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  • Jones: Important step forward
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    City Hall to add solar panels to boost green performance

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    DTI gives the Greater London Authority £270,000 grant towards installing photovoltaic panels on curved roof

  • News

    London 2012

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    We bring you all the latest new affecting the construction of the London Olympics

  • Comment

    Reviewing the review

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Michael Latham offers a behind-the-scenes guide to the review of the Construction Act – and ponders whether it will make a real difference to payment terms

  • Building’s new Graduate Advisory Panel
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    The Graduates

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    How do you get young people to join construction? Once they’re in, how do you keep them? Well, we could ask these guys. These 10 professionals from every corner of the industry are Building’s new Graduate Advisory Panel, and they’ll be sharing their views on recruitment, skills and more in ...

  • Comment

    The end of ageism

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Prudent employers will be reviewing their procedures after the government announced a series of measures to tackle age discrimination in the workplace

  • Bovis’ boat 2XL (left) battles against a rival and finishes third in its class
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    On the ocean wave

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    This year’s Little Britain regatta in the Isle of Wight was another roaring success – especially for joint race winners Amey and Languard Investments. And with a Moulin Rouge-themed evening and gala dinner with charity auction, the event certainly wasn’t all about the sailing … Your correspondent was there enjoying ...

  • Features

    The city marches east

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    After 19 years of protracted disputes, the City of London has finally arrived at the historic Spitalfields market, in the form of a sleek Foster and Partners office block. Building assesses the latest addition to this famously varied quarter of east London

  • Spitalfields has lost its gritty wholesale vegetable trade along with half the old market building
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    19 years, 17 architects and a rich Roman lady

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    The story of the Spitalfields development

  • Open mike
    Comment

    Identity crisis

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    The role of the M&E engineer has been changing since Roman times. But in our energy-conscious era, that change is going to happen quicker than ever.

  • Where are the required 88,000 extra people a year going to come from?
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    Where’s our people power?

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Ask anyone in construction what the biggest problem they face is and there is just one answer: the skills shortage. As Britain prepares to host the Olympics in 2012, the industry is facing its toughest test yet, with 150,000 jobs being created, many of which will be in construction.

  • Features

    It’s okay for some

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    The national outlook over the next two years may look flat, but some regions are about to experience a boom – particularly in the East Midlands and Wales, says Experian Business Strategies

  • Features

    Just the job: Ray Upjohn at Chapman Bathurst

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Ray Upjohn has risen from being ‘the worst apprentice draftsman' at Matthew Hall to become managing director at building services consultant Chapman Bathurst

  • Oxfordshire-based water heater and boiler manufacturer Lochinvar has recruited Peter Andrews as area sales manager for London and the South-east.
    Features

    Appointments

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Movers and Shakers

  • Footbridge in Drammen, Norway
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    Icy elegance

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    This is architect Metropolitan Workshop’s entry in an international competition for a footbridge in Drammen, Norway.

  • News

    CABE hits government performance targets

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    CABE has performed well in meeting performance targets set for it by the Department of Culture Media and Sport and the ODPM.

  • News

    The way to Leeds

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    DLG Architects has secured planning permission for this £100m mixed-use scheme in Leeds city centre.

  • Lovelock: More difficult market
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    McCarthy & Stone axes 25 staff

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Retirement homes specialist McCarthy & Stone has made 25 staff redundant this month.

  • News

    Sharewatch

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Last week was one of those strange ones when, despite a swath of poor results, share prices surged, or at least performed well.

  • News

    Callcutt retires after 14 years of leading Crest

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    John Callcutt is to retire as chief executive of Crest Nicholson after 14 years at the helm of the company.

  • hansom
    Comment

    Hansom

    2005-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Our bon vivant is at the annual sailing bash this week, playing air guitar, avoiding drunken Mexicans, laughing at clumsy Irishmen and generally averting his eyes …