All Building articles in 24 May 2019
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Features
Explainer: How do project bank accounts work?
Highways England’s Lloyd Biddell explains how project bank accounts work for contractors in construction
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News
In pictures: OMA wins £75m US arts centre
Scheme drawn up for the University of Illinois at Chicago
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Features
Cost model: Manchester residential
The city is proving resilient to the UK’s political uncertainty, with a development scene that continues to expand in response to growing demand for housing
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Comment
In uncertain times, we can't just stand still
The latest output figures show Brexit is hitting construction hard, as projects get parked in the face of unpredictability around costs and demand
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Comment
5 minutes with... James O'Callaghan, founding director, Eckersley O’Callaghan
James O’Callaghan tells Building about his admiration for Sadie Morgan’s work, the need for empathy, and his love for his garden shed
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Features
From the archive: 1999 - Raising the Portcullis
Decisions about how to refurbish the Palace of Westminster, one of the world’s most famous buildings, were never going to be easy
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Features
Sketch of the week: The Stones, Kent
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Sonja Karapiperidis, associate at CZWG Architects
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Building podcast: Peter Rees on the future of London; Hackitt review consultation
Listen on our website here or on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or your preferred podcast app
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Image of the week: Sky high
To mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, a 7m-wide detailed replica of the moon at 1:500,000 scale has been installed in Ely cathedral, Cambridgeshire
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Projects: Laing O’Rourke on site at Edinburgh St James
The redevelopment of Edinburgh’s St James shopping centre with new apartments, a hotel and retail is on a regal scale – but a very small site
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Comment
Construction industry gossip: Facing up to Crossrail
Crossrail’s Mark Wild is a study in silent self-expression, while HS2 brags about a big day out for football fans
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Comment
Fight for your permitted development rights
Used responsibly, and with adequate quality safeguards, PD rules are a powerful tool for tackling the UK’s housing crisis, and must remain in place
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Comment
The CIOB’s project programming protocol is good news
Too often, project schedules just aren’t fit for purpose – so this initiative on standard programming benchmarks is welcome
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Comment
Houses of Parliament: handle with care
The multi-billion pound restoration project is in urgent need of commencing, but politicians and contractors alike are advised to proceed with caution
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News
Firms wary of bad press over parliament refurb, says Armitt
Man who delivered Olympics says risk of reputational damage is deterrent to working on such schemes
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Features
Palace of Westminster: the mother of all refurbishments
Despite warnings that the Palace of Westminster was at growing risk of a catastrophe, little was done to begin work on its urgently needed refurbishment
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Comment
Modern slavery law affects your company too
It’s important to be aware of the tighter requirements ahead for reporting on modern slavery