All Building articles in 30 August 2019
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Information - Building
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Comment
5 minutes with… Anni Folan-White, partner and building services engineer at Ingleton Wood
Anni Folan-White tells Building about U-boats, the Scottish Parliament and Moules
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Features
From the archive: 2011 — Hell to pay
In 2011, Building reported on SMEs’ battles to gain credit – it might strike a chord with businesses facing slowing investment in this week’s piece on financing
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Features
Sketch of the week: Family home, Bahrain
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Félicie Krikler, director at Assael Architecture
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Features
Image of the week: Awaiting departure
An information board for the new Crossrail station at Bond Street station in London, where 500 people are reported to be working 24 hours a day
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News
ISG parachuted in to finish Shaylor’s Birmingham hotel job
Collapsed contractor had been tasked with adding two floors to Royal Angus Hotel
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Features
Singapore Changi airport: The shape of water
Ike Ijeh looks at the challenges of constructing the world’s tallest indoor waterfall
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News
Volker Fitzpatrick investigating near miss after metal debris falls in busy City street
Falling object narrowly misses cyclist in central London on Friday
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News
Systra acquires consultant from collapsed British Steel
French engineer will work on HS2 with Vinci and Balfour Beatty
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Comment
Construction industry gossip: Racing ahead
My hack chats to a record-breaking cyclist, Esther McVey has a rousing call and a dogged campaigner is taking many, many steps to try to prevent HS2
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Features
International cost comparison 2019
A slowdown in the growth of the global economy brings both challenges and opportunities for the construction sector around the world, alongside some cause for cautious optimism, says Agnieszka Krzyzaniak of Arcadis
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Comment
Force majeure: Use with caution
Liability exclusion or force majeure clauses don’t always work as intended, so draft your contract carefully, says Stephanie Canham
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News
‘Carillion effect’ takes toll as banks shy away from lending
EY senior figures point finger of blame at last year’s collapse of contractor for ‘shattering lender confidence’
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Comment
Legal: Beware the adjudication time bar
The first court decision to apply the NEC time bar for non-Construction Act disputes is revealing
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Features
Access to finance: The banks that like to say ‘no’
Investors are running scared of construction – put off by the collapse of Carillion, historically low returns and the feeling a problem job is just around the corner. So, is there anything the industry can do to improve its access to finance?
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News
Big names beaten to turn Oxford power station into £60m business school
Sir Robert McAlpine and Mace among those to miss out
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Comment
HS2 – stuck in the sidings and the signals aren’t good
Will political chopping and changing finally bring the £56bn scheme grinding to a halt?
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Comment
New policies – some old themes
The Johnson government must not forget important themes from previous administrations as Javid looks to spending review