All Building articles in 5 September 2014 – Page 3
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Unite wins planning for £42m Portsmouth student scheme
Developer Unite has won planning approval for a £42m student accommodation scheme in the centre of Portsmouth
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Independence vote could scupper £350m Glasgow scheme
Uncertainty over Scottish independence could see backers scrap BDP-designed expansion of Buchanan Galleries
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Atkins buys US nuclear firm
Engineer sets sights on expansion in the nuclear power market as it acquires American consultant Nuclear Safety Associated
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Businesses call for major housing push
The CBI calls for massive new housebuilding drive, including ten new towns and more building on the green belt
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WSP plots further acquisitions
Following £820m purchase of Parsons Brinckerhoff WSP boss says the company is still looking at further M A opportunities
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Labour demands government 'explanation' for Mark Group cuts
Opposition party slams government policies as insulation installer makes up to 670 staff redundant
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Arcadis ups offer for Hyder again
Dutch consultant now values the British engineer at £296m as it secures a 28% share in the firm
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Government hits out at Wolfson prize-winner
Housing minister says Urbed proposal echoes Labour’s “eco-towns” programme
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Delays hit Miller’s Bangor theatre job
Opening show at £40m Welsh theatre postponed until the new year
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Little Britain blog: Alive and well
After testing economic times the annual construciton industry regatta is back
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Features
Time to go back to school?
When it comes to school building work, the construction industry has been tasked with doing ‘more for less’, but as the economy picks up is it time for a rethink?
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Sketch of the week: Tamil Nadu
This week’s #buildingdoodle art work is by Meredith Bowles, director at Mole architects.
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Interview: Mairi Johnson
While at the EFA, Mairi Johnson was obliged to espouse a design-averse school building programme she didn’t much care for. Now at Aecom, she is fulfilling her ambitions
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Hansom: Prepare for landing
Modelling gets physical (again), the CBI could go either way on airports, Atkins finds a new purpose for aviation technology, Fred Flintstone does a runner - and Isambard Kingdom Brunel quits smoking
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Infographic: Growth in need for school places
Projected UK population growth, following inward migration and rising fertility, will have a huge impact on the need for school places, with an overall increase of 12% in the school-age population expected between 2012 and 2024. But the data shows the impact will vary widely between English regions.
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Davey: Energy efficiency should be infrastructure priority
Second senior government figure to show support for making schemes part of UK’s infrastructure programme
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School building: Could do better
The EFA is facing a huge task – but it must think about the legacy it will leave for future generations
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Better understanding BIM
The RICS chief executive writes on Frank McLeod’s most recent BIM blog
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Let’s talk about it
A High Court decision says parties to a dispute may be obliged to first to enter into friendly discussions
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Rider Levett Bucknall wins work on £70m Uxbridge office scheme
Consultant Rider Levett Bucknall appointed as project manager and cost consultant to £70m commercial scheme in Uxbridge