All Building articles in 2007 issue 48 – Page 5
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NewsGood health
Galliford Try has signed a £32m PPP contract to build and operate St Andrews Community Hospital and Health Centre in Fife.
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CommentA green gold mine
The Best Practice pages in Building’s sustainability channel have unearthed a rich seam of pioneering projects. Alex Smith sifts through the best
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NewsInsulation ruling foils government
The government will issue fresh guidance on insulation after a successful judicial review brought by a product supplier.
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Four take lion’s share of London fit-outs
Two architects and two contractors have dominated the capital’s fit-out market over the past three years, according to the latest annual league tables.
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CommentExperimenting on homeowners is wrong
When it comes to introducing low-carbon systems into houses, we have our work cut out to convince the owners that they’re not just guinea pigs for the next wave of technological misadventures, says Imtiaz Farookhi
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NewsShenzhen stock exchange
Construction has started on the stock exchange building in Shenzhen, southern China, designed by Rem Koolhaas’ Office of Metropolitan Architecture.
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‘Eco-quarter’ for Gateway
A plan to improve the energy efficiency of homes in the Thames Gateway has been unveiled.
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Registrations drop
The number of people registering to buy homes has fallen dramatically since July.
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FeaturesTwo up, two down, plus one
PCKO has come up with a novel solution to the cramped, dingy terraced house – add an atrium
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NewsMaking a splash in Docklands
The final designs for the £90m Biota! Aquarium by Terry Farrell and Partners have been revealed.
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FeaturesA dynasty divided
Keith Miller thinks his row with cousin James over shares in the Miller Group can be sorted out over dinner. However, a history of friction between the two suggests it is more likely to end in a food fight.
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CommentPoints of departure
Like many I was fascinated by the recently opened St Pancras station (19 October, page 52).
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FeaturesThe decryptors
More than 800 people registered for Building’s online seminar on cracking the Code for Sustainable Homes, and between them they asked 125 questions. Here, our experts tackle some of the queries that there wasn’t time to address on the day.
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CommentTreasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes: The riddle of existence
If you get into an adjudication based on a variation to a contract that is agreed but not signed, is the adjudication valid? The High Court has just given us a clear answer to that one …
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Treasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes: The end of our elaborate plans
This case has raised the question of when a contract is over and done with, which can affect practically every construction job that’s carried out
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Culture and sport
A public sector consortium called Living Places has been launched to promote the inclusion of culture and sport facilities in developments.
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Cundall Johnson & Partners LLP vs Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust
This was an application for a stay of proceedings on the grounds of non compliance with the Pre-action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes. Cundall Johnson & Partners LLP (“Cundall”) were a firm of consulting engineers. Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust (“Whipps”) was an NHS Trust responsible ...