All Building articles in 27 August 2010 – Page 2
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NewsAnshen + Allen bought by Canadian consultant
Healthcare architect to team up with multi-disciplinary firm Stantec
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NewsPainting the Forth Bridge nears an end
New coating should be rust-free for 25 years, bringing to a close Scotland’s never-ending paint job
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CommentPassivhaus refurb diary, part 5: airtightness testing, take two
The team behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles run a second airtightness test
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NewsRok bags £40m emergency repairs job
Insurance giant AXA signs up contractor to provide emergency home repairs for customers
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NewsBAM UK profits rise on falling revenue
Earnings at Dutch giant up a third to €20.6m despite BSF woes
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NewsShortlist for £400m Lord's revamp narrows to three
The Marylebone Cricket Club drops Grosvenor and Londonewcastle from bid process
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NewsUK's first Passivhaus education building
An agricultural college in Kent gets a Passivhaus certified teaching facility
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T. Clark profit drops 20% in 'tough' environment
Services group sees half yearly revenue and profit fall but order book expands by a third
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £80m Stevenage schools deal
Hertfordshire County Council names contractor as preferred bidder on schools PPP
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NewsTrouble at the top
We’ve wandered off site for this week’s picture, which is of civil engineering interacting with a diverted bus on the Portobello Road in west London. Our thanks to Nabil Hanafi for snapping it
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FeaturesProcurement refurbishment
When budgets are tight, refurb can seem the ideal solution. But how do clients and contractors allocate risk and manage outcomes? Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon looks at the options
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Swedish lessons
It was interesting to read the discussion on building.co.uk about how to harness the “sustainability values” of the 2012 Olympic Games (Green expertise in danger of being lost, 27 July)
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CommentImprovised theatre
This week the strangest drama venue in London opens on the South Bank. And, as Martin Spring found out, it’s a brilliant performance by an 80-strong cast
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CommentHitting the roof
I have asked Building for a right to reply to Luke Wessely’s column “Land of the Dachdeckermeister” (6 August, page 25), in which someone with a clear vested interest in a particular form of roofing wanted to suggest that its choice was a no-brainer
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CommentHansom: The spice of life
Suspicious goings-on in the bedroom, recalcitrant plumbing in an ancient loo, growing pains at the Olympics and the case of the disappearing numbers - you can’t say we don’t bring you variety
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High price for Gladedale rescue
Housebuilder Gladedale incurred costs of almost £30m in the restructuring deal its banks did to save it, according to its end-of-year accounts
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Gatwick picks nine partners
Nine architects and engineers have won places on two frameworks for the £1bn modernisation of Gatwick airport
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NewsGovernment free schools target under threat
As few as five “free” schools - a quarter of the government’s target - could open next September, according to sources involved in several of the pioneering schemes
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NewsFoster masterplan in West Kowloon: Water music
Foster + Partners has revealed its masterplan for the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong