All Building articles in 2008 Issue 18 – Page 5
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McLean takes hit
David McLean posted a 2007 pre-tax loss of £4.9m after taking a hit on two problem jobs.
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HBG preferred
HBG has been named preferred developer on the £300m redevelopment of Swansea hospital.
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Comment
Living on the front line
Here’s the story of a solicitor whose knowledge of building was mainly from contract documents. Until she spent a week on site …
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Fitzpatrick wary of inflation
Andries de Jong, chairman of building and civil engineering group Fitzpatrick, has said construction inflation will force the company to become “very selective” about future work.
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Government warned some new towns are ‘not financially viable’
The government is in danger of trying to get “new towns on the cheap” by trying to push the funding for infrastructure onto developers, according to the new chief executive of the British Urban Regeneration Association.
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FeaturesWayne Hemingway on eco-towns: Ready to rumble
The shortlist for England’s 10 eco-towns is out but now the real contest begins. With the winners due to be announced by the end of the year we brought eco-town supporter Wayne Hemingway and eco-town protester Myles Pollock together to slug it out. Emily Wright referees. Portraits by Julian Anderson
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FeaturesDixon Jones' Kings Place: Water music
Dixon Jones’ canalside Kings Place in London combines public concert halls and art galleries with private office space. It is an extraordinary hybrid of a building, says Martin Spring
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Small housebuilders are facing ‘dire situation’
After credit crunch claims three firms in a month, experts warn that more casualties will follow
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FeaturesDesigning out terror
Dan Stewart had one day to find out if architects can help protect the country from terrorist attack. Fortunately, he spent it at one of the new government training sessions on designing out terror …
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NewsLib Dems split over future of Liverpool’s regeneration
Former housing spokesman challenges council leadership after poor showing in local elections
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CommentDarwin and design
A week in the Pacific archipelago that inspired the theory of evolution also inspires thoughts about survival and extinction in the architectural world
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Osborne in Croydon
Osborne has been appointed main contractor for the £2.3m Sumner Gardens scheme for 13 homes in Croydon.
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Greening Coventry
Lovell is to build 55 homes in Coventry in partnership with Jephson Homes Housing Association.
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FeaturesCountry focus: Ireland
The Irish economy has doubled in the past decade, and construction has been an important part of that. The emphasis is now moving from housing to infrastructure, says Richard Fitzpatrick of EC Harris
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Credit crunch starts to hit contractors’ profit
The profit margins of almost a quarter of UK contractors have fallen since January, as the credit crunch and rising materials costs begin to bite, writes Michael Glackin.
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Credit crunch starts to hit contractors’ profit
The profit margins of almost a quarter of UK contractors have fallen since January, as the credit crunch and rising materials costs begin to bite, writes Michael Glackin.