All Building articles in 24 February 2012 – Page 3
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News
ECA calls for collaboration after BESNA collapse
Electrical Contractors’ Association welcomes contractors’ move to ditch controversial wage agreement
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Features
Opportunities in Qatar
A US giant may have scooped the lead role on Qatar’s World Cup, but UK firms are well placed to target the $100bn that the richest country in the world is investing in construction before 2015. Building took a flight out east
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Features
Regional Olympic sites: The out-of-towners
It really isn’t just about London … Ike Ijeh casts an eye over the Olympic-related developments, upgrades and refurbishments that have taken place across the UK, from the white-water rapids of Hertfordshire to the 53m-high Weymouth Tower
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News
Osborne urged to stimulate infrastructure investment
Industry bodies call for chancellor to make good on promises to boost infrastructure in Budget
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Comment
Where’s the growth?
The latest industry contract figures show a surprise spurt in activity - welcome news amongst the economic doom and gloom
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Comment
Time to invest in training and education
The Joint Contracts Tribunal has been calling for an educated workforce - if only to keep them out of trouble
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Comment
Playing dirty
Here’s a case that carries a warning to parties in a dispute that fighting your corner too viciously may cost you dearly in the long run
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Comment
The urge to win in court: Playing dirty
Here’s a case that carries a warning to parties in a dispute that fighting your corner too viciously may cost you dearly in the long run
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News
Surprise spike in contract wins
January saw value of contracts jump by over a third year-on-year in a promising start for 2012
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News
Colombia seeks UK firms to spark private finance push
Country aims to quadruple infrastructure investment to £5.3bn with new law on private finance
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News
Clients unnerved by Davis Langdon chief’s shock exit
Questions raised over unexplained departure of global chief executive Jeremy Horner
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Comment
Minimising the risks if your contractor might go bust
A developer is in a tough spot if he suspects his contractor might go bust - insolvency is not a breach of contract, and if he terminates it incorrectly there may be trouble
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Comment
Sustainable buildings: Leaner but greener
We have to resist the temptation to think that sustainable buildings are too expensive in a downturn. Clever, low technology design and a change of mindset are called for, says Ken Gillespie
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Comment
Hansom: Peace breaks out
This week we witness the calm streets of Bogotá after the colourful student protests, while Balfour Beatty Engineering Services pulls back from the brink to negotiate with picketing electricians
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Comment
Wonders & blunders with Ian Blacker
Ian Blacker delights in the inclusiveness of Mies van der Rohe’s 1929 pavilion, but flinches while walking past the clumsy St George Wharf riverside housing tower
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Comment
Inbox: Back to basics
This week, readers argue that sometimes the best solution is the simplest; returning Battersea to its role as a power station and getting procurement briefs right rather than re-inventing the process
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News
Made in Taiwan: Yuan Ze University arts and education centre
Santiago Calatrava-designed project will include a 1,200 seat performing arts centre
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Prince and architects unite to tackle zero carbon housing
Dunster’s practice Zed Factory and Bere Architects work with Prince’s charity on housing plans
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