All Building articles in 2007 issue 42 – Page 5
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News
McCarthy & Stone takes former land buyer to court
Former employee accused of disclosing confidential information on potential sites to rivals
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Features
Britain’s new front door
St Pancras station is about to become the last vital part in the 186mph link that connects London with the rest of Europe. So just as well that it’s an architectural and engineering triumph, then. Martin Spring looks at how it was achieved
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NewsThe bridge over the River Lea
Heneghan Peng Architects and engineer Adams Kara Taylor have won the competition to design a footbridge at the heart of the Olympic park.
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NewsBovis Homes buys Elite
The consolidation process in the housebuilding sector moved up another notch as Bovis Homes snapped up Merseyside housebuilder Elite Homes for almost £72m.
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Birmingham library
An international design competition is to be launched for a £193m library in Centenary Square, Birmingham.
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NewsBig green giants
The most hotly contested category in Building’s Sustainability awards this year is the Large Project of the Year, which considers the sustainability credentials of projects worth more than £2m. Thomas Lane reports on the six shortlisted entries
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CommentEnergy: the big picture
Bill Watts is right to say putting renewable energy devices on buildings may be a poor investment, but I feel he does not go far enough (24 August, page 32).
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Comment
Water: the big picture
Further to David Lush’s column (28 September, page 36), a grid, or regional grids, is part of the answer to water shortages, but only after two basic problems are corrected.
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Northern Rock dents demand but Bellway is buoyant
John Watson, chief executive of housebuilder Bellway, played down fears of a market meltdown as it posted a 6.4% rise in pre-tax profit to £234.8m for the year ending 31 July 2007.
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Balfour reigns on as Durkan and Leadbitter hit the big time
Business barometer Balfour stays £1bn clear as two mid-sized contractors shoot into the top 10
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McColl finds backers in attempt to reclaim SMC
Stewart McColl, founder and former chief executive of SMC, could be poised to regain control of the architectural group months after he was ousted.
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Features‘Architects are lower down the pecking order now ...
...when we came out of college, people used to sweep the site before we went to visit’
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Architect fined
Architect Quinlan Terry was fined £25,000 last week for the illegal demolition of two grade II-listed buildings in Regent’s Park.
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NewsOlympic aquatics centre scaled back for third time
Distinctive roof of Zaha Hadid-designed pool could be timber rather than steel to cut costs
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Margins same for apartments and family homes, says survey
Developers can obtain the same margins from family homes as flats, according to figures from EC Harris and estate agent Knight Frank.
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Anger over ruling on asbestos
Unions have reacted angrily to a ruling that will prevent workers claiming compensation for an asbestos-related condition.
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NewsAll change in Cambridge
Fresh plans have been drawn up for a key site next to Cambridge railway station.
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Mouchel aims to double in size
Infrastructure services group Mouchel Parkman, which has reported an 82% rise in pre-tax profit for the year ending 31 July, plans to double in size over the next four years.