All Building articles in 2008 Issue 13 – Page 4
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NewsEco-towns risk becoming communities of Stepford Wives
Eco-towns will be devoid of personality unless the government builds sufficient local amenities for its inhabitants
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NewsGetting ahead of the EPC game
The government suggests arranging EPCs before the end of year deadline when it will be a legal requirement for all commercial building
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NewsMind the Gap!
When it comes to achieving sustainable goals, we need to be realistic between what is theoretically possible and what can actually be achieved, says green guru Jerry Yudelson
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Rok buys Richardson Projects
Rok buy out of social housing contractor comes in time to avoid capital gains tax hike
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NewsHeathrow T5 recycles and reuses waste
In the first of a series of sustainable case studies submitted by Construction Excellence, the body assesses the work carried out on the recently completed Terminal 5 project with 97% of its waste material recycled or recovered
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NewsPutting the rink in Altrincham
Ian Simpson Architects £150m Altair regeneration scheme in Cheshire
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FeaturesTick, tick, tick…
International accounting standards that comes in in 2009/10 will drop billions of pounds onto the public sector’s balance sheet. Mark Leftly reports on how that could blow a huge hole through the PFI – and take the nation’s finances with it
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Comment
Style or substance?
To quote your article on the industry’s websites (20 March, pages 40-41): “Flash is the best way to show images because it uses mathmatical formulae to draw graphics very quickly, while HTML draws images one pixel at a time.”
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CommentWeb watch — And so it spreads
Since we observed a few weeks ago that architects were suffering from the Flash bug, one perfectly healthy HTML site seems to have been infected.
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Regional strategies
Regional development agencies’ housing, planning and growth strategies will have to be signed off by a “forum” of the region’s council leaders, the government has said.
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CommentPromises, promises
The Olympic project will be built by small businesses, so let’s have some genuine ‘construction commitments’ to allow them to get on with the job
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FeaturesSpotlight on people
The industry hoped the completion (er, sort of) of Heathrow Terminal 5 would mean a horde of qualified staff being released for other projects, but this may not be enough …
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SMC optimistic
Architect SMC expects turnover in the second half of 2007 to be £23m, up 9% from £21.1m in the first half of the year, following a restructure of its management team.
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FeaturesPark ’n’ pray
Britain’s mosques are so full that worshippers at this one in Greenwich are spilling onto pavements and car parks. But although the pressure for more of them is growing, work is being held back by planning problems, lack of cash and dismal designs.
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Mouchel results
Turnover at consultant Mouchel grew 50% from £206m to £308m in the six months to 31 January 2008.
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NewsSharewatch — Mogul moves in on Redrow and Taylor Wimpey
Hedge fund Toscafund boosted its stake in housebuilders Redrow (9.7% to 16.6%) and Taylor Wimpey (5% to 10%) this week. The firm is led by Martin Hughes, a City mogul worth £300m.
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Lovells in Leicester
Lovells is to build a £13.5m mixed-tenure housing development in Beaumont Leys, Leicester.
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Comment
Too little, too late
Admirable though the issue of regulations for sustainable homes is, I fear it is all a little too late when one considers the vast amounts of energy wasted in other locations.