All Building articles in 2007 issue 45 – Page 4
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CommentStrong language
What Roger Madelin calls King’s Cross protesters, why Constructing Excellence would like to learn Japanese swear words – and what is that terrifying noise coming from the bathroom?
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SNP housing plans
The SNP has raised Scotland’s housebuilding target from 25,000 a year to 35,000. It also plans to scrap Communities Scotland and the right to buy for social housing tenants.
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Hotpants
In your article about BAA being forced to remove plastic windows from listed buildings, Douglas Kent says “putting plastic double-glazed windows into an old building is like dressing your great granny up in hotpants,” and “from an energy conservation viewpoint is one of the least effective measures you can take.”
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Hain phoned industry leaders in run-up to safety summit
Peter Hain, the work and pensions secretary, personally telephoned industry bodies to press the need for improvements in safety before the summit he chaired in September, it has emerged.
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FeaturesGiving ground
A Competition Commission report has raised the prospect of supermarkets being forced to sell off their landbanks to rival stores. Joey Gardiner looks at whether this will mean a new wave of superstores outside Britain’s towns and cities
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MIT sues Gehry
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing Frank Gehry over claims of “design and construction failures” in the £150m State Centre.
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NewsStrange fruit
Hammersmith and Fulham council gave the go-ahead to Development Securities’ £250m redevelopment of Hammersmith Grove last week.
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Social Homebuy flop
Just 88 homes have been sold under the Social Homebuy scheme to help social housing tenants secure a foot on the property ladder, according to government figures.
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CommentWhat the Fiona tells us
The House of Lords has just decided a case that’s been around long enough to acquire its own nickname. And although it’s about a huge shipping dispute, it will have a big impact on construction
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Tribal office hit by staff exodus
The South-eastern office of consultant Tribal Property is in meltdown after a mass exit of staff.
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Growth eases
Construction growth is slowing, says a survey by the Chartered Institute of Building and Supply.
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The Lords’ diagnosis
Joe Griffiths Can an employer be found negligent if the presence of asbestos fibres in a former worker’s lungs causes clinical depression? The House of Lords thought not
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FeaturesOur dark materials
As buildings become greener, the energy needed to make them becomes more and more important. Pretty soon it could add up to 40% of the total lifetime carbon footprint. And as one-tenth of that figure is used by the site office, you can bet that yet more regulations are on ...
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Firms face tax crackdown
Building professionals are being warned that they face greater scrutiny over tax returns.
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EP plans national framework for council housebuilding
Housebuilders, developers and contractors in talks over establishing a list of approved firms
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Developers face hike in planning gain costs
Legislation in new parliament may allow councils to widen the scope of amenities to be funded
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Consultation launched
English Partnerships and Taylor Wimpey have launched a public consultation into plans to redevelop a 94ha hospital at Leybourne Grange in West Malling, Kent.