All Building articles in 3 December 2010 – Page 2
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Architects charge council £1m in BSF consultancy fees
Birmingham council’s payments reignite criticism of architects ’creaming off cash’ from projects
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NewsScreen play
The Park Hotel Hyderabad, in India, has been completed to designs by architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for the Park Hotel Group
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NewsPlain sailing
The government this week decided not to call in the £4.5bn Wirral Waters planning application from Peel Holdings, giving final approval to the 17 million ft 2 regeneration scheme
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Comment
Pester power
Just in case it has been missed by everybody in the industry, the Health and Safety Executive has published an amendment to HSG168. In layman’s terms that’s the amendment to the guidance for managing fire strategy on building sites. This is a very thought-provoking document.
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Comment
Too many targets
As we have reached the time of year for the Building Sustainability Awards, I thought it would be appropriate to air my frustration with the current level of environmental energy policy.
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Comment
Knowles on Levete …
The article by Amanda Levete in Building (19 November, page 26) kindled a few memories. She poses the question: “Higher education is going to become increasingly inaccessible, so why don’t we create ways of training architects on the job?”
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Comment
… And Taylor on Knowles
Further to the article by Malcolm Taylor (no relation) in Building (22 October, page 33) regarding his dissatisfaction with the RICS, I was interested in the follow-up letter by the much respected Roger Knowles (29 October, page 27) and his effort to entice more QSs to join his breakaway organisation. ...
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CommentHow to spot the next Rok
Rok’s spectacular collapse seemed like a bolt from the blue, but in fact it followed in the footsteps of other once admired but now failed big names. What are the warning signs?
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Grant Shapps u-turn
Housing minister Grant Shapps has scrapped the planned introduction of design standards by the Homes and Communities Agency which would have added £8,000 to the building cost of homes
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FeaturesJonathan Goring: The incredible jumping man
It’s not many firms that think government cuts are a good thing for their business, but Capita Symonds boss Jonathan Goring wants the outsourcing that comes with them to help him leapfrog his competitors
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Glamalco goes under
Aluminium cladding and curtain walling specialist Glamalco has gone into administration, with the loss of 140 jobs
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FeaturesIP fraud: Could you spot the fake?
China has a reputation for counterfeit goods but now its most inventive fraudsters have a new target - consultants’ intellectual property
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CommentHansom: That’s entertainment
On show this week: posh parties at the Lord Mayor’s pad, political theatrics in Westminster and unexpected revelations about the Olympics; plus rural folk revive the ’keep off my land’ routine
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NewsEC Harris to help set up Toby Young’s school
EC Harris has won contracts to work on three of the government’s flagship free schools
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CommentA little local difficulty
Tony Bingham When the communities secretary decided he couldn’t wait for the Localism Act to abolish regional spatial strategies, he didn’t count on Cala Homes
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FeaturesIrish contractors on the hunt for work in the UK
The Celtic Tiger has roared its last and now stalks the land looking for work and a way to survive. For many in construction this means looking abroad for sustenance - and the UK is its natural prey. So how afraid should we be?
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Green Deal will need compulsory element to work, says report
The Green Deal will not be enough to retrofit all of the UK’s homes, and the government should bring in compulsory regulation and penalties to force through domestic energy efficiency, according to the Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team (IGT) report
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NewsCitywatch: costly for costain
Costain took the biggest hit from the City this past week, and understandably so
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Freezing weather sets back construction
Construction work across the country was hit by the severe weather as sub-zero temperatures forced many sites to close, writes Michael Glackin
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