All Building articles in 2008 Issue 19 – Page 4
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Housing starts fall by a quarter
Government reveals sharp decline in housing starts over last three months compared to last year
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NewsFresh snags uncovered at Scottish parliament
Oak poles in the building’s facade will have to be taken down, while water pours through roof
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NewsThis is the end
Taken on a street outside the construction site for the new Bristol Cardiac Centre, Bristol.
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NewsWelcome to the Willis
Insurance broker Willis Group has finished moving into its headquarters in Lime Street in the City.
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Comment
Treasury trove
Your leader column (9 May, page 3) reports that the first year for gathering figures for projects completed on time was 2001.
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NewsView from the rooftop
Building’s 99% campaign highlighted the need to drastically improve the energy efficiency of existing stock. Here, Greg Slater of PRP Architects considers what needs to be done to upgrade the nation’s housing
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Roofing tiles
Moray is a new range of Russell concrete roof tiles from Cemex, which it claims has the look and feel of natural slate, with the long life expectancy of concrete and a lower laid cost.
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CommentThrowaway remarks
Our throwaway society may find it hard to imagine a building made up entirely of recycled components, but that is just what we have to do, says Tarek Merlin
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Comment
The villains of the piece
Rudi Klein So should the 112 firms accused by the OFT be hung, drawn and quartered? Or were there some mitigating circumstances …
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Comment
New towns, same old story
Like many others, I predict that the 15 eco-town proposals (11 April, page 30) will prove contentious.
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NewsThe magnificent Sevenstone
Hammerson has appointed Sir Robert McAlpine construction adviser on its £600m Sevenstone scheme in Sheffield.
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CommentLegal special: The OFT and us
Mark Jones and Victoria Slater kick off the analysis by explaining the background to the OFT’s interest in the building industry – which shows no signs of subsiding
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CommentKeep it vague
Mastering detail isn’t everyone’s strong point, of course, so it’s easy to think you’ve built more homes than you have, forget just when it was your boss left or fail to remember way back in March when T5 opened …
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News
Housebuilding plummets
Housebuilding activity in March fell to its lowest level in 16 years, according to a survey of 800 UK construction firms carried out by Experian Business Strategies.
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News‘Near’ zero-carbon house planned
Housebuilder Stewart Milne and Oxford Brookes University will carry out a full post-occupancy evaluation of its prototype house
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NewsLifts for the home
Newmatic Elevators has introduced a new lift in the UK suitable for the domestic market.
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FeaturesHealth and safety solutions
Stephen Kennett explains why the contenders for Best Safety Product or Equipment at next month’s Health and Safety Awards are worth taking notice of