All Building articles in 25 October 2013
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CommentBrian Green
Brian Green is an independent analyst, commentator and consultant working in construction, housing and property
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CommentWhy averages are not what they used to be
The meaning we associate with any given statistical formulation tends to stick, but the reality of what that statistic actually describes can change quite dramatically
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CommentStella Willis vs MRJ Rundell & Associates Ltd and Grovecourt Ltd: Costs management order
This case, before Mister Justice Coulson provided, some useful guidelines for navigating the new cost management rules
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FeaturesDanish Maritime Museum: Method in the Madness
Bjarke Ingels Group Architects’ £34m Danish Maritime Museum has been built entirely underground - in a former dock in Elsinore. The challenge was building underneath the water level without Hamlet’s old castle sinking into oblivion
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CommentStrengthening data push construction forecasters towards greater optimism
There is plenty of room for greater hope, but there remains plenty of reasons to temper optimism with caution
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Archive TitlesDo you agree that UK firms “lack the expertise” to build nuclear power stations?
See how you voted in last week’s online poll
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CommentMake sure you do your homework
This case demonstrates the importance of checking the financial standing of who you contract with
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NewsGalliford Try’s £162m haul propels it to top of league
Contractor overtakes 17 rivals, boosted by major housing and healthcare projects
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NewsNo guarantee for UK firms on Hinkley
EDF boss says government’s claim that around 57% of £16bn project value will go to UK firms is only an ‘estimation’ and is not in its contract
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CommentPrivate sector optimism is spreading
Data from the CPA/Barbour ABI index shows that construction contracts went up 11% in September
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FeaturesInterview: Andrew Ridley-Barker, Vinci
Vinci’s construction boss on why the firm is putting airports at the centre of its growth strategy
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FeaturesLead times: July - September 2013
Most works packages continue to be unmoved, but increased activity means that some rises are expected in the months ahead. Brian Moone of Mace Business School summarises the data
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NewsFour firms face off for £500m Royal Mail site development
Exclusive: Big name contractors in running for £150m contract to build Great Portland Estates’ Rathbone Place development in central London
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NewsFive teams battle for role on £720m Westminster revamp
Aecom, Sweett Group and Turner Townsend among the firms in the running for key role on the prestigious refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster
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NewsTop UK architects set out views on China’s future cities
Former RIBA president Angela Brady commissions research papers from figures including Richard Rogers and Terry Farrell
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NewsBDP's China science park to begin construction
BDP-designed science and technology park, part of a wider masterplan, is set to get underway
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CommentOUP Construction Adjudication and Payments Handbook: Hernia-inducing tome
OUP’s Construction Adjudication and Payments Handbook is a wonderful resource, with key cases and commentary to boot – but at 542 pages, why oh why is there no online version?
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FeaturesCladding at Birmingham New Street
Birmingham New Street station is being transformed by a curving steel cladding system, but attaching such an instantly iconic facade to an existing frame has thrown up a variety of structural challenges
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FeaturesForeign investment in housing
With London house prices rising 10% this month and alarm that more people than ever are being priced out of home ownership, pressure is growing to clamp down on foreign investors
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CommentLet there be light
Hinkley shows promise, but a series of hiccups along the way means the project needs to go a lot smoother from here