All Building articles in 2007 issue 48 – Page 6
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News
Crest’s new division
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson is to launch a new division covering Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and West Sussex, following its expansion plans.
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FeaturesThe nut cracker
Gary Lawrence, Arup’s urban strategy leader, has advised Bill Clinton on climate change and turned Seattle green. Now he’s taking on the world’s first eco-city project in Dongtan, China. He tells Olivia Boyd about his approach to sustainability – and explains why it begins by hitting moles over the head ...
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NewsCountdown to zero
Crest Nicholson has been selected as preferred developer for the 600-home Rochester Riverside site in Kent, which will include dwellings built to level six of the Code for Sustainable Homes.
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Costain promotion
David Allvey, the deputy chairman of Costain, will replace David Jefferies as chairman on 1 January.
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Comment
Correction
In your article “Mini-cost model: Extra care housing” (9 November, page 62), the image of PRP’s scheme is that of Goodwin Court in the London Borough of Barnet, which is actually unrelated to the cost model in the article and is also not an example of the “extra care” model ...
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Contractor starts crane safety drills
Morgan Ashurst has been running “crane rescue” drills in an effort to reduce site accidents.
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Three contenders emerge for Glasgow Games village
Quintain, Kier Residential or Urban Splash line up for £245m Commonwealth scheme
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NewsGreen giants set up new consultancy
High-profile figures from across the sustainability world have been lured to a consultancy set up to supply technical expertise to green developments.
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Hope for construction GCSE
Whitehall officials look for examination board to take over qualification from Edexcel
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Housebuilders to launch code of conduct by Easter
Industry bodies improve accountability to head off OFT inquiry into falling customer satisfaction
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Shortage of QSs throws Defence Estates into chaos
UK’s biggest client needs to double number of QSs to cope with upgrade of 18bn estate
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Olympic visitor centre to be ‘showcase for sustainability’
The first venue built for the London 2012 Olympic Games will be a zero-carbon visitor centre.
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Comment
Case summary: Treasure & Son Ltd vs Martin Dawes
The barrister who represented Treasure & Son in this important TCC case here sums up what happened
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News
OFT may use criminal powers in cartels investigation
The Office of Fair Trading may launch criminal proceedings against directors if the construction industry does not co-operate with its investigation into cartels in the sector.
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CommentBe careful what you wish for
Two very different companies are engaged in two very different battles at the moment. Keith Miller, the chief executive of Miller Group, is struggling to keep his company private. Erinaceous is fighting for bare survival. Yet could the shareholders of each learn from the plight of the other?
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FeaturesCost model: Car parks
Car parks may not be the most glamorous of construction projects, but designing them is more complex than you might think. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon outlines the issues that must be thought through and provides a fully comprehensive cost list
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Comment
We can’t do it by ourselves
We welcome the approach taken by the UK Green Building Council to lobby for a change in the definition of zero-carbon homes (20 November, www.building.co.uk).
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Features
Efficiency of domestic wind turbines called into doubt
Wind turbines attached to houses generate on average one-tenth of the electricity they would in optimal conditions, research has found.
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BSS profit hike
Plumbing supplier BSS has reported a 23.5% jump in interim pre-tax profit to £26.3m.
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Homes in Brum
Inspace’s house building division has secured a £5.3m contract from Inspace Homes, the company’s private development business, to build 62 one and two bedroom apartments for sale in Birmingham.