Alex Smith
FeaturesThe Regs Files: Streamlining Parts K, M and N
The proposed streamlining of Parts K and M, and the end of N, have been broadly welcomed by the industry. But would more simplification serve to clarify or confuse?
NewsGreen light for £78m Bodleian library revamp
Wilkinson Eyre designs will open up Giles Gilbert Scott’s ’book fortress’ to the public
NewsArchitects to take on developers in festival cycle sprint
London Festival of Architecture kicks off with a five-lap race around London’s Smithfield’s market
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Lib Dems and Tories split on nuclear power
Lib Dems opposed to expansion in nuclear power but Tories agree there will be no public subsidies
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Chris Huhne appointed energy and climate change secretary
The appointment will be one of five cabinet posts for Liberal Democrats in David Cameron's government
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Michel Roux opens at RICS: what should be on the menu?
Michel Roux Jr has opened a restaurant at RICS HQ on Parliament Square
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Tories propose Lib-Dem coalition and swift cuts
David Cameron attempts to woo Liberals by promising discussions on electoral reform
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Election uncertainty will stall housing market
Jones Lang LaSalle says lack of clarity on Hips, public sector cuts and planning will put brake on housing recovery
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Construction ministers Healey and Lucas retain Labour seats
Tory shadow construction and housing ministers win easily in Tory heartland
NewsTories surge in last Building poll before voting
Online vote sees the Conservatives build an 8% lead over the Lib-Dems
NewsCRH struggles to recover from bleak mid-winter
Building materials sales fell 23.5% in the first two months of the year
NewsHow construction can make cycling safer
Following the tragic death of architect Rebecca Goosen, who was killed in a collision with a 32-tonne cement mixer last year, Building's web editor joined a cement mixer driver on a trip through central London to try and understand why HGVs are involved in 39% of all cycling fatalities
FeaturesBuilding buys a pint … for CB Richard Ellis
“Your shoes look like pork pies.” Charles Ingram-Evans was pointing at my Clarks loafers. Apparently they contravened the “never wear brown in town” City dress code, which also applies to the property industry
NewsCommercial Estates Group reveals ambitious Leeds plans
Kirkstall Forge will feature 300,000 sq ft of offices plus housing designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley
NewsMore than 160,000 construction jobs cut in 2009
Construction job losses declined by 10% in fourth quarter but sector still accounts for one fifth of UK redundancies.
NewsOrders have fallen £17bn since 2007
ONS figures reveal largest drop took place in commercial and private housing sectors
NewsBalfour Beatty wins FM work for QinetiQ
Seven-year contract with technology company will be worth at least £15m a year
NewsBalfour Beatty wins £100m Greenwich schools jobs
Construction group also reveals £91m of contract wins on North Lanarkshire schools PPP
NewsConstruction output grew 1.9% in third quarter
But upward revision of 3% is not enough to pull UK out of recession
NewsHouse prices predicted to rise 1-2% in 2010
Shortfall in housing supply will push up prices despite wider economic pressures