All Editorial articles – Page 5
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NewsGod’s work
Architect Paul Davis + Partners and contractor Wallis have completed the restoration of St George’s, a grade II-listed church in north London.
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CommentHansom: Leaping lizards
There’s much hurling this week as industry leaders chuck themselves off buildings, press officers throw themselves into their work and Ann Widdecombe launches herself into the highland fling
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How much wood?
I found the words in Building’s leader (27 August, page 3) and the article on timber frame fire risk (page 9) incredible
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Maglev's inflexible
The only problem with maglev (and the reason it is not being adopted widely, even in China) is its inflexibility and inability to handle the passenger flows moving between cities (3 September, page 38).
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Infrastructure warning
John Cridland, the CBI’s deputy director-general, has warned the government that it will repeat the mistakes of the past if it neglects infrastructure investment in its Comprehensive Spending Review
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CommentLess really is less
To retrofit a building for energy efficiency, it’s no good tinkering with insulation or installing a heat pump. Only whole-structure solutions will change our future
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NewsQatar launches £28bn rail mega project
Scheme includes high speed link between Doha and Bahrain
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NewsFire on £7bn Bechtel airport site in Qatar
Blaze at Doha’s new airport project destroys three buildings, injures three firefighters
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Architects' charity ready to enter Pakistan
Article 25 calls for rebuilding work to be considered now
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CommentWonders & blunders with Jonathan Foyle
Jonathan Foyle adores the back-of-an-envelope creativity that led to Lincoln cathedral, but is worried about the people who move to the nascent city at Salford Quays
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CommentInternational schools market: If you build it, they will buy it
If you want to carry on building schools for the future, develop a cheaper product that you can sell to poorer countries that are desperate for decent classrooms
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Count the costs
I read with interest the article by Mr Justice Akenhead (3 September, page 47)
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Don't look up
Rebecca Shorter is a member of the construction team at solicitor Cripps Harries Hall, who are “all big fans” of Building’s health and safety blunders.
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Turning the heat on fire report
In your article “Insurers call for urgent probe into timber-frame fire risk” (27 August, page 9) you state that the UK Timber Frame Association dismissed the findings of the government’s report on fire safety
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CommentHansom: Move over Sherlock
Building’s supersleuth uncovers the truth behind celebrity interviews, appeals for help in identifying a missing person, tails the RICS/QS row and meets a double murderer
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The worst-laid plans
Your excellent Brickonomics blog entry (23 February, building.co.uk) highlights the sheer naivity of those putting forward this New Utopia planning system.
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CommentThe silent QSs
Are Building readers aware of the implications of the takeover of Davis Langdon by Aecom?
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News£1m Stirling
The RIBA has announced the 25 schemes shortlisted for its 2010 Special Awards, which are given for excellence in conservation, school design, public spaces and projects under £1m
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Carillion ups profit by 17%
Carillion increased pre-tax profit by 17% to £59m in the six months to 30 June and said it was hopeful government outsourcing work would help boost its numbers in future.