All Building articles in 6 March 2009 – Page 3
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NewsGensler unveils China's tallest building at Mipim
Standing 632m tall, the architect's Shanghai Tower will dwarf the neighbouring Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center
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NewsScott Wilson slashes worldwide workforce by 10%
Design firm predicts profits will be broadly in line with expectations as it reveals staff cuts to save £20m
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NewsRevenue soars 38% at Mears as repairs hold strong
Profits also up as maintenance firm benefits from resilience of 'non-discretionary' repairs sector
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NewsRail union warns of safety hazards from delayed works
Whistleblowers identify 200 locations and 1,000 jobs under threat from deferred maintenance work
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NewsCivil Procedure Rules: Dalkia Energy and Technical Services vs Bell Group
Fenwick Elliot discusses a row over terms of a station repair project
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NewsVideo: The house built of water
Eco's new ECO2H2OUSE uses tanks of water in ceiling voids to help achieve thermal mass and Passivhaus standards. Tim Fenn explains
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NewsZaha reaps boom as pre-tax profits increase 400%
Turnover doubles and pre-tax profits hit £5m in year to 30 April 2008
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NewsBuro Happold puts 1,000 UK staff on notice
Engineer starts 90-day consultation on a new round of cost cuts
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Arup to build 30km Hong Kong sea bridge
Consortium wins contract to construct a £7.5bn bridge across the sea to Macau and Chinese city of Zhuhai
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NewsMinister welcomes new green building code
Beckett positive about UK-GBC's proposed framework to improve sustainability of new and existing non-domestic buildings
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NewsUK among top six producers of green goods and services
New report shows UK accounts for 3.5% of global output in sustainability related sectors, with US top at 21%
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine 'paid £26,000' to blacklisting firm
Details emerge of contractor's payments to private detective accused of keeping blacklist
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NewsBovis Homes posts £78m loss after 60% job cuts
Housebuilder writes down £93m and lays off almost 600 workers during 2008
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Video: Brian Mark on using waste heat to cut CO2
Fulcrum Consultant director explains how capturing waste heat will help cut carbon emissions in existing stock
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NewsUnions vow to sue 'blacklist' construction firms
Unite says it will sue on behalf of workers who have appeared on the blacklist held by the Consulting Association
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NewsBlacklist victim: 'I've lost up to six years of work'
Colin Trousdale says someone should be held culpable
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NewsFirms still using blacklist face prosecution
If construction firms continue to use blacklist they could be found guilty of breaching the Data Protection Act
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NewsUcatt calls for ban on worker blacklisting
Union general secretary says Consulting Association's practice was “truly shocking”
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NewsExtracts from workers blacklist published
Information Commissioner's Office plans to prosecute director of data gathering firm for breaching data protection act
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News£4bn academies framework opens to bids
Partnerships for Schools aims to get SMEs more involved in school building with 24-place framework