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    Eden on the South Bank

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Studio E Architects has released images of a radical plan for the transformation of the Greater London Council Island site just south of Westminster Bridge, London.

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    Sir Martin Laing: ‘We always wanted to sell’

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The board of Laing had considered selling its construction division for at least five years prior to its sale for £1 in 2001 to Ray O’Rourke.

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    NAO reveals PFI bonanza

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The firms behind one of the first hospitals in Britain to be built and operated using private money have more than trebled their investment in six years.

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    Confidential disaster warning system is set up

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    A revolutionary system for eliciting confidential information on potential structural disasters, such as last year’s collapse at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, has been set up this month.

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    Products sector praised

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The construction products industry is improving its productivity faster than the manufacturing sector as a whole, a government-backed study will reveal next week.

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    The shining

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Architect RMJM’s Falkirk Wheel, the world’s first and only rotating boat lift, has just been fitted with dramatic lighting by SSUK.

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    Housing Corporation makes bid for greater freedom

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Funding body lobbies ODPM for right to allocate grant over five years, and plans to cut number of recipients

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    Lend Lease and Berkeley move closer to Crosby deal

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Bovis’ Australian parent confirms that it is in negotiations to buy Berkeley subsidiary Crosby Homes

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    British firms flummoxed by rules on PFI balance sheets

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    British companies involved in PFI work are confused about how to report projects on balance sheets because of international accounting standards introduced this year.

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    Currie & Brown in Mexico

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    British consultant Currie & Brown has been appointed by the Mexican government to manage a £3.3bn public–private partnership hospital programme.

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    Sharewatch

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Some sudden squalls

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    Who'd be a contractor?

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Contractors across the UK are gambling it all for higher margins. Over 12 pages, Building examines the high-stakes world of contracting, interviews Sir Martin Laing about the good old days, and offers five survival strategies for small firms plus theres a quiz to see if youve got what it ...

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    Sport and leisure

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    This week, we find out how to specify gyms and nightclubs without breaking into a sweat, showcase all the latest products for your facilities and provide our always-essential suppliers list. But first, the British architect designing a breezy field of dreams in sweltering Abu Dhabi

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    AMEC finalises 800m bridge deal in South Korea

    2005-06-16T10:47:00Z

    Construction of Incheon Bridge to begin immediately.

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    Prescott appoints first chair of sustainable academy

    2005-06-16T10:01:00Z

    Professor Peter Roberts is appointed chair of the new Academy for Sustainable Communities in Leeds.

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    Jarvis sells European Road Business

    2005-06-16T11:17:00Z

    Prosign and Veluvine go to Somaro for £24m.

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    Babcock board begins programme of change

    2005-06-16T10:41:00Z

    Turner’s retirement signals start of non-exec shake-up.

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    58-megawatt on-shore wind farm is opened

    2005-06-16T13:17:00Z

    New Welsh wind farm generates power and controversy in equal measure.

  • Features

    Checklist

    2005-06-16T14:58:00Z

    Sport facilities are invariably humid. Here, Barbour Index and Scott Brownrigg explain how to stop moisture in the air turning into water vapour that can damage the fabric and finishes

  • The Easy Build Sports Centre will be built off site to Sport England specifications
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    Products

    2005-06-16T14:38:00Z

    Get active with a modular sport centre, a shock-absorbing floor and changing-room cubicles. Plus, modish black smoke sensors for nightclubs, horizontal sliding windows and an easy-to-install cycle stand