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Countryside Environmental centre, Redditch, Worcestershire
Wolverhampton practice On Line Architects designed Redditch's countryside centre for water sport clubs and to educate children about the local environment.
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Real millennium answers
December's Real millennium quiz led to a flood of well-researched entries – and one contestant who thought Cherie Blair spent £1m on baby Leo's nursery. And although no one got all 50 teasers right, the five winners answered between 41 and 45 questions correctly. They each win a state-of-the-art DVD ...
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Raising some interest
Late payment has traditionally been a fault of construction's big boys. But new legislation means that smaller firms will have to make sure they pay their bills on time, or else incur the penalty.
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Similar, but not the same
If an architect's drawings are used to obtain planning permission for a project and the architect, for whatever reason, then has no further involvement, can the project proceed without infringing its copyright?
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Tending towards safety
Despite the CDM regulations, site accidents are on the increase. Beyond CDM, there are several practical steps that can be taken at tender stage to instil a culture of safety on site.
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Out of control
Adjudication was set up to provide a quick, effective way to sort disputes. In fact, it's proved all too effective – it's growing at an incredible rate, and turning site relationships into mangled wreckage.
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The Engineer's Contribution to Contemporary Architecture
The Engineer’s Contribution to Contemporary ArchitectureAngus MacdonaldThomas Telford£25.00168 pagesHeinz Isler by John ChiltonEladio Dieste by Remo PedreschiPeter Rice by André BrownGiven that structural engineering is central to modern architecture, there is a great deal of mileage in exploring the relationships of the two disciplines at their most synergetic. The ...
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Walls Have Feelings: Architecture, Film and the City
Walls Have Feelings: Architecture, Film and the CityKatherine ShonfieldRoutledge£19.00204 pagesWhy does my flat leak? Why is brutalist architecture so impersonal? What on earth does this have to do with Mary Poppins? And having read Katherine Shonfield's intriguing study of these critical questions, am I any the wiser? Shonfield sets out ...
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Tender price forecast
How the indices are calculated Mechanical cost indexThe MCI is based on labour rates agreed by the mechanical industry’s wage body, the JCCHVDEI, and materials prices from the Office for National Statistics. Electrical cost indexThe ECI is compiled from materials data from the Office for National Statistics and labour ...
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Just the job
Planning engineer Barry Lingham tells Marissa Charles how he helps British firms in Europe avoid contractual pitfalls.
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Appointments
ContractorsNorthern-based Totty Construction has appointed Philip Mason quality manager.Colin Ford has been appointed construction director at Midlands-based regional contractor Pettifer Construction. He joins the company from Shepherd Construction.Graham Howe, previously with Willmott Dixon Construction, has joined Norwich-based JS Hay as operations manager.Taylor Woodrow has appointed Tony McGarahan director of ...
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Tube deal imminent, says Livingstone
Insiders say GLA has abandoned hopes of stopping PPP as mayor predicts agreement by mid-February.
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Persimmon sets out to dominate UK housebuilding
£537m bid for Beazer will create biggest housebuilder in UK – but job losses expected.
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Long lays into housing sector 'conservatism'
Bryant chief executive Peter Long this week launched an attack on housebuilding bosses, saying they were too conservative, as his firm agreed a £535m bid from rival Taylor Woodrow.
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Westfield pulls back from Laing purchase
Australian developer Westfield has said it is no longer interested in buying Laing's construction arm, writes Phil Clark.
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Camden Town underground station, north London
Construction work on this £70m revamp, designed by Jestico + Whiles, is expected to start in late 2003 and to be completed by 2010
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McAlpine eyes target
Alfred McAlpine is likely to be the the next firm to get involved in the wave of consolidation in construction, according to City speculation.
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Compromise plan over roving reps
But unions and contractors are likely to reject Health and Safety Commission proposal for firms and unions to appoint site safety watchdogs.
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FaulknerBrowns wins stadium race
£95m Picketts Lock stadium can now go ahead for 2005 world championships, says UK Athletics chief David Moorcroft.