All Building articles in 21 February 2014 – Page 4
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Low-bidding contractors: Always assume the worst …
Note to developers: if you are aware that a low-bidding contractor has financial issues, it is better for you, and the struggling contractor itself, just to choose another one
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Construction appointments: 21 February 2014
Alinea, Jones Lang LaSalle and Lovell are among the companies making promotions and new appointments
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Number 10 calls in industry experts to tackle flooding risk
Number 10 brings together advisory group of engineers and architects, as built environment professionals write to PM to urge action
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Behind the scenes at Heathrow Terminal 2
Heathrow’s rebuilt Terminal 2 is six times bigger than the original, yet the design team reckons the layout has been so well thought through that passengers will be able to go from plane to terminal exit in just five minutes. Well, not counting the one hour hold-up at customs, of ...
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Barbour ABI's February market review is out now
Barbour ABI’s Economic Construction Market Review for February is now available to download
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Morgan Sindall puts faith in regeneration
Firm expects big boost from its regeneration arm as tightening margins and £15m writedown drag down profit
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City surprised by exit of Kier boss
Analysts surprised Paul Sheffield has decided to leave the firm so soon after Kier’s acquisition of May Gurney
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Women lead the charge as construction employment rises
The data suggests that the construction roles where women tend to be prevalent may be making a come back
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Designs for Northern Line extension stations revealed
Studiodare Architects working on design proposals for the scheme since 2008
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Skills shortages: Let the right ones in
With the upturn in work has come predictions of a skills shortage. But the CIC’s Jack Pringle thinks the need for architects, QSs and engineers is already so critical that we should be sourcing them from outside the UK and Europe
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This BIM model is not for sharing
A change in mindset is required for everyone to share openly earlier in the design process
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Water efficiency is about productivity, not price
Ofwat’s challenge to water companies to save money must be met by boosting capital efficiency
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Three firms vie for role on £450m Paradise Circus
Exclusive: Developer Argent invites three contractors to bid for first phase of massive Birmingham scheme
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Interview: John McManus
Architect BDP has had a miserable few years, with offices closing and a good many staff redundancies. But as John McManus, the new chief executive, takes over the reins, things are finally looking up - just don’t expect any sudden changes
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Greening the megacity: Ideas from the front line
The recent C40 Mayor’s Summit in Johannesburg has showed that the Global North has a lot to learn from its southern neighbours
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From Davos to Brisbane - show me the money
Where is the global economy heading if the world’s biggest companies do not open their wallets and start spending?
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Two missing pieces in the BIM puzzle
We will arrive in 2016 with most BIM-experienced teams not having used a final layer of important tools
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Wet behind the ears
It turns out that the problem of flood protection, which has flummoxed generations of politicians, can be solved in an afternoon by some engineering undergraduates. But will the government listen?