All Building articles in 26 November 2010 – Page 3
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Durable timber
Exterior screens made from Accoya wood have been used to manufacture the exterior screens of the University of Florida’s entry into this year’s Solar Decathlon Europe 2010 event.The design is based on a traditional “cracker house”, which were prevalent in late 19th century Florida.It features a covered open porch with ...
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Two more senior figures walk out on Davis Langdon
A further two senior staff members have left Davis Langdon in the latest round of high-profile departures since the QS was bought by US engineering giant Aecom.
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FeaturesDarling, you were marvellous
Bennetts’ sensitive conversion of the RSC’s Stratford theatre is a palpable hit, writes Ike Ijeh, and should have audiences in raptures
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NewsIrish crisis spreads to UK as McCabe suspends site work
Irish contractor stops work on UK sites as it awaits decision from banking rescue fund
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Comment
Dismissing contractors
An employer who finds a defect during construction may be tempted to dismiss the contractor. But the contractor can fire back that the work shouldn’t be judged until it’s finished
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FeaturesHow grim is construction up North?
In the beleaguered North, public sector spending cuts are biting deeper for local contractors already defending their patch from the attentions of the big boys. Building looks at how bad it is, and asks three contractors how they’re coping
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CommentNo complaints: Holystone vs Volker Stevin
Here’s a court case of an adjudication that went to enforcement, in which all four arguments a party used in its defence were defeated …
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How to claim interest
There is no common-law right to interest when someone is late paying you, so providing for it in the contract is best. Even without that, you’ve still got a fighting chance
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NewsCapita and DTZ sign up for free schools programme
Consultants join law firm Dickinson Dees in taking roles on first wave of controversial scheme
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FeaturesHousing stats: New build sales and completions in October
This month’s data reveals that the South-east has the highest number of completions
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CommentWonders & blunders with Bruce Kennedy
BDP’s director is inspired by New York’s forward-looking Rockefeller Centre, built in dark economic times, but regrets the retrogressive timidity of SOM’s One World Trade Centre
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Multi-service chilled beams
Active multi-service chilled beams from Trox have been installed in a six-storey office development in Cardiff to help cut energy use. The 3 Assembly Square development sitsopposite the National Assembly for Wales’ Senedd building. The multi-service chilled beams incorporate a lighting management system, including PIR sensors, to optimise energy consumption ...
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CommentLocal authorities and housebuilding
Local authorities are using their new powers to cancel planned housing schemes, but that doesn’t mean housebuilders should just sit back, says Chris Cobbold
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NewsBritish architects targeted by Chinese fraudsters
Broadway Malyan and Aedas among those to have identities faked by firms bidding for work in China
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NewsMelbourne office by Wilkinson Eyre Architects: Uni glow
Wilkinson Eyre Architects and the Melbourne office of Sinclair Knight Merz have been appointed to design a building for the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. A six-storey block will “float” above a retained street-level Victorian facade. The development will form part of the university’s Hawthorn Campus.Send your project ...
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CommentPFI alternatives: A change of route
The damning National Audit Office report on the M25 widening scheme is the latest sign that PFI might be nearing the end of the road. But what are the alternatives?
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FeaturesKulveer Ranger: The London mayor’s transport adviser
Cuts to the tube upgrade, renegotiated contracts on Crossrail, delays to major transport projects … who’d be transport adviser to London’s mayor? Well, Kulveer Ranger is and he’s confident he is on the right track
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CommentAcademia isn’t up to the job
University research consistently fails to address the practical realities of construction. What we need is industry people in academic posts controlling the purse strings