All Building articles in 2007 issue 44 – Page 3
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NewsAlfred McAlpine to sell PFI portfolio for £52.2m
Contractor announces sale of PFI division to Infrastructure Investors
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NewsIsle of Wight set to become world’s first ‘eco-island’
Council plans to regenerate the whole of the island and run it on low-carbon energy
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NewsGovernment considers LCR sell-off
London Continental Railways could be broken up into three companies in the new year
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Construction worker appears in new YouTube prank
A video showing a worker being fooled into stepping into a deep puddle has surfaced on the net
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NewsAlfred McAlpine agrees Carillion takeover
McAlpine's board has agreed to recommend Carillion's offer
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NewsGleeds TV takes to the airwaves
Consultant takes an unorthodox step in its international expansion by launching its own global TV station
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Wandsworth tiff
London mayor Ken Livingstone has accused Wandsworth council of providing inadequate levels of affordable rented housing in its local plan.
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Super supermarkets
The Competition Commission has called for a shake-up of the planning system for supermarket developments.
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CommentThe simple secret of success
The expert goes to Majorca to deliver a paper about the contractual side of building – and learns a lot about how it really works from a man who doesn’t even go to his lecture …
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Comment
Time for a rethink
Your story announcing the second review into the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) procurement process is a welcome step as it recognises that there is scope for improvement (21 September, page 11).
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FeaturesRafael Viñoly
Following the news of the death of Rafael Viñoly aged 78 here is our interview with the world renowned architect, first published in November 2007
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Off-site renewables
The UK Green Building Council is to consider accrediting off-site renewables so that they can be incorporated into the official definition of zero-carbon homes.
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FeaturesNature nurtured
Studio E took two 120-year-old plane trees as the starting point for its west London primary school – and as the inspiration for a whole toy cupboard of sustainable features. The upshot is that these could be the first kids ever to love their greens.
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Moving out
Developers in and around Bristol are looking for sites in secondary, suburban locations as prime city-centre sites have been snapped up, according to a Savills report on the housing market.
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NewsWho or what is a project manager?
Bidwells project manager says the profession requires a mix of versatility, lateral thinking and team motivation skills
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Are you making your staff’s life a misery?
Millions of days are lost each year because of stress, depression and anxiety. In addition, the quality of work suffers. It therefore makes sense to reduce the pressure on your workers
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Leaks in the system
Ed Derrick’s views on what might be done with the proposed water grid (19 October, page 40) are interesting.