All Building articles in 30 August 2013 – Page 5
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Hansom: Recognising greatness
A great feat of Scottish engineering is honoured, Bam does a lot of good work for charity, a US design practice prints a pavilion, and there’s the latest in a long line of hilarious building-shaped confectioneries
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A new era of greener homes
Construction can now boast a return to growth thanks to this government’s focus on capital projects, and one happy consequence will be more homes built to greener standards
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My digital life … Kris Gamble
The Customised director on speaker envy, Jamie Oliver and being a tweetaholic
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ISG’s north-east managing director departs
John Gittins leaves firm’s Bradford office to be replaced by Andy Mallice, the firm’s northern regional managing director
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This is a critical time for low-carbon housing policy
There are a number of political balls in the air and this is a critical period
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Brazil work fails to live up to UK expectations
UKTI figures show UK firms have won less than 1% of Brazil’s expenditure on 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics
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Living in a box: housing standards
The typical UK new-build home is about as roomy as a rabbit hutch, according to the RIBA. But housebuilders argue minimum space standards would put the brakes on construction. Now the government is re-examining the case
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New RIBA president to boost client relationships
Stephen Hodder launches range of initiatives, including full review of design competitions run by the body, in effort to ‘cut wastage’
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Blacklisting or prudent management?
We haven’t heard the contractors’ side of the blacklisting argument
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Councils seek ‘whitelist’ to bar blacklist firms from contracts
GMB union asked to produce list of contractors who have not been implicated in industry scandal
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Pick your battles: Adjudication when a party is in administration
Taking part in an adjudication will always be a risk – but even more so when one of the parties is in administration. We look at the issues you should consider
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Construction appointments: 30 August 2013
WSP, Stride Treglown and Stepnall are among the companies announcing appointments and promotions
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Interview: Stephen Hodder, RIBA
The new RIBA president on helping architects reboot their relationship with clients
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Losing faith in Brazil
After the success of the Olympics, UK construction looked to reap the rewards in Brazil. So what happened?
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Housebuilding: An attitude problem
The public sector isn’t known for risk-taking or innovative thinking, but that’s what is required to release enough land for housebuilding
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Birmingham Central Library, 1973
How was the original Birmingham Central Library received when it opened in the 1970s?
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Shanghai skyline: The shipyards and The Springs
Farrells appointed to masterplan mixed-use developments for Tishman Speyer
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Trial launch for government planning guidance website
Resource features cut-down guidance as part of government ‘war on red tape’