All Building articles in 31 January 2014 – Page 2
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Northampton university's £330m campus wins approval
Waterside campus scheme by firms including Turner Townsend and CH2M Hill awarded outline planning consent
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New Mivan owner targets £30m revenue within 18 months
MJM Group owner Brian McConville says firm could not take on Mivan’s workforce as this was not an option offered by the administrator
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Comment
Energy-efficient homes: Not just a 'nice to have'
In a nation struggling with its domestic energy bills, it is up to developers to design homes that save the residents money
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Comment
Living Building Challenge: Sustainability for the people
With its human-centric approach, the LBC has the potential to be a ‘next generation’ sustainability metric
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No deal in blacklisting compensation talks
Blacklist Support Group says offer from Construction Workers Compensation Scheme “underwhelming”
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Countryside to merge with luxury homes developer
Parent company Oaktree buys Millgate Developments as part of expansion drive
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Heatherwick slams 'vacuous' Mount Pleasant scheme
Designer describes scheme as “empty, cynical and vacuous” and calls for design to be scrapped
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Construction recovery 'remains on track'
Latest Markit/CIPS survey records ninth consecutive month of increasing activity with firms enjoying a rise in demand in the new year
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Four win spot on £2bn rail programme
Network Rail has appointed four firms to a £2bn programme to electrify more than two thousand miles of railways over the next seven years
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VolkerFitzpatrick suffers setback in £141m warehouse dispute
Judge bars contractor from using adjudication to recover costs amid wider £141m legal dispute
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Competition launched for £200m Maidenhead scheme
Architects sought for a £200m mixed-use development for a prominent site in Maidenhead town centre.
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St Modwen boss hits out at 'land hoarding' claims
Chief executive hits back at politicians who say developers are sitting on large land banks
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Grimshaw wins Irish racecourse job
Architect appointed to design new grandstand and masterplan at Curragh Racecourse
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Specialists say late payment still 'killer' issue
Specialist contractors increasingly optimistic about state of market but 76% say late payment remains an issue
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Funding deal struck for £85m Abbey Wood scheme
Finance to enable the first phase of Development Securities’ mixed-use development next to the Abbey Wood crossrail station to go ahead
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Green light for £150m Leicester Square hotel scheme
Architect Woods Bagot wins planning permission for controversial scheme despite outcry over loss of heritage
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Comment
New year, new thinking
We need more of the initiative and drive behind proposals such as London’s Garden Bridge
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Features
Brussels delivers blow to £16bn Hinkley nuclear project
European Commission’s initial report questions whether deal between EDF and government addresses genuine market failure
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Real Madrid unveils design for £330m stadium revamp
German architect GMP beats off competition from Foster + Partners, Populous and Herzog de Meuron to win design contest