All Building articles in 2007 issue 47 – Page 6
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Bespoke and be damned
In the latest of our series on tricky terms and perplexing conditions, Helen Garthwaite looks at bespoke clauses to extend a contractor’s right to payment – and why they are likely to fall down
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Construction insurer to roll out improved benefits
Construction pensions and insurance provider B&CE is to overhaul its insurance offering and launch a health package for workers.
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Building buys a pint … for Barker MCT
“Let’s meet at Nineteen Below in the Crowne Plaza hotel – we did the fit-outs for the place,” Melanie told me.
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ODA bans open flames on site
The Olympic Delivery Authority has suspended all work involving open flames or high temperatures on Olympic sites after last week’s warehouse fire.
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A bad case of the wobbles
We’ve known for some time now that 2008 is unlikely to be as golden a year as 2007.
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Best specialist contractors honoured at awards ceremony
The winners of the Specialist Contractor awards were announced on Tuesday evening at the London Hilton hotel.
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RICS plans Asian cost service
The RICS is to begin a cost information service for the Asian market in response to the growing number of UK companies expanding in the far East.
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Beijing and Europe chip in for buoyant Arup
Arup has reported a 50% leap in profit in its latest set of accounts, thanks partly to rapid expansion in European markets.
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Arup to design world’s first ‘solar city’ in Arizona
Mixed-use development for 300,000 inhabitants will rely on the sun for all daytime energy
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Arup to design world’s first ‘solar city’ in Arizona
Mixed-use development for 300,000 inhabitants will rely on the sun for all daytime energy
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Architects campaign to ease visa restrictions
Architects from outside the EU could have their British visa constraints relaxed, if an industry campaign proves successful.
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Anger as pilot GCSE is axed
The pilot GCSE in construction was scrapped last week after political pressure in favour of diplomas, said a senior education source.
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Leading lights of South America
These images of the three towers constituting Los Faros de Panamá (The Lighthouses of Panama), designed by Chapman Taylor, were unveiled at the Mapic international retail property exhibition in Cannes last week.
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Sharewatch Barratt sets the alarm bells ringing before Christmas
Housebuilders appear to be looking forward to spring in much the same manner as turkeys view Christmas.
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Greater powers for homes agency
The government is to grant the Homes and Communities Agency, its new housing and regeneration quango, the planning powers of a local authority, it became clear this week.
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Manchester set to win housing super agency head office
The government is working on plans to move the headquarters of its soon-to-be-launched housing super agency to Manchester, according to a senior Whitehall source.
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Hansom The age of chivalry
A world in which property developers still offer their coats to damsels in distress, a knight of the realm remembers how to behave appropriately, and an architectural practice whisks its staff off to Paris
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Plan to cool the tube in doubt after collapse of Metronet
Plans to cool the tube and upgrade stations are in doubt after the collapse of the Metronet consortium, it emerged this week.
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Galliford Try enters Tyneside with £9m Kendall Cross buy
Housebuilder continues to grow, with the help of a tough market and new taxation rules