More Focus – Page 580
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PIMS number one
Schal's paperless project information management system has been such a hit at the Royal Opera House that the whole project team is now on-line.
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Your planning queries answered
Baffled by planning rules? Building's planning agony uncle can guide you through the local authority labyrinth. His two-monthly slot starts with some fictional questions. Next time, he'll answer yours.
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Just the job
The Harris brothers tell Elaine Knutt about their contract advisory business and the pleasures of working with your identical twin.
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Appointments
Contractors Jeremy Eavis and Neil Franklin have been promoted to construction directors in HBG Construction's southern region. Paul Goodall has been made surveying director in the region. Clugston Construction has promoted Tim March to regional director in the northern region; Keith Bevan, Rod Fry, Martin Kellerman ...
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Held to ransom
As millennium deadlines approach, workers on high-profile schemes are demanding better pay and getting it, but are they really blackmailing bosses? And how can contractors ensure that they beat the clock?
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Local leagues
Which firms ended 1998 on top? Building's quarterly regional update on contractors' workloads gives the full picture.
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Circus troupe
It made its name fitting out stylish loft apartments. Now, explains partner Duncan Chapman, nine-strong practice Circus Architects is changing its act to portable buildings.
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Biting back
The trend by cost-conscious clients to bundle contracts into giant deals is squeezing out the small contractor. But now local firms are joining forces to stand their ground.
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Roof with a view
Minimalist Manhattan-style loft apartments are an imposing addition to the South Bank skyline. What lifestyle statement are they trying to make? And how does a 15-storey mango-yellow tower deliver it?
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Part L: how tough will it be?
The DETR is consulting on proposals to radically upgrade the energy efficiency of every building in the UK. What will the effects be of the Building Regulations' new Part L?
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The greatest story ever told
When London Underground challenged an engineering consultant's claim for extra fees, it wrote another chapter in the epic tale of the Jubilee Line Extension with itself as the villain.
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A tale to warm the heart
Anyone would be forgiven for thinking that trouble-free projects are the stuff of fairytales. But there are some jobs that do come in at less than expected, run by honest builders that don't try to rip you off.
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D&B: a beginner's guide
An occasional series explaining procurement methods kicks off with the pleasures and pitfalls of design-and-build contracts.
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Be thankful l don't take it all…
The self-assessment system for corporation tax that came into force last July is going to increase the amount that companies pay in 1999/2000 by 63%.
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Problems, problems
IT troubleshooting at Bucknall Austin used to be run on a chaotic first-come, first-served basis. A new helpdesk and priority system for calls has smoothed out the system.
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International costings
Cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald's latest set of international costings compare worldwide variations in building costs, materials prices, labour rates and inflation.
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Culture clash
In the second of a two-part focus on company style, the Institute of Personnel and Development's Angela Baron says merging firms ignore culture at their peril.
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Appointments
Contractors Plymouth-based Hill & Lang has appointed Mark Stapleton minor works manager in its small works department. Tom MacQuillan has been promoted to head of corporate communications at Taylor Woodrow. EBC Construction has appointed David Matthews senior quantity surveyor. Housebuilder ...
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Culture counts
In the first of a two-part series, the Institute of Personnel and Development's Angela Baron tells Nancy Cavill about the effects of company cultures.
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Why the new parliamentary building is costing £1.2m for each MP
Portcullis House is a building with a unique function on a uniquely difficult, uniquely expensive site you'd expect it to come in a little over the odds. But Building has obtained a full cost breakdown that tells a tale of exorbitant specifications and horrendous professional fees.