All Building articles in 2008 Issue 5 – Page 2
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Atkins on track as performance in core sectors remains robust
Only blip for Atkins is poor performance of management consultancy arm which had poor start to 2008
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Image: Power behind 2012 Olympics revealed
The NORD Architecture-designed substation will be built from crushed materials from demolished buildings on site
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Commercial construction activity falls again
Savills finds that 23% of commercial developers reported a sharp decline in activity in January
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Shops demolished after Camden fire
Two shops on Chalk Farm Road are demolished but engineers say facade of celebrity pub The Hawley Arms will not be torn down
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Scotland scraps building regs agency
The Scottish Building Standards Agency will be merged into a new body as SNP fulfills promise to cut number of quangoes
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Nice stadium, shame about the football
It's hard to feel passionate about the corporate world of Premier League football, but Arsenal's Emirates Stadium goes some way to restoring faith in the beautiful game
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Watch your back!
A hot day on a roof, with no T-shirt, no ladder, no edge protection - this cannot be good...
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EPCs vs BREEAM: the quest for greenness
Energy Performance Certificates are the latest green initiatives thrust upon the industry by the Government, but are they really better than other voluntary schemes?
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Atkins scoops three-tower complex in China
Shanghai office wins design contract for hotel, apartment and office towers in Chinese city of Chengdu
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Mears cleared of massaging performance figures
Allegations made by BBC Radio Five Live centred on Mears' repair service for a Hackney and Islington housing association
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Unite to form international super-union
UK unionjoins forces with US steelworkers organisation to deal with international companies
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Green light for £400m Birmingham New Street rebuild
Government funding of £400m will double station concourse and see creation of new public square
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Balfour Beatty snaps up US military business for £180m
Services group buys GMH Communities Trust which specialises in accommodation for the American armed services
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Carillion completes takeover of Alfred McAlpine
Deal sealed this morning following OFT's green light for aquisition on Friday
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No technology 'magic bullet' for eco-homes, warns BRE
Latest research cautions for more reality-checks on eco-technologies for homes
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Consultants fees on Hadid's aquatics centre could hit £40m
Firms working on 2012 swimming centre inlclude Arup and S&P Architects
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Safety plan on track despite Hain resignation
Construction safety drive will not be disrupted by cabinet reshuffle says Srategic Forum chairman John Spanswick
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Call the paving police!
Making it illegal to pave over front garderns with non-permeable surfaces is a good idea, but who will enforce the legislation?