All Building articles in 21 October 2011 – Page 2
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NewsDavid Willetts tops out £100m lab by Shepherd Construction
Institue of Animal Health lab funded by government, Biological Sciences Research Council and Skills Large Facilities Capital Fund
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NewsBradford student digs awarded highest ever BREEAM rating
Student halls built by GB Building awarded 95.05% score
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CommentThe Construction Act: Changes to RIBA, PPC200, IChemE and ICC contracts
As well as the NEC and ICC changes, other bodies have updated their contracts in light of the new Construction Act. Here are the main points to look out for
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NewsRIBA launches MBA in architectural and construction management
Course is intended to help architects improve fee-earning potential
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NewsBIG wins Swiss competition to renovate 1960s warehouse
Danish firm will refurbish the existing ‘Transitlager’ to create a multi-use development
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NewsSkanska wins £50m City development
Fletcher Priest-designed building scheduled to complete in autumn 2013 with work to begin immediately
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NewsMansell to build £18m academy in Norfolk
Jestico + Whiles-designed scheme will comprise new and old buildings
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NewsRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama opens after £22.5m redevelopment
Cardiff scheme designed by BFLS with Willmott Dixon as main contractor
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NewsStrong design: Loughborough University's Design School completed
£14.7m development is Shepherd Construction’s third project for the University
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NewsArchitects' confidence falls further, RIBA survey claims
Predictions for workloads and staffing levels both fell in September, according to Future Trends survey
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NewsFoster's New Covent Garden Market site goes to planning
Proposals, worked up with Neil Tomlinson Architects, will be lodged with Wandsworth Council this week
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NewsCapita and Populous prepare masterplan for Mumbai racing circuit
Firms part of consortium examining the case for a new Formula One standard stadium
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NewsWillmott Dixon bags eighth ProCure 21+ project
Firm will deliver £24m upgrade works for South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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CommentBIM and the QS: Better late than never
Why are the majority of QSs reluctant to use BIM? It’s time to get on board before early adopters in the contracting market get too far ahead
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NewsSustainable Communities for Leeds appointed to £180m housing PFI project
Government has approved the regeneration scheme, which will rejuvenate Little London, Beeston Hill and Holbeck
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NewsIndustry output to fall further than expected over the next two years
Opportunities remain in rail and energy construction
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NewsOFT to pay £1.2m of contractors' appeal costs
Kier and Sisk among the winners as tribunal orders regulator to reimburse nine builders
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NewsMouchel sell-off continues after pipeline business disposal
Troubled consultant sells subsidiary to Mott MacDonald for £2.55m
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NewsECA launches campaign to sign up female electricians
Currently less than one in 700 of electricians are women
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CommentImpartiality of arbitrators: A and others vs 1) B 2) X
This case lead to an examination of whether an arbitrator’s impartiality was in doubt, and showed that there can be conflict during a proceedings not just at the outset