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HBF warns Livingstone of looming crisis over 50% rule
Trade body the House Builders Federation has stepped up its opposition to London mayor Ken Livingstone's proposal that half of all new schemes should be made up of affordable housing.
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Housebuilders' bosses quit after divisions are merged
Rationalising initiatives at Berkeley Group and Crest Nicholson have led managing directors to leave.
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Atkins to hire more Chinese engineers
WS Atkins intends to increase the number of Chinese engineers it employs to work on global road and rail projects in the next 18 months.
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BDP links up with PCM
Building Design Partnership, the UK's largest architect, has formed a joint venture with project manager PCM to offer management consultancy on large capital projects.
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Firms in secret talks with DTLR over rail shake-up
Contractors are appealing to the government for less interference and greater clarity in post-Railtrack regime.
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PFI value for money, says spending watchdog
A National Audit Office report published this week says more than 80% of public bodies believe that they are getting value for money from their PFI deals.
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Give cities escape tunnels, says report
Government client the Highways Agency is to publish research suggesting that people would be encouraged to live in cities if one-way road tunnels were built under the central reservations of dual carriageways.
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Cost model: Effect of Part L revisions on business parks and offices
The revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations come into force on 1 April 2002, and many schemes on the drawing board will need to comply. Davis Langdon & Everest, in conjunction with consulting engineer Oscar Faber, explains how the revisions will impact on business parks and city centre ...
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Sky's the limit
Michael Mulvey set up his own QS, MBM Consulting, with business partner Jonathan Bowcott – and has found that the the possibilities are endless …
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Appointments
ContractorsRichard Sykes has been appointed divisional director of Taylor Woodrow's facilities management arm. He replaces Tim Peach who has been appointed to the construction board as director. Housebuilders Terry Massingham (right), who was previously with Alfred McAlpine Homes Southern has been appointed managing director of Gleeson Homes.Ann Carr has ...
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Here is the new
The BBC has submitted plans for this redevelopment of Broadcasting House to Westminster council. The Sir Richard MacCormac-designed scheme will create the largest live broadcast centre in the world, housing 5000 staff. The complex will be ready by 2007. Structural engineer is Whitby Bird & Partners, QS is Currie & ...
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Sir Martin Laing: City wants to see greener industry
THE environmental policies of contractors and housebuilders are coming under City scrutiny, claimed Laing chairman Sir Martin Laing this week.
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O'Rourke claims extra £2.5m on Laing's Carlisle mall
Contractor rejects Laing Construction's deal with fund manager CGNU on £16m shopping centre scheme.
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Morrison debacle almost over, says AWG
Utilities group AWG says it is close to resolving the last problem contract it was left with after its acquisition of contractor Morrison Construction last year.
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South Bank revamp under threat
Doubts emerged this week over Rick Mather's masterplan for the £50m redevelopment of the South Bank Centre, London's cultural hub.
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Firms face sentence for site deaths
Construction firms Costain and Yarm Road are due to be sentenced today at Bristol crown court after an accident that killed four people.
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Pair up
"Rise" is a housing development in Abbots Leigh, Bristol, that consists of just two £750,000 homes. The houses have a wooded landscape as their backdrop and were designed by Bristol-based architect Peter Meacock Central Workshop. Engineer on the project is Bristol-based Caldwell Consulting Engineers and developer is Hyland Properties.
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Firms should link up to help occasional clients, says Egan
Strategic forum urges construction firms to band together to offer framework-style savings to all clients.
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Building editor wins business magazine prize
Building picked up its second major award in a month this week when it was named Britain's best-edited weekly business magazine.