All Building articles in 23 March 2012 – Page 2
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Bespoke station solution
Flowcrete and Total Protection were asked to produce a bespoke flooring solution for Farringdon station
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CommentBoom and bust design theory
Our economic cycle, constantly revolving between feast and famine, will never encourage good, sustainable architecture. It is time we found a better way, says Jack Pringle
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FeaturesInterview: Mitie boss Ruby McGregor-Smith
How construction’s only female chief executive learned to stop worrying and build a £2bn company in the midst of a global economic crisis
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CommentBrian Green on ... employment figures
Employment in construction is flat but there is disparity across the regions
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FeaturesWill Hinkley Point C survive planners and protests?
Hinkley Point C will be the first nuclear power plant to be built in decades and of course construction firms are keen to be part of the £10bn project. But wait: EDF still has to make a final investment decision, the plant hasn’t even got planning permission yet, and then ...
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NewsNew year cheer continues
February orders down on January but improved confidence in the market remains
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FeaturesChina market report: Once upon a time in the East
No country is changing at such a mind-boggling pace as China - now the largest construction market in the world and with new cities sprouting up all over the land. So is this the right time to be trying to muscle in on the market - or will fears of ...
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CommentShould contracts have a clause explaining what 'force majeure' means?
Force majeure has no definition in common law so is it time to introduce a clause into construction contracts that actually says what it means?
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Cleaning up the contaminated land regime
Changes to the contaminated land regime are set to simplify the way in which local authorities designate sites, which spells good news for the building industry
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FeaturesFrance's nuclear fusion reactor: The hottest and coldest place on earth
Building goes on the trail of the ITER - a £12.5bn multinational project that might just save the world …
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Low-shrinkage concrete
Bardon Concrete has launched Bardon ExtendTM, a range of low-shrinkage concrete solutions for flooring applications
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FeaturesDesigning a dancefloor: Ramboll's new moves
When Ramboll was faced with the problem of designing a lightweight, long-span floor capable of withstanding the combined weight of a school dance class, it needed to come up with some exciting new moves … Building reports
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CommentThe Green Deal will turn the UK into a dynamic energy efficiency market
Our Green Deal vision will turn the UK into a world-leading energy efficiency market, says Greg Barker
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CommentMy digital life ... Justin Nicholls
This partner in Make Architects is was an early convert to Twitter and LinkedIn and is branching out into blogging and analytics
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Vinyl for domestic renovations
Gerflor’s Easitex flooring is ideal for renovation projects and features
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CommentHow to kick a can down a road
High court judges are rebelling and want to send standard final accounts disputes to the countu courts. All very well, but it would be a lot quicker to get adjudicators to hear them
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Heavy-duty vinyl
Polyflor’s new Polysafe Ecomax heavy-duty vinyl flooring combines the construction of Polyflor XL with safety aggregates to offer an engineered safety surface
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NewsLevelling screed
Flooring systems by Saint-Gobain Weber have been specified for the Republic of Fritz Hansen store in London