All Building articles in 27 June 2008 – Page 8
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Currie & Brown lands key role in Mexican crime crackdown
QS will oversee construction of 80 police stations intended to help in the fight against drug cartels
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Croudace boss reveals inside story of failed sale
Andy Yallop explains how the housebuilder came to turn down an offer from Hyde Housing Association
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Boris’ pledge on house sizes
Boris Johnson has announced he will make Parker Morris space standards compulsory under the terms of the new London Plan.
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North of the border
Caroline Flint says England is a world leader in green building (13 June, page 62).
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The Planning Bill debate
Building's legal editor Chloe McCulloch asks two top lawyers to explain the government’s radical plans to overhaul the planning system, which have aroused much interest in the House of Commons
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Mystery shopper’s takeover bid for WYG is ‘ill-timed’
Financial sources have branded the takeover approach for White Young Green as “ill-timed”.
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Birmingham's New Street station has been an eyesore for too long
The £550m Gateway Plus project should transform Birmingham’s wretched train station
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Griping back
In response to your article (Generation Gripe, 13 June, page 67), how disappointing that staying late at work is still viewed by some as the only sign of commitment.
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Webmaster review: London Festival of Architecture website
How easy does the London Festival of Architecture's website – www.lfa2008.org – make it for people to get involved in and find out about the activities?
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Is there a contract in writing?: T & T Fabrications vs Hubbard Architectural Metalwork
The Claimant applied for summary judgment under Part 24 of the Civil Procedure Rules for immediate enforcement of an Adjudicator’s Decision. There was a contract between the Second Claimant and Hubbard, the Defendant. It related to atrium bridges, staircases and metalwork items for a development in London in ...
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Ashford approved
Ashford council, home of one of the government’s four planned growth areas has had its core strategy approved after long delays.
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Grice’s appointment
Ian Grice, former chief executive of Alfred McAlpine, has been appointed non-executive chairman of wastewater firm Pims Group.
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My digital life Andrew Best
The Buro Happold partner’s digital life is 007-heaven, with international poker, gadgets, MI5 and private members’ clubs. He doesn’t care to discuss it online, though … Very hush-hush, you see
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Come again: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
The EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive hasn’t had much of an impact so far. So now the EU is rushing out a more ambitious successor …
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Meeting homes targets will not solve affordability problems
The government’s own advisers have warned that even if it meets its increasingly ambitious target of building 2 million homes by 2016, housing affordability will continue to worsen.
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Addenbrookes Hospital: Hospital housing
Housing association Sanctuary has received detailed planning permission for this 100-apartment key-worker housing scheme on a car park in the grounds of Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge.