All Building articles in 29 May 2009 – Page 4
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NewsPersimmon appoints Fairburn as executive director
Housebuilder appoints northern chief executive to the board
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NewsThe more, the merrier
Our thanks, and a large drink or two, are owed to Ian Harris from Middlesex, who sent in this photo of overmanning in the construction industry
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Comment
But they won’t do VAT
I completely agree with your leader on 13 March that the government should have taken the cue from the EU and cut VAT on maintenance and refurbishment to 5% in the last budget
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NewsWestfield told to ramp up Olympic security at Stratford
Stratford City developer is urged to install blast-proof glass on shop windows at massive cost
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Mortgage snub
Banks will turn away £1bn of mortgage applications for shared ownership homes as they regard them as sub-prime
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House starts rise
The communities department says house starts for the first quarter of the year rose 13% on the previous quarter
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NewsThat past is gone
The collapse of Ronan Point 40 years ago silenced all talk of cities in the sky. But that happened in a different world, and the one we’re in now needs the tower block
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CommentThe general purpose specialist
If we want to make it through the recession with our highly trained staff intact, we have to carry on doing what we do well, and start doing a lot of things that we don’t
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NewsThe full Nelson
The winner of the Pennine Lancashire Squared competition in the town of Nelson has been announced
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NewsODA plans could exclude small firms
SMEs hoping to secure a slice of outstanding Olympic work could be disappointed by proposals to tack small packages onto existing 2012 contracts
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NewsEmpty shelves
Greg Fitzgerald explains why the chances to buy other firms are few and far between
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NewsTeam effort
3D Reid has unveiled designs for a 16-storey headquarters in Manchester for the Co-operative Group.
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FeaturesSupersize me: HKS' Dallas Cowboys stadium
The sheer scale of HKS’ stadium for the Dallas Cowboys kicks Wembley’s arch and Wimbledon’s retractable roof into touch
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Portsmouth council set to found its own housebuilder
Trailblazing scheme aims to capitalise on assets, including bomb shelters, to construct 2,000 homes
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Comment
A matter of consequence
The idea of improving the existing housing stock has been debated and analysed for many years now, especially in the information, advice and guidance for Part L (15 May, page 9)
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CommentThe conservatory con
It’s good news that the regulations are becoming more onerous in England. However, in Scotland we have had minimum U-values for conservatories for some time
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CommentUnequal combat
Small Scottish firm vs Zaha, local resident vs Nick Candy, pensioner vs planners, man vs wife: this week proves that sometimes, just sometimes, the underdog comes out on top
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Comment
The key to the code
“The problem is that we are making it up as we go along” (leader, 22 May, page 3)
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NewsEco-ventilation health scare prompts regulation change
Government to issue guidance in Part F as draft BRE study finds widespread failure to maintain filters