All Building articles in 31 January 2014 – Page 4
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English Heritage in fresh attack on £120m Southbank revamp
Conservation body raises multiple concerns about revised planning application and refuses to withdraw opposition
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Heatherwick bridge backers consult Prince Charles
Backer Joanna Lumley says: ‘He longed to know more’
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Comment
The onward march of technology
BIM is transforming the way we build and the way we share and control information. Its progress is irresistible and anyone wanting to win work should embrace it
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Features
Tracker: December 2013
Activity fell across the board, reaching its lowest level for a year, with residential in particular dipping to 49, the lowest value for nine months. Experian Economics reports
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Comment
Who’s responsible for making the Green Deal work?
The government should have realised long ago that small firms were best placed to deliver its flagship scheme
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Features
How to make an airport fly
Boris Johnson’s plan to build an airport from scratch in the Thames Estuary may be no nearer to securing government backing, but it refuses to go away. We look at similar projects from around the world to try to work out if the idea has wings
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Mersey Gateway seeks 'hundreds' of workers
Consortium Merseylink launches major recruitment drive for £600m project due to start construction this spring
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Project team named for new Eastenders set
Firms appointed to build exteriors for Albert Square set to reflect a ‘greater sense of the modern east end of London’
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Three councils hire architects to improve Crossrail designs
Three London councils hire own architects after Crossrail refuses to use design review on 27 surface stations
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MP accuses McAlpines of playing key role in Shrewsbury 24 'witch hunt'
Debate in parliament sees Sir Robert McAlpine accused of involvement in a “witch hunt” around 1972 building workers strike
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Three firms win roles on £1.5bn Heathrow programme
Exclusive: Three consultants appointed to key roles on airport’s £1.5bn investment programme over next five years
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Features
Better all the time
Last week Barbour ABI launched the second of its monthly Economic Construction Market Reviews. Here are highlights, including sector and regional statistics, with a focus on the commercial and retail sector
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Comment
BIM: Quit talking, what we need is action!
I believe we remain no closer to achieving our 2016 BIM goals than we were in 2012
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Comment
The decline and fall of architecture
The first of three blogs on the role of architecture in the modern econony examines the causes of the profession’s fall from grace
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News
Industry casts doubt on Barker's Green Deal claims
Industry leaders question energy minister’s claim that 81% of people taking a Green Deal assessment carry out retrofit work
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Features
Green Deal: One year on
The Green Deal is one year old this week but the celebrations are, to put it mildly, subdued. We look back on a year of disappointments for the energy efficiency retrofit market
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Comment
Construction 2025: Looking for a roadmap
Construction 2025 reminds us of the direction of travel but what’s needed now is a clear plan on how the industry can get to where it needs to be
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Comment
Opportunity continues to beckon in Russia
Russia provides a long-term opportunity for UK construction, despite the market’s drawbacks
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Comment
What can Boris Johnson learn from NYC's outgoing mayor?
The Big Apple’s architecture, infrastructure and public realm have been transformed by Michael Bloomberg