All articles by Kate Allen – Page 3
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FeaturesThe guv'nors
In three years, Sir Stuart Lipton and Jon Rouse turned CABE from an idea into a key British institution. Now that it's on the brink of another massive expansion, we find out where they're taking it now
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FeaturesThe Status Seeker
RICS president Peter Fall wants the institution to have a global profile and he expects its members to fork out for it. The only problem is, some of them are beginning to wonder just what the point of RICS is …
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An 80s revival
You remember the 1980s: big hair, De Lorean cars, awful music and the free-fire enterprise zones that gave us London Docklands. Now Labour is going to bring back at least one of the above, with its idea for creating areas where the usual planning process is suspended. But will they ...
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FeaturesOur trends in the North
Huddersfield may not be the first place to come to mind when you think of loft apartments. But a live–work scheme for artists opened by Places for People is proving that studio-style spaces can work in Yorkshire as well as Manhattan
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FeaturesShifting London a little to the east
Ken Livingstone's mission is to preside over the biggest expansion of the capital since Victoria and Cubitt. To do that he has to get CrossRail built, and preferably though Royal Docks. We tracked him down at MIPIM and got a dramatic progress report …
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FeaturesMan of manners
David Hardy is a community-spirited man – chair of his parish hall, school governor and a fan of village life. Now he's trying to introduce a bit more neighbourliness into construction. We meet the manager of the Considerate Constructors Scheme.
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FeaturesPhysically challenged
Regulatory changes aimed at giving disabled people full access to public buildings are creating big business for contractors. But with few guidelines to help, how do firms know what to do? Cue the rise of the latest construction professional – the access consultant.
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Counting the cash, counting the cost
The astonishing Laing O'Rourke pay deal at Heathrow's Terminal 5 has created an intoxicating mixture of glee, fear, envy and greed inside and outside the industry. We sort out winners from losers, and considers what it means for the future of construction.
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FeaturesThe future’s bright …
… with people like these in the industry. We profile the five early starters who’ve made the shortlist for Building’s first-ever young achievers award, sponsored by the Construction Industry Training Board.
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FeaturesGeorge Brumwell
The UCATT general secretary has driven through a landmark pay deal in which Terminal 5 workers will earn more than company directors. Now he tells us why it will be his swansong.
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FeaturesJam and bread
With the registration date for London's congestion charge just two weeks away, construction firms appear to be blissfully ignorant of how much it could cost them. We find that confusion and belated indignation are the typical reaction
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News
Congestion charge to cost typical London site £50,000
Construction projects in central London to be hit after industry fails to lobby for concessions.
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Skilled workers at Heathrow Terminal 5 to earn £55,000
Laing O'Rourke and construction unions reach pay agreement as BAA reveals plans to employ refugees on T5.
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NewsIndustry misses chance to avoid congestion charge
City chiefs shocked by lack of lobbying to win concessions, and Peter Rogers warns of anger and confusion.
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