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FeaturesSmall but perfectly formed
Black Country Housing and Community Services Group caught a lot of attention two years ago with an ultra-green scheme at Bryce Road, Dudley, boasting composting toilets, photovoltaic panels, greywater recycling and a whole lot more.
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Front line
Are developers grasping the green agenda? Judith Harrison sees signs of hope, but John Callcutt doesn’t see much beyond general enthusiasm
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The colour of money
Do housebuilders have to go into the red in order to turn green? It looks like they do, because putting in ecological features can be so expensive that payback times may never come.
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Community test
In the first in our series of revisits, Alan Cherry, chairman of developer Countryside Properties, meets one of his customers at the Greenwich Millennium Village to review the successes and failures of the country's highest-profile sustainable community
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Quality mark tipped for roll-out in spring
speculation is mounting that the government is about to roll out its anti-cowboy builder quality mark scheme across the UK.
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Show of warmth
Show of warmth: Planning permission has been granted for a £4.2m office scheme on the site of the temporary Almeida Theatre in King’s Cross, north London. The scheme, designed by architect Jestico + Whiles, will house the Community Housing Association’s head office. The roof of the 3000 m2 block will ...
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Ritchie returns to Tower Bridge
Housebuilder Berkeley Homes has appointed architect Ian Ritchie to design a housing scheme next to London's Tower Bridge.
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Balfour and Amec settle Jubilee Line claim
Contractors Balfour Beatty and Amec have settled a major claim against London Underground over the £3.2bn Jubilee Line extension.
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Chiltern rail deal hailed as way forward
The Strategic Rail Authority has reached an agreement with a train operator over a pioneering procurement deal for upgrading stations between Birmingham and London.
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Prime contracts under fire again
A new front has opened in the war of words between the Ministry of Defence and the private sector over the prime contracting initiative.
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Procure 21 bidders to be selected by April
Contractors shortlisted for the £300m pilots of Procure 21 have been assured by NHS Estates that preferred bidders will be selected in by 12 April.
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Industry's finest in Building Awards 2002
Sixty-four of the construction industry's leading companies were this week shortlisted for the eighth annual Building Awards.
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Chemistry class
Chemistry class: The first phase of Sheppard Robson’s UK headquarters for pharmaceutical firm Pfizer is complete. The 16,000 m2 floor space includes meeting rooms, a delicatessen, shop and gymnasium. Footbridges span the street linking some of the facilities. Laing was main contractor on the scheme; Arup provided structural, civil and ...
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Church answers Yorkshire firms’ prayers
Yorkshire contractors struggling with skills shortages could soon receive help from an unexpected quarter – the Church of England.
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Top firms vie for £245m embassy work
Architects Pringle Richards Sharratt, Manser and Gensler and consultant WS Atkins are among the practices that have put in bids for the £245m Foreign Office framework agreement.
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Contracts
Mouchel lands MoD contractsConsultant Mouchel has been appointed to oversee regional prime contracts in Scotland worth £442m for the Ministry of Defence. Ballast gets £38m PPP workBallast Special Projects has been appointed preferred bidder for a £38.4m design-and-build public–private partnership education project by East Lothian council. Wiltshier FM has been ...
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NewsThe moment the bridge was proved to be wobble-free
Building technical editor Andy Pearson witnessed the Arup secret tests last Wednesday. Here's what happened.
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Museum piece
Museum piece: St Albans council has commissioned architect Hudson Featherstone to redesign the Museum of St Albans in Hertfordshire. The scheme includes a new entrance elevation and adds facilities such as a cafe, shop and study areas to the museum. QS is Denis Rooney Associates.
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Lack of bidders triggers review of £80m court PFI
Regular bidders to be questioned over lack of interest in UK’s largest PFI magistrates’ courts scheme.
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