All Building articles in 26 March 2010 – Page 4
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News
Darling offers pre-election ‘new deal’ to housebuilders
Chancellor commits to slashing regulatory costs of housebuilding, but remains quiet on spending cuts
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Comment
A Morrell crusade
A green building strategy with a focus on new work and skills is the only way the UK construction industry will be able to compete and survive in a changing world with its emphasis on low carbon (“Mandelson and Morrell reveal green building strategy”, 17 March, building.co.uk
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FeaturesDavis Langdon at the crossroads
Even men with hearts of iron have reason to be concerned about whether a sale to Aecom would make financial sense
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CommentRichard Steer: Where in the world are consultants going?
Spare a thought for Britain’s poor consultants as they fall victim to rich Americans. And spare a thought for the Americans as they tremble at the rise of Chinese power …
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CommentCML certificate: But you said it was fine!
In April 2007 the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) produced a standard form certificate that consultants can be asked to sign concerning the condition of a newly built residential property
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News
CIC election manifesto calls for full-time construction minister
The Construction Industry Council has called for a new government to create a full-time construction minister after the election
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CommentGod help the first-time buyer
They won’t be getting a lot of assistance from banks, government, housebuilders or themselves. And that’s not good news for the rest of the market
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FeaturesFast build nation: Richard Ogden on offsite construction
Richard Ogden, the man who built a McDonald’s in two days, thinks the speed, efficiency and sustainability of offsite manufacture, and investment from major contractors such as Laing O’Rourke, will at last win over a sceptical industry
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NewsThe Budget at a glance
£2bn cash injection into green transport and sustainable energy – focusing on off-shore wind power and nuclear First-time buyers exempt from stamp duty on properties worth under £250,000 £94bn in new business loans available to SMEs from RBS and Lloyds 15% of government contracts will go to SMEs Tax allowance ...
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CommentBridge on track
This week’s Building stated that “the completion of Blackfriars station … has been put back four months until spring 2012” (12 March, page 10)
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NewsWates boss demands clarity on spending cuts
Paul Drechsler, chairman and chief executive of Wates, has called for rapid clarity on the extent of public spending cuts after the general election
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Boris relents on ‘hobbit homes’
London mayor Boris Johnson is set to backtrack from a threat to ban all new homes from having windows in only one wall after uproar from housebuilders over the impact on build costs
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Laing O’Rourke overhauls board as finance chief quits
Commercial head Anna Stewart expands her power base as firm plots move into Brazil and Canada
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NewsBig Kid: The Kidbrooke regeneration scheme
Berkeley Homes has secured planning permission for the second phase of the £1bn Kidbrooke regeneration in south-east London – one of the largest residential regeneration schemes in Europe
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NewsLancsville sell-off begins, but creditors face long wait
Cash has started flowing in from collapsed contractor Lancsville, after an auction was completed this month that saw nearly 500 items of plant sold
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Infrastructure bank to boost off-shore wind
Plans to develop £100bn of off-shore wind schemes will be the major beneficiary from the widely trailed £2bn green infrastructure bank finally announced this week
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Comment
The many aspects of risk
I refer to your recent articles on timber-framed construction which contain several inaccuracies as to the insurance industry’s stance regarding this topic
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Comment
Banner posts profit despite battle over Colchester arts centre
Banner Holdings is back in the black despite a difficult year battling Colchester council over Rafael Viñoly’s £26m visual arts centre
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News
RICS boss Louis Armstrong to retire
Louis Armstrong, the outgoing chief executive of the RICS, has been described as a “hard act to follow” by leading industry figures