All Building articles in 30 March 2012 – Page 3
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News
Low energy ratings could make industrial units unviable
Some improvements will cost more than four years’ rental income
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Features
Energy ratings: Rented property
From April 2018, landlords will no longer be able to let buildings with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of below E without demonstrating that all cost-effective measures to improve energy efficiency have been implemented. Adam Mactavish and Richard Quartermaine of Sweett Group and Charles Woollam of SIAM examine the ...
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Comment
My digital life: Julian Vickery
The Core director scoffs at Twitter but always make time for cricket score updates
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News
Industry hits out at government delay over PFI
Budget fall out as ministers warned lost time costs jobs
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Comment
Olympic marketing debate: 'It's not as if it's a secret project'
Strict marketing rules have so far prevented many of the firms involved in the London Olympics from talking about their own work, but there are signs that pressure from Building and the industry is forcing the authorities to rethink. Will Hurst reports
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News
McBains Cooper’s Greece gamble ‘could pay off next year’
Chief claims firm’s perseverance is reputational boon
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Comment
New Libya: The impact of Sharia law on construction contracts
What do firms hoping to do business in Libya need to know about Sharia law, which may become to basis of the new constitution?
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News
DECC considers limiting roll-out of Green Deal
Barker trails ‘soft launch’ with ‘controlled growth’
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News
More changes at Laing O'Rourke
A handful of senior managers leave, including managing director of contractor’s investment group
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Comment
Inbox: Burning issues
This week’s hot topics include regulating the biomass energy sector, the problems of public sector procurement and the enduring importance of building control officers
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Features
Special report: Building envelopes
Upgrading a facade not only brings aesthetic benefits, it can help extend the building’s life and improve environmental performance. Here we look at facade systems that can be installed with minimal disturbance and, crucially, do not require a building to be vacated. Andy Pearson reports
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Comment
How the Budget hit building
Construction remains one of Britain’s best hopes for growth, even though George Osborne’s Budget last week failed to provide the industry with many treats, says Simon Rawlinson
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Comment
Dispute boards in the UK
They’re endorsed by the World Bank and pioneered in the US, so why are dispute boards not more widely accepted in the UK?
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Comment
Wonders & blunders with Patricia Moore
Patricia Moore praises the sensitive yet glorious refurbishment of King’s Cross station in London, but shies away from drab, dingy Euston just a few yards down the road
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News
Big housebuilders take lion’s share of stalled projects fund
Small housebuilders blast portion of cash destined for major players
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Comment
Construction Law, by Julian Bailey: A little light reading
New tomes on construction law and Scottish arbitration are well worth picking up - if your back can take it
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Features
Paul Sheffield: ‘You can hear somebody saying, “Well, it was all right when I left …”’
Paul Sheffield could barely have chosen a worse time to become chief executive of a UK construction firm, but two years after taking over at Kier, his growth strategy appears to be paying off. By Allister Hayman
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News
Supreme Court ruling on solar will cost £700m
Government forced to commit extra money to scheme after feed-in tariff appeal turned down
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