastructrue shortlists
Balfour Beatty is named on all four Olympic Park shortlists. Winners will be announced in early 2008
-
NewsPaper round: Insurance rates could rise due to floods
Also cost pressure for 2012 Olympics due to construction boom and Tube Lines set to replace Metronet
-
NewsVenice chain gang
An almost identical blunder appeared in March but this time our man is not being supported by his belt loops
-
NewsHere’s one way to lessen the floods
The Government is under pressure to roll out huge new flood defence schemes in the wake of recent floods that have spread across the country. Well there’s a less eye catching but probably more effective policy they could look at before opening up the coffers.
-
NewsHousebuilders dismiss green arguments on affordability
HBF says rural campaigner's are "comparing apples to oranges" by claiming qualtiy of environment is key determinant of house prices
-
NewsBurj Dubai now world’s tallest building
Developer will not reveal final height as skyscraper hits height of 512m after 1,276 days of construction
-
NewsMultiplex backs Brookfield buyout
Directors recomends £1.82bn takeover for Wembley contractor by Canadian asset management group
-
NewsLatchways sees rise in demand for wind power products
Firm declares healthy order books and seeks further acquisitions
-
NewsHousing on floodplains not ruled out
Yvette Cooper says developments on floodplains would be subject to an assessment by the Environment Agency