All Building articles in 7 June 2013 – Page 4
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Welcome to reality
More direction from government is needed in order for the Construction Strategy to have any impact
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Hansom: Name that tune
There’s a live performance from the Town and Country Planning Association, a former QS faculty chair at RICS makes a comeback (in Coventry), and is the government still on-song with its Part L plans?
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Eco policy: No sense of direction
Building’s latest White Paper suggests that public and private sector clients are as frustrated as the rest of the industry with government eco policy
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Knowing who you're in contract with
Problems with a retaining wall led to a dispute for damages. But who had the engineer signed a contract with - a business or an individual?
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MAC clauses: Phantom menace
Material Adverse Change clauses are often included in commercial contracts but rarely enforced. Developers need to be aware of what can happen when they are, as a recent case has shown
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Cavity wall industry needs incentives
Having little work to win could jeapodise the future of a trained workforce
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Reader competition: Spot the building
Identify the six construction projects in this photo montage and you could win £25 of vouchers
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Act now to avoid energy crisis
We are losing time to put the necesary infrastructure in place to ensure stable energy provision for the UK
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Mace sets sights on £2bn global turnover by 2020
Exclusive: Firm breaks through £1bn-turnover barrier and eyes overseas construction work in push for continued growth
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Shard’s luxury hotel hit by fit-out delays
Exclusive: Opening of Shangri-La’s first UK hotel pushed back by six months, after delays to £40m fit-out
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Wonders & blunders with Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson compares two UK schools - one that captures the worst of the brutalist movement in post-war Britain, the other, a blueprint for the future
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Six of the best Serpentine Pavilions
Giant sphere or wafer thin canopy? Vote for your favourite past pavilion from our shortlist …
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Artelia eyes further UK acquisition targets
French consultant announces plans to expand a year after taking over Appleyards
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The tracker: April 2013
Construction activity increased in April as did orders, employment and tender prices. However, Experian Economics reports that financial constraints remain a drag on growth
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International Salary Survey 2013
Many UK professionals are looking abroad to sell their skills. Building consults Hays’ International Salary Survey 2013 to pick out promising destinations
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Pay deal agreed for Hinkley project workers
Workers on the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project will be guaranteed pay of £13 an hour
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Farrell seeks input on architecture review
Architecture review to examine case for government role in promoting design quality
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Captains of industry
This year construction is higher up the political agenda than ever, with calls for fresh investment. The government has responded and is shortly expected to unveil its Industrial Strategy for Construction