All Building articles in 22 May 2009 – Page 2
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Construction workloads falling more slowly, reports RICS
Surveyors report housing workloads falling fastest, but overall rate of decline is slowing
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Hopes of house price recovery dashed
JLL forecast of 14% price fall this year and further fall next defies recent signs of market improvement
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Profit up 4% at plumbing group BSS
Preliminary results also show 4% rise in turnover at plumbing and mechanical ventilation firm
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Property experts reject housing optimism
Jones Lang LaSalle says house prices could plunge 14% this year and continue to fall in 2010
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Video: Westminster Academy by AHMM
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris design for this new London academy won Building’s Public Project of the Year award
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Skanska pledges to investigate blacklist use
Union has accused contractor of spending more than £28,000 on checks
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UK GBC examines new funding plan for home improvements
Green group has launched task group to report on practical steps for introduction ‘pay as you save’ mechanism
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Qatar construction market to grow 17% in 2009
Reinvestment of oil and gas income in infrastructure is driving a building boom in the Middle East nation
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Stone Age safety
'I hope the handbrake's on!' remarks the spotter of this latest example of dubious safety practice in the roofing trade
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Nuclear sector seeks state aid
EDF's call for funding to help nuclear compete with wind casts doubt on commercial strength of sector
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Rogers designs for Chelsea Barracks 'dead in the water'
Developer reported to be set to drop designs in wake of Prince Charles' criticism
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Heidelberg puts £1bn price tag on Hanson UK
German parent is said to be actively seeking bidders for UK materials firm
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Back to the future
Basildon firm wins contract to build T5 driverless personal transport pod prototype
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Shepherd restructure to trigger redundancies
The 800-strong contractor starts redundancy process and reveals plans to appoint new southern managing director
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HSE to prosecute Sellafield for nuclear contamination
Criminal proceedings follow investigation into 2007 incident when contractors were exposed to contamination
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Procurement: the price is tight
Developers should think twice before putting the squeeze on contractors
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Amaryllis vs HM Treasury: Public procurement
The factsThis case concerns a framework agreement governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2006 (“2006 regulations”). In November 2007 the defendant, OGC Buying Solutions (“OGC”), part of HM Treasury, posted an advertisement in the Official Journal of the European Union for a framework agreement to supply, deliver and install all ...
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BCO specification: the incredible shrinking office
The latest British Council for Offices specification is the leanest and greenest yet
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Shortlist unveiled for £50m Glasgow School of Art building
Steven Holl, John McAslan and Hopkins amongst shortlisted teams
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A case of forgery?
Our legal expert discusses a case in which a company director routinely and with permission signed document in lieu of his colleague