All articles by Alex Smith
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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?
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NewsGreen light for £78m Bodleian library revamp
Wilkinson Eyre designs will open up Giles Gilbert Scott’s ’book fortress’ to the public
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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
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NewsTories surge in last Building poll before voting
Online vote sees the Conservatives build an 8% lead over the Lib-Dems
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NewsCRH struggles to recover from bleak mid-winter
Building materials sales fell 23.5% in the first two months of the year
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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
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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
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NewsCommercial Estates Group reveals ambitious Leeds plans
Kirkstall Forge will feature 300,000 sq ft of offices plus housing designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley
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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.
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NewsOrders have fallen £17bn since 2007
ONS figures reveal largest drop took place in commercial and private housing sectors
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins FM work for QinetiQ
Seven-year contract with technology company will be worth at least £15m a year
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins £100m Greenwich schools jobs
Construction group also reveals £91m of contract wins on North Lanarkshire schools PPP
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NewsConstruction output grew 1.9% in third quarter
But upward revision of 3% is not enough to pull UK out of recession
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NewsHouse prices predicted to rise 1-2% in 2010
Shortfall in housing supply will push up prices despite wider economic pressures