All Building articles in 24 October 2008 – Page 7
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CommentThings that go bump in the night
If you’re a fancy finance boy thinking of taking a jump – well, go right ahead. For the rest of us, says Greg Verhoef, the game is survival and that means preparing the ground for a soft landing
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CommentHow to score a bull’s-eye
The government is way off target on its schools building programme. So what, precisely, would the Tories do if they were in charge? Michael Gove takes aim
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Verry Construction
The Stirling prize is clearly not what it used to be for Verry Construction. Two days after it was announced that Feilden Clegg Bradley had won UK architecture’s top prize for a housing scheme in Cambridge, the team at Verry is reminiscing fondly about last year’s award.
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CommentThe men with two brains
Open mike: What relationship should architects have with project managers? Well they’re a bit like two halves of the same cortex – but there’s only room for one leader, says Keith Mason
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NewsMurray Coleman leaves Bovis Lend Lease UK
UK chief executive transfers to Australia; chief operating officer Nick Pollard set to replace him
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Painting a bleak picture
The HSE recently found that a high number of professional home refurbishment projects in London were unsafe. But this hides a big problem: exposure to lead dust and fumes arising from something as simple as redecorating your own living room (if you live in a pre-1960s home).
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FeaturesPhase One Bristol: the west is the best
Phase One allows the industry’s latest recruits to make contacts, learn about its most exciting projects and, in the case of this one at Bristol, consider the building as enormous artwork.
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Benfield Construction vs Trudson
The CaseThe defendant, Trudson (Hatton) (“Trudson”), engaged the claimant, Benfield Construction (“Benfield”) to carry out the design and construction of two houses and external works near Hatton in Warwickshire. The works became seriously delayed and the date for completion of 29 September 2006 past. Subsequently, on 17 August 2007, a ...
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CommentRaising the bar
It is no surprise to see that a scheme masterminded by Countryside Properties under the chairmanship of Alan Cherry has won the Stirling prize.
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NewsBanks ‘would offer new waiver’ to Barratt and Taylor Wimpey
As Taylor Wimpey rescue talks continue, lenders say they will reshape deals rather than allow a breach
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Bankruptcies and job cuts to hit building control sector
Councils and private inspectors face further cutbacks, as Butler & Young closes four offices
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NewsBam Construct bumped for rivals on two Welsh projects
Pochin and Willmott Dixon replace contractor on schemes worth £50m in Conwy and Newport
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BAA director to join Balfour Beatty as exodus continues
BAA capital projects director Andrew Wolstenholme is to join Balfour Beatty in February.
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NewsHSE crane decision attacked
Safety campaigners have expressed dismay at the HSE’s decision not to prosecute anyone in the wake of the Liverpool crane collapse that killed a worker last January.
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FeaturesWebmaster review: Eric Kuhne Associates website
Website civicarts.com shows off all the architect’s latest projects, including the giant Kuwaiti City of Silk
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Dearth of green projects may cause assessor shortage
RICS warns industry may lose thousands of green home inspectors with developments for training being scrapped
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Custard arts
Vinci subsidiary Weaver has started to restore the former head office of Alfred Bird’s custard empire in Birmingham.
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CommentCSC Brawhead Leisure and Capital & Regional vs Laing O'Rourke: Is that your final answer?
When a ceiling collapsed at a Scottish cinema project, the client started an adjudication against Laing O’Rourke. Here’s what happened next …
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CommentVigilance at all times: When to give notice to the insurer
Insuring your building against design risks is one thing, but as the Kajima case shows, deciding when to give notice to the insurer – and what to claim – is quite another
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All they survey
I worked for many years in the engineering insurance industry as an engineer surveyor carrying out statutory inspections of lifting equipment. During the course of my job I visited many building sites each week to inspect cranes and other mobile lifting equipment. Although I am now retired, I know that ...