All Building articles in 2008 Issue 12 – Page 4
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House prices fall for fifth month
The UK housing market is experiencing its biggest slowdown since the early 1990s
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Jarvis trading improves in second half
Rail contractor says its plant division was benefited from increased activity
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Hutton: Britain to be number one nuclear nation
Secretary of State says UK firms should lead development of next generation nuclear technology
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Worker killed on new Delhi airport site
Construction worker Jamuna Ram was hit by a road roller truck
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Stroma carries out first non-domestic EPC on HQ
Wakefield-based company beat rival CNP to the punch due to last minute lodgement glitches
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RLF promotes staff to associate
Consultant promotes chartered surveyor Sue Nutt at Birmingham office
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T. Clarke profit hits £8m following big contract wins
Contractor says 2008 order book strong as it increases dividends to shareholders
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BAA struggles to get T5 back on track
Passengers are now able to check baggage into the hold but 36 Friday flights are cancelled
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Healthy debate or total confusion?
Green may have gone mainstream, but what are the best ways to achieve zero carbon emissions, asks Cole Thompson Anders partner Craig Anders
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Poplar green housing scheme go-ahead - images
Cole Thompson Anders’ designed east London scheme offers 100% affordable housing
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Budget incentive: tax cuts for green initiatives
Are the tax incentives enough to encourage true eco-initiatives and returns for property occupiers and investors?
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Revealed: the Tesco collapse that killed a three year old
Building obtains a report that cites ‘poor construction’ in fatal 2006 accident in Turkey
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World’s first eco-festival
Cabe's climate change festival will explore how we plan, design and use our cities
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White Young Green appoints two new associates
Consultant employs new associate director and associate planner
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High anxiety
This photo of a worker in Dubai comes from Cor Benjamin, who says: “There is no evidence of any safety equipment and I estimate he was working on about the 17th floor. Perhaps he had a can of Red Bull in case he needed wings …”
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Features
Tragedy at Tesco
In September 2006 a three-year-old girl was killed when the roof of a Tesco store in Turkey caved in. The retail group blamed the collapse on ‘extreme weather conditions’, but 18 months on, Building has obtained a report filed by senior figures at Tesco soon after that cites poor construction ...
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View from the rooftop
Getting the numbers to stack up when you adopt an off-site solution is a tricky task. Colin Mitchell of Osborne proposes a few routes to success.
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What’s your project of the year?
On Tuesday, Building’s awards judges will chose their project of the year from the eight buildings pictured above. But which one would get your vote? Why not log on to Building TV to decide …
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Comment
A place for sarcasm
I am reassured to see from the photos attached to the article Welly Garden City (14 March, pages 60-62), that the landscape and natural countryside is being so effectively held back and not allowed to encroach on yet another “green development”.