All Building articles in 6 March 2009 – Page 6
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Cannes-do spirit
More than 60 cyclists left Calais at 6am this morning on the second leg of the 1,500km Cycle to Cannes charity ride
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CBIs call on planning
The CBI has urged the government to extend planning permissions that will expire on developments that have been postponed owing to the recession
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Features
The race to build Britain's nuclear reactors
Japanese-owned nuclear giant Westinghouse is in a race with France’s Areva for the UK’s £20bn nuclear reactor market. And it looks like it’s falling behind. We asked the man spearheading the bid if he was worried...
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Fair enough?: Breaching natural justice
The case of Dorchester vs Vivid raised the familiar question of when an adjudication breaches natural justice. Here’s what the judge had to say…
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Building buys a pancake... for Pringle Brandon
It’s Shrove Tuesday, and Pringle Brandon has suggested we meet in town for pancakes. Now London is not overstocked with pancake houses, and the one we choose comes with a long queue of gourmands outside. Luckily PB had the foresight to book a table
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WSP boss predicts painful recovery for 'car crash' Dubai
WSP’s chief executive has described the construction market in Dubai as a “car crash”
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Unite boss 'using' foreign worker row
Union officials are accusing Unite leader Derek Simpson of using the foreign labour disputes to win votes for his re-election
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So, Mr Bond...
This week, I’ve been unmasking a phoney company chairman, burning documents after reading and planning my escape route to the south of France. Whoever said construction wasn’t thrilling?
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Losing bidder may sue NHS trust for 'unfair selection'
Safety consultant demands explanation from public body that rejected its tender for a higher bid
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Features
Roll over Beethoven!
This music theatre in Graz starts off in classical style, but inside it’s doing the twist
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Government rule changes baffle EPC firms
The government has confused the sustainability industry by issuing – then seemingly retracting – guidance that would alter the way energy performance certification is carried out
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Features
Don't sweat it: Arup's National Physical Laboratory
Building a laboratory where temperatures are controlled to the nearest 0.1ºC is scary enough. But when you have the added possibility of radiation leaks and you know the job finished off the last firm to try it, well, you could forgive Arup for being ‘a bit nervous’
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Mea culpa: Disputes from the architect's point of view
The tale an architect wants a building to tell can turn into a shaggy dog story if the builders doesn’t want to tell it as well... and if they aren’t distracted by people like me
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Jan and me: Amanda Levete on Jan Kaplicky
Jan Kaplicky, who died in January, was a visionary architect whose creativity drove him to test the bounds of the possible, says his former wife and design partner
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Buyers on two more Bellway estates plan legal action
Residents claim value of homes has fallen up to £30,000 after units were sold for social housing
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No to Construction Act reforms
The amendments were designed to give specialists greater assurances that main contractors could pay them before they accepted work.
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Carillion relieved after Dubai raises £7bn bailout bond
Successful raising of $10bn through bond issue has lifted the mood in Dubai, says McDonough
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Persimmon: No rights issue despite 42% fall in turnover
The chief executive of Persimmon has said the housebuilder would only consider a rights issue to buy land or other businesses
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WYG seeks £30m-plus to avoid bank breach
Consultant engineer White Young Green is planning to tap investors for more than £30m to shore up its balance sheet