All Building articles in 2008 Issue 8 – Page 5
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Hammerson’s plunge
Pre-tax profit at Hammerson fell from £792.4m to £110.4m in the year to 31 December 2007 after a £457m writedown on its portfolio.
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User manuals for green homes
Home buyers should not be able to buy a zero-carbon house without guidance about how to live in it, according to the head of the National House Building Council.
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Tougher standards for green offices
Environmental standards in office buildings are to be made tougher with the overhaul of two sets of guidance.
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CommentIt’s good to talk
Human interaction takes many forms, from rapping to your clients to phoning confidential hotlines. But sometimes nothing says it better than the good old impersonal email and the hidden bugging device…
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The insurance game
Regarding Malcolm Taylor’s letter (15 January, pages 36-37) a few corrections are required.
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NewsRubber fixtures
Danish designer and manufacturer Vipp has launched a range of bathroom accessories, including a towel hook, towel bar, shelf and toilet roll holder.
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NewsFive steps to …
… ergonomic kitchen design. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg guides you through how to built an efficient and attractive kitchen
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Mining group fit-out
Overbury, the commercial office fit-out and refurbishment specialist, has completed a £13.5m office fit-out for the international mining group Rio Tinto at its UK offices in central London.
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NewsFit for a king (and The Guardian)
Kings Place, a limestone-clad building that will house a public concert hall, sculpture gallery and the offices of The Guardian, is nearing completion.
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NewsFit for purpose
Cambridge university’s department of architecture has spent £3m refurbishing its premises and developing a studio building alongside it.
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FeaturesPhase One fever
Katie Puckett went to Building’s Birmingham bash last week and survived to tell the tale.
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‘Sacrifices must be made’ to hit environmental targets
The government will have to choose between meeting green objectives and other aspirations, the chief executive of housebuilder Crest Nicholson told the EcoBuild conference.
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Shower enclosures
DR Services’ has enhanced the design of its DR-y Glaze shower enclosure with a new threshold so entrance steps which could detract from the look and impede access are not required.
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Shower and enclosure ranges
Manufacturer Aqata is launching a selection of showers called Linneal.
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FeaturesWhy did the lights go out on Hills electrical?
Earlier this month, one of the best known and best respected subcontractors in Britain was sold for the price of a cup of coffee. Eleanor Goodman and Sarah Richardson report on what went wrong
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Dutch disappointment
Profit at Dutch builder Heijmans fell by a third in 2007 to £42.5m, compared with £62m in 2006.
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Developers miss housing grant
Private developers are to receive just 3% of the government’s £3.3bn allocation of grant for affordable housing.
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