All Features articles – Page 320
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FeaturesProjects that went pearshaped
Here, in order of horribleness, are six projects that caused grief to all concerned, although they did give Building journalists an awful lot to write about
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FeaturesLondon's latest landmarks
Canary Wharf continued to grow during the 2000s, establishing itself as London’s major business centre
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Industry and state
Mankind’s ancient struggle with red tape reached a climax in 2005 after the draft Code for Sustainable Homes joined consultations on Parts B, L and F of the Building Regulations
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Health and safety
When the annual number of site deaths passed 105 in the first year of the decade, there was a widespread sense that something had to be done
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The Green Surge
When the decade began, sustainability and zero carbon were mostly of interest to eco-enthusiasts
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Good projects
This was the decade of the “iconic” towers, sustainable homes and very big infrastructure schemes
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Three gaffes
Operation HIPS The introduction of home information packs was Labour’s main policy idea to improve the housebuying process and make homes more green
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FeaturesWhat’s the frequency, Kenneth?
Ken Livingstone became London’s first elected mayor in 2000 after being expelled from the Labour party.
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Five feuds
1 Norman Foster vs Ken ShuttleworthNorman Foster took a leaf out of Stalin’s book when he doctored a photograph in a belated attempt to distance himself from former colleague Ken Shuttleworth. The two had fallen out after Ken gave an interview to Building in which he claimed much of the ...
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FeaturesThe disappeared ones
All the world’s a stage, and the people and companies merely players. Here are some of those who made their exit in the noughties
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What we know now that we didn’t know then
SustainabilityBack in 2000, most of us didn’t know our PVs from our elbows, and sustainable design was the preserve of strange men with beards.TwitterWhat did we do before the ability to share our shopping list with the world in 140 characters or less? Or our thoughts on construction topics, of ...
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Timeline of the decade
Here what was happening in the outside world when Building was doing its stuff (spiced up with our favourite quotes of the decade)
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FeaturesThe olympic dream and its cost
The announcement, on 6 July 2005, that London had won the battle to host the 2012 Olympics was met with unbridled joy not just for the millions of bid supporters, but also from a construction industry rubbing its hands together at the prospect of billions pounds worth of work
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FeaturesTime to di(n)e: the Christmas construction cook-off
Dinner parties are a serious business. So when Building invited three of its regular contributors to take part in a festive Come Dine With Me, the question was: would it be a chance for like-minded professionals to chew the fat, or would things turn bloody? Armed only with a fork, ...
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The world after 9/11
September 11th, 2001 changed the face of the world forever, as the terrorist attacks that caused the collapse of the World Trade Centre’s twin towers in New York brought with them a climate of fear and international tension that was to last throughout the decade
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FeaturesThe 10 people who defined the decade
1 Ray O’RourkeNobody has defined contracting over the past decade like Ray O’Rourke. The Irishman exploded onto the scene in 2001 when his concrete firm, O’Rourke & Son, bought Laing Construction from John Laing for £1. The gamble paid off. Ten years later, the company has a turnover of more ...