All Building articles in 28 February 2014 – Page 6
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Features
Agenda 15: Quite a climb
A recovery of sorts is under way, but large parts of the industry are still struggling to grow. As part of Building’s Agenda 15 campaign, we want to hear your views on what the obstacles to growth are and how can we overcome them. To prompt your thinking, we asked ...
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Comment
Is research the answer to overheating in UK homes?
The scale of overheating in UK homes is truly shocking, its up to our industry to get the design and construction right
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News
Selfridges picks team for revamp of flagship Oxford Street store
Exclusive: Gensler, Expedition and Blue Sky Building appointed for £10m-plus London project
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Aecom scores Welsh sports brace
Aecom has won roles on an extension to Cardiff City football stadium and the £280m Circuit of Wales project
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DBK wins role on £40m Croydon scheme
DBK has been appointed by Legal General as quantity surveyor on a £40m residential scheme in Croydon
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Features
What to specify: Healthcare products
Healthcare is a sector with very specific needs, but there are innovative building products to suit all projects, from hygienic flooring to security management systems
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Features
Building Sweden's New Karolinska Solna hospital
Sweden’s first ever PPP project is a £1.3bn hospital that is also Europe’s greenest
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Comment
How green is growth?
In the UK government’s ambitions, the drive towards economic recovery looks set to trump the need for sustainable regulation
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Comment
Euston, we have lift off!
George Osborne’s announcement last week that Euston should be demolished is a very welcome surprise
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Comment
In construction, good relationships count
Being ethical and treating your supply chain properly can guard against risks like inflation
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Features
Cost update Q4 2013
Construction output has a way to go to get back to pre-recession levels; materials prices aren’t going anywhere fast and steel is in free fall.
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Comment
Watch your optimism
It’s tempting to think that doing our little bit to reduce carbon emissions saves us from having to confront the reality of what is happening to our planet - and the discomforting truth that we’re not doing enough to save it
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Comment
Green Deal is not the only way to fund emissions reductions
Just because few people are taking up the Green Deal offer doesn’t mean innovative finance solutions for energy efficiency are dead
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Don't expect economics to be the answer to nimbyism
The Wolfson economics prize for a new Garden City is laudable, but rational arguments may not be enough to persuade those opposed to development
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Comment
Liberty Mercian Limited vs Cuddy Civil Engineering Limited and Cuddy Demolition and Dismantling Limited: Performance bonds and warranties
In a second judgment, before Mr Justice Ramsey, this case looked at whether or not Liberty was entitled to an order for specific performance in relation to a bond and warranties
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Comment
The cost of cuts to help for fuel poor homes
Cuts in government programmes that help the fuel poor have also hurt construction
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Comment
Let's build communities, not just buildings
When we think about what we build and who we build it for, we should think about the wider wiring of the country and about what makes a community
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Hedgehog ramps and hypocrisy
Flooding in Somerset has a lesson to teach us about our decisions when it comes to living with nature
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EU regulation changes will boost BIM
The EU amended OJEU procurement rules last month - this presents opportunities for UK BIM