All Building articles in 28 March 2014 – Page 3
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Debate of the week: Should we have space standards for new homes?
Three industry views on the government’s proposal of a set of national space standards
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Comment
Arbitration: You get what you pay for
The choice between litigating and arbitrating a dispute is becoming starker. Some may go back to arbitration, but does it really matter?
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Features
Sketch of the week: A locomotive shed
Thanks to Simon Smith of Smith and Wallwork for sending in his sketch of the week
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Comment
Green regulations: A toxic legacy?
It is worrying that new analysis suggests Part L changes could cause more harm than good
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Hansom: Fond memories
This week, Terry Farrell’s former life, a musical interlude with Rafael Viñoly, plans for Battersea Power Station’s third phase go south, RICS’ HQ is publicly exposed - and oh, some football results just in
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Statutory limitation periods: The sense of an ending
If a statutory limitation period for making a claim can begin with the adjudicator’s decision, disputes can potentially drag on for over a decade. There may be a solution lurking in NEC3 …
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Consultant RLF looks to double turnover
SME consultant RLF posts strong results, with profit up 74%
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Features
Video: Make's recycled pop-up cinema
Watch how architect Make designed and built a recycled cinema at Ecobuild this year
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Tax changes for temporary site workers
In a radical move that seems bound to increase labour costs, the government is clamping down on temporary site workers claiming to be self-employed. And as if that wasn’t bad enough news for construction companies using this kind of labour, they’ve only got two weeks to prepare for the change ...
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This is one tax change we should welcome
In amending its false self-employment rules HMRC is giving employers a chance to change the construction industry’s image
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Comment
Housing record is no cause for celebration
The Labour MP and Building columnist responds to Andrew Stunnell’s latest column in a letter to the editor
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Features
Whole-life carbon: Overheating
As the latest update to Part L is implemented, Juan J Lafuente of Sturgis Carbon Profiling reports on the findings of a two-year research programme into building performance - which suggest that improvements to airtightness standards could actually lead to higher carbon emissions in the UK
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New green building rules could ‘increase carbon emissions’
Research finds Part L regulations, due in next week, will result in buildings prone to overheating
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Ten years on from the Kate Barker report
Ten years ago economist Kate Barker published a review of UK housing supply that she had been appointed to carry out by then chancellor Gordon Brown. The report found housebuilding was at it’s lowest level since the Second World War. A decade on, how do things look?
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Comment
Over to you: Osborne's simple act of trust
The chancellor’s Budget decision to give pensioners more control over their pension pot was a great example of how politicians should trust the electorate to make sensible decisions. Let’s have more of it
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News
Construction appointments: 28 March 2014
ISG, Gleeds and LDA Design are among those announcing appointments and promotions this week
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Features
This week in ... 1939
Over 70 years ago The Builder drew attention to that rare breed: a woman architect. Oh how times have changed …
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News
Government urged to act as Green Deal sinks to new low
Latest figures show number of new households joining the retrofit scheme dwindled to just 33 in February
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Comment
Supurbia: What is the real potential of London's outer boroughs?
London’s suburbs could be transformed - and 20,000 homes a year built in the process
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Osborne scores 0/10 for green budgeting
The chancellor’s announcements last week were focused on supporting the wrong things
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