All Building articles in 5 December 2008 – Page 5
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NewsCountryside reveals plans for 1,000 homes in Sussex
Housebuilder's plans include primary school, pub, business space and allotments
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FeaturesReady for take-off? Heathrow expansion
Fasten your safety belts: the government is about to give the go-head for the £13bn expansion of Heathrow airport. Good news for the construction industry, of course, but, as Dan Stewart reports, the backers of the alternative options are not finished yet
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NewsGovernment publishes bill crucial to Crossrail funding
If passed, legislation will help councils boost jobs, infrastructure and local development, says communities department
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NewsMcBains Cooper makes two senior appointments
Consultant appoints director and associate director for its new Leeds office
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NewsInterserve wins £500m Defra contract
Fifteen-year deal covers 186 properties and could 'signficantly exceed' initial contract price
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NewsDecision on Heathrow's third runway delayed until January
Transport secretary says government needs more time to look at results of consultation
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NewsBerkeley house sales slump 60%
Group posts pre-tax profit of £79.8m despite worsening conditions since collapse of Lehman Brothers
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CommentTell it to me straight
When did clients become scared of saying what they want? Tarek Merlin is getting a little tired of prevarication, procrastination – and endless competitions
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Queen’s Speech
A bill to improve payment practice and adjudications in the industry was announced in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday.
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CommentNot quite a pick-me-up
The pre-Budget report should have been the equivalent of a cask-strength Macallan, but it was more like a bucket of cold water – and we’re still heading for a hangover
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Once, twice, three times a winner
Building was a triple award-winner at the 149th International Building Press Awards, held last week in Mayfair, London.
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CommentOkay, we've stopped
In your piece about Philip Turner’s digital life (7 November, page 110) you printed a picture of Talking Heads’ Remain in Light, whereas he referred to Stop Making Sense.
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FeaturesThe new masters: Women at the top
Next year, for the first time, five of the biggest industry bodies will have a woman at the helm. So, how did they get to where they are and how do they see the future for women in construction? They each picked a rising star in their sector to tell ...
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Jarvis stops takeover talks
Jarvis has ended takeover talks with several interested parties because of the market downturn.
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NewsHigh riser
John Laing has finally signed a deal with Croydon council to set up a £450m regeneration company to redevelop four large sites in the borough over 25 years
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NewsShanghai hits the heights
Construction work has started on what will eventually be the tallest building in China and the second tallest in the world.
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NewsHalcrow could open Iraq office next year
Halcrow could return to Baghdad as early as next year to help meet its ambitious growth plans over the next decade
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Government snubs PfS
The government has snubbed the body in charge of its £45bn secondary school building programme by declining to give it responsibility for a new £7bn package for primary schools.
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NewsFOA walks off Madrid project
Foreign Office Architects has walked off its Institute of Legal Medicine project in Madrid, claiming that conflicts arose “from the expectation of meeting a certain level of quality architecture without being granted the necessary resources”.