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  • Northern Edge’s design for the Design for Manufacture competition
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    Bring it on

    2005-10-19T14:06:00Z

    Okay, we can all stop worrying about whether off-site techniques will ever be taken seriously as a construction method, or whether anybody outside housebuilding has even heard of it... The real question now is whether the industry is ready to take advantage of all those off-site opportunities – the Olympics, ...

  • Spinnaker tower
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    One final delay for Spinnaker Tower ...

    2005-10-18T16:25:00Z

    Five years late and £11m over budget, the Portsmouth landmark finally opens - despite the council's project manager getting stuck in the panoramic lift ...

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    Cost of RIBA registration to increase

    2005-10-18T14:08:00Z

    Architects body to introduce new method of accreditation, with tougher entry requirements and an undisclosed rise in fees.

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    Amec wins first major nuclear contract

    2005-10-18T10:31:00Z

    Amec will manage the restart of two Canadian nuclear reactors in £245m contract.

  • Bellway Homes
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    Bellway posts record turnover

    2005-10-18T09:36:00Z

    Housebuilder's turnover reaches £1.18bn in the year to July 0150 up 7.8% on last year.

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    Allenbuild wins £7.8m water park contract

    2005-10-18T08:58:00Z

    Aqua Park designed by GLR architects will be built in Southport.

  • John Kinsley
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    Aedas opens new office in Scotland

    2005-10-18T10:49:00Z

    New Edinburgh office to be headed by former RMJM architect John Kinsley.

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    Westbury selected for Shropshire regeneration scheme

    2005-10-18T09:47:00Z

    English Partnerships choses Westbury as its preferred developer on 6.82 ha housing renewal scheme in Telford.

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    M25 set for £5bn widening deal

    2005-10-17T14:46:00Z

    International contractors line up for deal to extend 100 km of motorway to four lanes. Plus all the other news from the weekend papers.

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    £4m regeneration boost for Falkirk

    2005-10-17T14:28:00Z

    Forth Valley plans for mixed-use development on 35-acre industrial site bought from aluminium company Novelis.

  • Holyrood
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    Scottish Parliament wins Stirling Prize

    2005-10-17T09:29:00Z

    Controversial design by Enric Miralles wins despite £390m overspend on budget.

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    Marriott wins £11.2m Luton contract

    2005-10-17T09:19:00Z

    Kier subsidiary awarded contract to build innovation centre in Bedfordshire.

  • The warehouse has walls made with hemp blocks finished externally with fine render and a green roof. The hemp is such a good insulator the building wont need any plant to prevent cool beer stored inside warming up.
    Features

    Products

    2005-10-17T18:13:00Z

    This week’s structural special has all the latest innovations, from how to build a beer warehouse out of hemp to how to put up a concrete bungalow in two days. Plus, more news from the manufacturers

  • Features

    Costs: Structural steel

    2005-10-17T18:11:00Z

    If structural steel is your frame of choice, you need to think about fire protection. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans runs through the various options and what each one will cost

  • Features

    Checklist

    2005-10-17T18:08:00Z

    A good working relationship between specifier and structural engineer is vital to the success of a project. Here Barbour Index and Scott Brownrigg explain how to achieve it

  • Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox's visualisation of Kuwait Business city
    Features

    Structures

    2005-10-17T18:04:00Z

    Our structural special kicks off by examining the new thinking on tall buildings in the post-9/11 world, before offering tips on fine-tuning dealings with structural engineers and how to gauge costs of fire-protecting steel frames

  • Startford City
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    Bovis up for rival Multiplex’s £4bn Stratford City scheme

    2005-10-14T08:42:00Z

    Bovis Lend Lease shortlisted to programme manage Stratford City, despite rivalry with one of its developers.

  • Woodberry Down: A straight fight between two major developers
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    Berkeley and Crest Nicholson vie for £850m estate revamp

    2005-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Hackney council to make final decision next month over who will regenerate Woodberry Down estate

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    Jarvis strives to keep bosses with 200% bonus offer

    2005-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Company asks shareholders to approve plan to retain senior managers with target-related share options

  • Comment

    Out of time

    2005-10-14T00:00:00Z

    This was a reclaiming motion from a decision of Lord Eassie of 14 April 2004. The pursuer was seeking to enforce an adjudicator’s decision. The enforcement was defended on the grounds that the adjudicator’s decision was “ultra vires” and should be set aside.A referral notice was given to the adjudicator ...