All Building articles in 2007 issue 40 – Page 3
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NewsEC Harris wins £10bn Abu Dhabi beach scheme
Consultant to provide commercial management services for 12 year Al Raha beach project
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NewsWakemans appoints senior CDM co-ordinator
Recruit responsible for pushing forward consultant's CDM activity
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NewsFaithful + Gould bags Tudor House Museum job
Cost consultant starts work on phase one and plans for £3m phase on restoration scheme
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Price & Myers sustainability boss joins WSP
Prashant Kapoor moves to engineering group to head sustainable planning and research team
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Paper round: Ally Pally plans stall
Also in this weekend's papers: BAA operations chief quits and Barratt shares drop 4%
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NewsA view to die for ...
It's undoubtedly enjoyable to sit back and view a Caribbean island from on high, but is it worth risking life and limb for the pleasure?
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How to measure, then cut, your carbon footprint
We need to make swift reductions to our personal footprints to meet Government targets. Toby Balson from the BRE runs through the basics of measuring your environmental impact and uick ways to make cuts
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NewsWork starts on Mossessian's Paddington Basin scheme
Architect sees work begin on one Merchant Square building, and receives planning for adjacent residential block
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NewsGreenpeace activists storm Kent power plant
Over 50 protesters have broken into Kingsnorth power plant to protest at plans for a new coal-fired station on the site
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NewsArchitect's new office wins RIBA award
Architype's Upper Twyford Barn sustainable building in Hereford praised for being elegant and durable
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NewsDavid Chipperfield wins his first Stirling prize
Architect picks up RIBA award for Museum of Modern Literature in Germany
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NewsAquatics centre bidders drop out
Eiffel and Hochtief pull out of tendering process, leaving Balfour Beatty to tender on its own
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NewsCarbon chaos and confusion
The Government is getting itself in a right pickle over the definition of zero carbon for new housing, leaving those trying to meet the requirements baffled and bemused
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NewsLetwin lobbies on zero carbon definition chaos
Tory MP writes to Chancellor to demand clarification on stamp duty exemption
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CommentWhat are words worth?
You might not expect a member of Russia’s super-rich to speak the same language as a British builder. But when it came to deciding if the oral agreement they had was a binding contract, it was the English court that had the final word
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Speedy turnover rise
Speedy Hire’s turnover for the five months to 31 August increased 33% compared with the same period last year.
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On the paper trail
The claimant (subcontractor) issued proceedings against the defendant (main contractor) for declarations that the subcontract arrangements in respect of three construction projects in Newcastle (Vale House, Maytree House and Hawthorn Estate) constituted contracts in writing for the purpose of section 107 of the Construction Act. The defendant subcontracted the electrical ...
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Sky’s the limit
Plans for the £29m Bodleian Library in Oxford have been halted after complaints it would spoil the skyline of the city.
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CommentLoitering with intent
Contractors might come under pressure to start work under a letter of intent while the proper contracts are being drawn up. But anyone that does is taking a big risk