All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1327
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HVCA backs plan to assess firms
HVCA firms have declared their support for the introduction of enhanced membership criteria.
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Arrideo to be best practice club
Arrideo, the proposed construction portal backed by contractors Laing, Bovis Lend Lease, Skanska, Amec and Balfour Beatty, is to become a best practice club for the five companies.
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Hazardous areas cause explosive debate
Changes to the forthcoming ATEX Directive, due to come into force in 2003, could see a transfer of the onus of compliance from manufacturer to end user.
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Wireless age
Are WAP phones and personal organisers just expensive toys, or can they help you do business? Jenny Hampton investigates the software that says they can
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CIB says change the Act
The Construction Industry Board has called for an end to bespoke adjudication processes in its review of the Construction Act.
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ABB to restructure
ABB is to restructure its business around customer groups in an aggressive strategy to deliver more value and generate better top line and bottom line performance.
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The Construction of Buildings Volume 1, Seventh Edition
The Construction of Buildings Volume 1, Seventh EditionR BarryConstruction Books Direct£15.99 plus postage and packingAvailable from: Construction Books Direct (01344 630 810)Stock Number: 1140In comparison to past attempts by Barry, particularly in the 1960s, to produce textbooks for the industry, this seventh edition is well written and illustrated.The author demonstrates ...
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Target practice
What progress is Greenwich Millennium Village making towards the 10 environmental and efficiency targets it set itself? Josephine Smit finds out in the first of several visits to the project which will feature in the Built Environment 2001 conference and exhibition in London in October.
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Roger Milne
Delivery of speedy and fair planning decisions is very much in the spotlight this month. Significantly, a number of local authorities have yet to deposit area-wide plans and the House of Lords is looking at the system's impact on human rights.
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up front, up market, up sales
A bit of glass and putting aside some space might cost but developers are now proving that it can open doors in terms of customer appeal.
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Industry pays for planning failure
Homebuilders face increasing delays as committees reject officials' advice and go against PPG3 guidelines.
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David Curry MP
Do homebuilders need to start worrying about soon having to deal with a whole new tier of government? The answer, if the spin coming out of the Treasury is to be believed, could just be yes.
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Parish counsel
It may be new parochialism but does it really hand over power to communities? Nigel Moor monitors local planning issues and ponders democracy in action.
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Softer centres
Forget about garage grunge, switched-on homebuilders are turning to the retail experience to sell developments. Alex Smith tours the new temples to homebuying.
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CDA plugs need for more sockets
New homes are failing to keep pace with high-tech lifestyles as more than half of buyers report that their homes do not have enough electrical sockets.
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Mergers threaten off-site building
The future of housing associations' initiatives to increase build efficiency in partnership with private housebuilders may face uncertainty as a result of consolidation within the private sector.
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Sound biter
Take a chunk out of external noise pollution by installing triple glazing and benefit from improved insulation. The Swedes already do.
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The big issue
In the space of a month the identity of the top ten housebuilders is changing with the proposed alliance of Taywood/Bryant and Beazer/Persimmon. Now talk of more mergers and industry consolidation abounds but, Josephine Smit asks, is big really as beautiful as it is made out to be?
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Chris Bazlinton
The final members of the Housing Corporation's reorganised top team have been announced: now new boss Norman Perry looks for changes in the way housing associations operate.
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St James adds concierge for Kew
Residents at St James Homes' new Kew Riverside development in west London will able to summon a tailor, arrange a manicure and order groceries through their concierge service.