All Building articles in 24 July 2009 – Page 4
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NewsBlow to Rogers as £135m British Museum plans turned down
Practice’s proposals for extension to Bloomsbury museum are turned down by Camden council
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NewsStudents and new graduates: Win a Flip video
Free prize draw for construction students and recent graduates who complete Building's online survey
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NewsMake energy ratings public, say Tories
New legislation would force ministers to publish the energy rating of government buildings
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NewsHow Skanska got back in the black
Tom Bill reports on the contractor’s results and explains how new boss Mats Williamson got the firm back on track
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NewsWinging it
The first of three new wings of the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio opened last month
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NewsPhase One: Trafalgar Square
The refurbished St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square proved a popular venue for this month’s Phase One event, with nearly 140 people attending
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NewsUpping the odds: Stirling prize nominees
Two buildings designed by Lord Rogers’ firm have been shortlisted for the RIBA’s Stirling prize this year
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Comment
PAYE in the neck
Although I think I can understand the reasons behind the government pushing for all workers to be taxed on a PAYE basis (17 July, page 9), its failure to appreciate the implications is testimony to its inability to leave the construction industry alone
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Comment
Yes: minister
The recent publication of “One death is too many”, a report into the underlying causes of construction fatal accidents by the secretary of state for work and pensions produced welcome recommendations
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NewsMace to take on Shepherd's stricken Trinity Walk scheme
New developer lines up replacement for contractor that lost £15.5m on Wakefield retail project
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NewsMeet on the Ledge
A series of glass observation boxes have been added to the 103rd floor of Chicago’s Sears Tower
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Land values rising
Residential land value is stabilising after a period of dramatic falls, according to property agent Knight Frank
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Comment
Let's keep it simple
I am responding to the article “Two members quit safety group to maintain independence” (26 June, page 15) on behalf of the Construction Clients’ Group (CCG)
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News
Styles & Wood job
Retail fit-out specialist Styles & Wood has appointed Philip Lanigan as its finance director
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Comment
Local slate for local houses
Since the last slate quarry in Scotland closed in 1955, architects and builders carrying out maintenance and restoration and new developments in conservation areas have struggled to meet specifications for traditional roofs. It is also a problem for homeowners making repairs
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CommentThe government's greenprint
The government has spent far too long cooking up ever more ambitious carbon targets without doing anything much to meet them
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NewsGovernment to retender prisons framework
Ministry of Justice is latest client to take contractor and consultant deals back to the market
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Features
Market forecast: A history lesson
Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon presents the latest news of the blues, and an illuminating comparison between this recession and the previous three
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Housing taskforce established
A think tank has set up a taskforce to work on strategies to break the boom and bust cycles in the housing market
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HCA to fund energy links
The Homes and Communities Agency will put £12m into connecting housing schemes to low carbon energy plants