All Building articles in 2007 issue 44 – Page 4
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NewsKing of the swingers
Construction began last week on the £3m Xstrata Treetop Walkway in Kew Gardens, west London, designed by Marks Barfield Architects.
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FeaturesCan Ken untangle the tube?
Transport for London’s bid to take over the demoralised Metronet consortium is virtually a done deal. But what happens then? Katie Puckett and Stuart Macdonald report on the task awaiting the London mayor and his team
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Housing targets should rise
The government’s National Housing and Planning Advice Unit has warned that 3 million new homes by 2016 will not be enough to meet England’s housing crisis. It called for annual housebuilding to rise to 240,000 by 2016.
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NewsSharewatch — Housebuilders’ shares tumble
The Bank of England’s announcement that approvals of home loans had fallen to the lowest level for two years, and Hometrack’s survey showing that house prices had dropped for the first time in two years, sent housebuilders’ shares south. Taylor Wimpey plunged more than 3.6% within minutes of the news, ...
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NewsNo Rovers Return here
Lovell has started work on a terraced house scheme designed to update Manchester’s “Coronation Street” image.
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CommentHansom Trick or treat
In this spookiest of weeks, skeletons are found lurking under old Epsom racecourse, a site manager shares his disturbing visions and Will Alsop is the wickedest man in Paris
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Guest workers
More than half the jobs created since Labour came to power have gone to foreign workers, according to official statistics.
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NewsFrom the team that gave us the Gherkin …
Skanska was this week officially confirmed as the chosen contractor for the Heron Tower in the City of London, after it provided pre-construction services on the project.
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NewsNouvel joins Foster team planning Italian new town
Superstar architects use RIBA international conference to announce second collaboration
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NewsNouvel joins Foster team planning Italian new town
Superstar architects use RIBA international conference to announce second collaboration
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Tax errors
The Court of Appeal ruled that the Inland Revenue owed a “duty of care” to a builder who waited three months to get a subcontractor’s tax certificate, establishing it can be held liable for administrative errors.
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High noon for Erinaceous pair
Neil Bellis and Lucy Cummings, the founders of consultant Erinaceous, look to be on the way out after activist shareholder Fursa demanded an extraordinary general meeting before Christmas to oust them.
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Inspectors to ease timber frame fears
Projects built out of timber frame are set to face a regime of third-party inspections to check they are not vulnerable to fire.
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Strikes threaten projects in Dubai
Firms in Dubai say they are struggling to recruit workers amid increasing labour unrest, writes Karolin Schaps.
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CommentMore DIY disasters
Show me a bespoke contract and I’ll show you a powerful client throwing its weight around. But having said that, are they better than standard fare? The short answer is ‘no’
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Safety guidance for directors
The Health and Safety Commission and the Institute of Directors have published health and safety guidance for directors of companies.
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Former southern director returns to Laing O’Rourke
Steve Hollingshead, the former southern director of Laing O’Rourke, is to rejoin the company he left two years ago.