More news – Page 4267
-
Features
Tell us about yourself
The sixth Hays Montrose/Building careers survey offers a chance to share your views on your job and career plans.
-
News
Ken's U-turn will help Amey get back on track
After a torrid six months Amey's fortunes may be taking a turn for the better. Ken Livingstone has dropped its High Court challenge to the Tube PPP which will mean the troubled firm will soon be able to recoup substantial bid costs
-
Features
Sound system
Demanding new acoustic regulations for dwellings – Part E – are going to be making some serious noise over the next year, as specifiers have to come up with sound insulation solutions to avoid rigorous tests. We take a look at the implications of the proposals, and how specifiers north ...
-
Features
Checklist: Drainage regulations
The new Part H drainage regulations is a great document that encourages specifiers to design more sustainable drainage systems associate and public health engineer at Arup. Here's his step-by-step guide to help you comply with requirements
-
Features
Regulations: Spelling it out
Across-the-board revisions to the Building Regulations are going to have a dramatic effect on every specifier this summer. Buro Happold's Tanya Ross talks us through the new approved documents – including those in Scotland and Northern Ireland – from A to V
-
Features
Part L costs: Effecting efficiency
Three months in, changes in energy efficiency standards are already making their presence felt on the bottom line. Eric Ostrowski, partner responsible for knowledge development at EC Harris, looks at the potential cost increases – and savings – for residential and office buildings
-
News
Government backs plans to use ex-prisoners in building
Two-hundred former offenders to be offered full-time jobs after receiving six months' construction training.
-
NewsBallast Nedam in crisis talks with loss-making UK arm
Dutch parent group discusses ways of pulling out of Britain after subsidiary loses £32m in six months.
-
Features
Crash Barrier
If there's one thing that will bring the runaway housing market screeching to a halt, it's a sudden loss of confidence in the City. So, asks Gordon Jon Thompson, how can the listed housebuilders convince investors that the wheels are not about to come off?
-
Comment
Barking neighbours
Your neighbours from hell may claim that what they're doing is perfectly legal, but if they're causing a nuisance, they can still end up in the doghouse
-
News
Shoddy work increases timber frame fire risks
Poor workmanship has increased the risk of fire spreading in timber frame buildings, it was revealed at a seminar last week.
-
NewsRedrow links with Corus in £6m prefab pact
Housebuilder Redrow says a prefabrication joint venture with steel manufacturer Corus will cut building time 30%.
-
Comment
Is there a draft in here?
The draft NEC Term Service Contract is a flexible little number, but it has gaping holes in it – on completion dates and liquidated damages – that you are expected to fill in
-
FeaturesThe specials
In a world of mass-production, the Matthews family has turned to specialisation for their survival, producing handmade bricks and using craft skills that prove traditional technologies can thrive in a modern economy.
-
NewsAmey to restructure after PFI crisis and share plunge
Sources claim changes may include the departure of one director and a return to pre-2000 company structure.
-
News
Engineers threaten boycott of Constructionline service
Association of Consulting Engineers warns it will stop supporting vetting list next year if service fails to improve.
-
NewsPrescott to review urban regeneration policy
Deputy prime minister John Prescott is to launch a nine-month review of regeneration policy, following this week's comprehensive spending review.
-
News
Stunted Birmingham tower gets go-ahead
Revised proposals for a major residential tower in Birmingham were granted detailed planning permission last Thursday.
-
NewsFirms fined £28,000 in safety blitz
Nine contractors were together fined more than £28,000 last week for breaching health and safety regulations on sites in London and the South-east.
-
NewsAllies and Morrison draws up Tate HQ masterplan
Redevelopment on Tate Britain’s Millbank site will include ‘architecturally distinguished’ headquarters.