All Building articles in 30 April 2010 – Page 3
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CommentThe next step
I was one of the three graduates that did a small article with Building last year (11 September 2009, page 34).
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CommentA pain in the NEC
Disputes on NEC projects are on the rise, so if you don’t want to find yourself in a bind, here are some points to be aware of when using this contract
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Nakheel to pay up ‘by summer’
British firms owed money by troubled Dubai developer Nakheel will be paid before the summer, according to a source close to the debt restructuring process at the state-linked developer
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CommentHansom to park lane
At the Building Awards 2010, nobody got a monopoly on the gongs, though tales abounded of top hats, cars, battleships, horses and more than a thimbleful of Soviet spirit
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NewsMiliband makes green homes local pledge
Climate change minister to empower local councils to makeover homes and promises to keep Carbon and Energy Saving Trust
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CommentQuentin Shears: Golf rage
Simon decided golf would be more fun than doorstepping voters trying to watch Britain’s got talent…
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NewsGlebe is go
Detailed planning consent has been given to housebuilder Countryside Properties for its 286-home Glebe Farm scheme near Cambridge
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FeaturesThe Shard: Foot of the mountain
The Shard had already climbed to 21 storeys by the time 700 truckloads of concrete were poured to create its foundation. So what was stopping it from falling down?
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FeaturesKeith Whitmore: ‘I do not suffer fools gladly’
Working for Westfield’s head of design Keith Whitmore may seem a little intimidating at first. But once you’ve got used to his ferociously demanding standards and early morning phone calls, he’s really very approachable
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NewsRiga renewed: Masterplan by Fletcher Priest
Fletcher Priest Architects has had its masterplan for Riga, the capital of Latvia, formally adopted by the city council
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John Laing struggles to raise equity for PPP in downturn
Adrian Ewer, chief executive of PPP specialist John Laing, has said it has had difficulty raising equity for its investments during the downturn
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Where’s my cut?
I enjoyed your leader on the perils of corruption in the less developed parts of the world (16 April, page 3)
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Nuclear contracts: Ending in tiers
The second of our three-part series on the nuclear decommissioning sector looks at the target-cost clauses of tier two contracts – their benefits and pitfalls
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NewsConstruction is second worst investor in IT
But survey shows industry is no longer worst performer – and is closing the gap on other sectors
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Restructuring takes the shine off Connaught’s results
Pre-tax profit at social housing contractor Connaught fell 13% to £10.7m in the six months to the end of February as it was hit by £10m of restructuring and acquisition costs
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NewsRivals circle Crest as merger talk intensifies
Persimmon and Galliford Try were this week believed to be running the rule over Crest Nicholson, which has been effectively put up for sale by the 40 banks that own it
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Chink of light
Construction prices edged up in the first quarter of the year. So does that mean the industry recession is at an end? Sadly not, says Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon