All Building articles in 25 May 2018
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FeaturesSketch of the week: The Principal, Manchester
This week’s multimedia #buildingdoodle sketch is by associate director Martin Douglas at Pad Design
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FeaturesImage of the week: A fitting tribute
The Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, originally opened in 2008 in memory of the teenager killed in 1993, has reopened after a refurbishment by BW
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NewsHounslow West social housing project passes final hurdle
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan gives stamp of approval to 176 home scheme
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CommentThought for tomorrow: Digital, diverse and dynamic
We ask readers to share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time
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CommentLegal: Cyber security: the new data rules
Andrew Wood of Taylor Wessing’s construction team explains why no one can afford to ignore the new data protection regulation rules that come into force today
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FeaturesResidential construction markets - how do London and Melbourne compare?
Two consulting teams - one in London, UK, and one in Melbourne, Australia, compare the residential construction markets in their two cities
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CommentHansom: It’s all in the timing
Carillion’s former finance boss is recognised for his judicious timing, while Willmott Dixon’s snapper captures just the right moment (smile!)
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NewsUK workers stay put despite rewards of working abroad
A skills shortage at home and less generous conditions in some overseas markets mean less movement
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FeaturesInternational salary survey 2018: Moving up in the world
Brexit may be looming but the prospect hasn’t yet forced an exodus from Britain’s construction industry
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
This week we look back at how foreign climes beckoned for Brits pre-recession
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FeaturesOnline poll: Final conclusions
This week’s poll: Do you broadly agree with the conclusions and Dame Judith Hackitt’s report into fire safety and building regulations?
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CommentThe argument for design
Architects risk losing the ability to influence if we don’t try harder to engage with the rest of industry and explain more convincingly the value of good design
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FeaturesHackitt report: ‘In theory she’s right but in practice she could be wrong’
Dame Judith Hackitt’s report into building regulations and fire safety blames a broken system that needs fixing. So far, so uncontroversial. But her prescription for change has caused uproar right across the industry
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NewsGalliford Try kicks off Solihull retirement scheme
Contractor’s partnerships business building 261 flats in a 12-storey tower
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CommentLegal: Careless talk can cost cases
Robert Akenhead highlights the dangers of a private conversation between one party in a case and the judge, arbitrator or adjudicator
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NewsBattersea turns to supply chain for Carillion snagging work
Developer asks T T to manage subcontractors carrying out defects work on bust firm’s first phase
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NewsCombustible cladding removal cash to come from affordable housing fund
Affordable housing pushed back by a year to fund £400m cladding removal programme
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NewsGovernment taken to task for failing to recognise Carillion's financial distress
Watchdog MPs say collapse raises questions about government’s relationship with suppliers
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NewsMPs launch next phase of Carillion inquiry
The co-chairs of the investigation into Carillion’s failure are seeking further evidence
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CommentUK planning system should focus on the here and now
The Raynsford review of planning, which set out to identify how the government can reform the English planning system, has caused a stir