All Building articles in 2008 Issue 1 – Page 6
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Hips slammed
A communities department committee of MPs has lambasted the government for the implementation of home information packs, calling it a “failure of delivery”.
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Hill International
US-based consulting firm Hill International has bought John Shreeves Holdings.
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Comment
Here, here
I have just read Tony Bingham’s article about the lack of clerks of works on British building sites (14 December, page 56).
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FeaturesSustainability: Heat pumps
Can the technology that powers the humble fridge contribute to reducing carbon emissions in a cost-effective way? Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon looks at what heat pumps can, and cannot, offer a future development
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Liz Peace and Graham Watts recognised in New Year honours
Liz Peace, chief executive of the British Property Federation, and Graham Watts, chief executive of the Construction Industry Council, were among industry figures named by the Queen in the New Year’s Honours List.
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Wood does good
Halifax-based hardwood distribution specialist Heywood Williams said its 2007 pre-tax profit would be at least £9m despite disappointing US sales.
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CommentPeering into the gloom
In an issue as celebratory as this one, it’s rather a shame that we have to acknowledge the elephant in the drawing room. But as we go into the new year there’s no ignoring the uncertainty that’s surrounding the economy in the wake of the credit crunch.
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Fusion strengthens position in UK market
Irish steel frame building group Fusion Building Systems has bought Framing Solutions to create a new £30m-turnover company.
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Green funding
The government has granted £25m to micro-renewables projects over the past two years, helping 4,600 homes and 739 businesses and schools generate green energy.
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Scottish framework
Nine building projects for Scotland have been identified in the national planning framework, by the Scottish Executive, including the 2014 Commonwealth Games infrastructure.
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Warning over shortage of nuclear engineering graduates
Experts have warned of an increasing skills gap in the nuclear engineering sector that needs to be tackled if government plans for more stations go ahead.
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FeaturesMoby Dock
Liverpool’s year of glory as European Capital of Culture is launched this weekend at the city’s brand new arena and convention centre. The 41,000m2 leviathan combines an exhibition hall, auditorium and arena that are all immense in scale. And it takes pride of place on the riverfront next to the ...
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Mott director sues for unfair dismissal
A former director of Mott MacDonald is taking the company to court for unfair dismissal and disability, age and sex discrimination.
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CommentWellies, muck and diggers
Construction dispute books, however erudite and authoritative, must brim with experience of the real world if they’re to be of use to those at the sharp end
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School procurement review delayed until February
The findings of a wide-ranging review into the procurement of the government’s school building programme will not be revealed until next month at the earliest.
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Red tape cut for housing schemes
Large housing schemes may no longer face the risk of being called in for public inquiry by the government unless there are significant objections against them.
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NewsColleges for the Colonel
Building Design Partnership has been appointed to design seven universities in Libya.