All Building articles in 23 October 2009 – Page 5
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Crossrail to redesign stations
Crossrail is planning to redesign two or more of its stations to make a saving of up to £130m on the £16bn project
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Essex residents may sue over Taylor Wimpey ‘council estate’
Residents of a Taylor Wimpey housing estate in Essex where unsold homes were turned into social housing are the latest to contemplate legal action over the changes
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Leeds council prepares to sue OFT firms
Leeds council has become the first public body to state that it will take action against contractors over the Office of Fair Trading’s tender malpractice inquiry
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Mid-sized contractors feel the heat as profit and turnover fall
Evidence of the pain felt by mid-sized contractors was apparent this week as three firms posted falls in turnover and profit
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FeaturesSharon Gordon: how to survive as a woman in construction
Sharon Gordon has spent 23 years in the industry and has gained the respect of her male colleagues. But, as she tells Sarah Richardson, it ain’t been easy …
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When life gets complicated
Open mike: We sing the praises of whole-life costing but find it tricky to put into practice. The recently launched British Standard will do nothing to change this: we need a new approach
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CommentA common disaster
The situation is serious for those affected, but it’s not a scandal. It’s not a tale of incompetence or deceit. It’s just the way things are now
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Merger market twitches – but remains in coma
The corporate financiers, bankers and lawyers who put together merger and acquisition deals have had plenty of time to ponder their next move after returning from their summer holidays
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NewsIn from the cold: UK embassy, Warsaw
The UK embassy in Warsaw, designed by Tony Fretton Architects, opened last Friday, a day before the designer’s Fuglsang Kunstmuseum in Denmark lost out on the Stirling prize
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FeaturesSpotlight: on cladding
With demand at a low ebb because of the recession, it’s no surprise that the trend for lead times across cladding systems is downward. Brian Moone looks at the risks of driving lead times too low
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FeaturesStatus updated: Facebook’s California HQ
This former laboratory in Palo Alto, California has been transformed into Facebook’s new corporate HQ
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NewsCabe to cut director in pre-election restructure
Architectural watchdog to slash jobs amid concern over Tory ‘bonfire of quangos’
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FeaturesThe gatekeeper: Bob Lane on regenerating the Thames Gateway
Bob Lane’s mission to regenerate a huge area of the Thames Gateway was always going to be a tough one – and then the recession and a new political climate kicked in
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The OFT vs Tony Bingham
Tony Bingham’s article, “The cost of a phone call” (9 October, page 30), is based on a misunderstanding of the Office of Fair Trading’s position. The OFT has never claimed that unilaterally submitting a high price is illegal. Rather, as Mr Bingham says, the illegality arises where the price is ...
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FeaturesRopemaker or Watermark Place: The big square off
Two big hitters have emerged on the streets of the City: Ropemaker in the red corner (above left), Watermark Place in the blue (above right). But which will take the sustainability title and be crowned ultimate speculative office champ?
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Citywatch: With bells on
“Poor old Heywood Williams,” was the verdict of many in the City after the building products supplier was forced into a pre-pack administration sale on Tuesday after a restructuring deal was scuppered by its largest shareholder Paul Bell
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NewsInterserve boss says worst of Middle East ‘behind us’
Construction services firm says payment times are falling as a string of major projects get into gear
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NewsThe latest plan: Battersea Power Station
Treasury Holdings has lodged a planning application with Wandsworth council for this £5.5bn Rafael Viñoly-designed redevelopment of Battersea Power Station
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Bad experience
New apprenticeships are very important to the future progress of the industry (“Gove: Conservatives to triple apprenticeships”, www.building.co.uk)
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NewsArchitect KPF braces itself for further staff defections
Insider says UK design staff will leave as former director’s new practice takes work with it