All articles by Vikki Miller – Page 22
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FeaturesThe Graduates
How do you get young people to join construction? Once they’re in, how do you keep them? Well, we could ask these guys. These 10 professionals from every corner of the industry are Building’s new Graduate Advisory Panel, and they’ll be sharing their views on recruitment, skills and more in ...
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Rogers’ taskforce calls for communities plan to be axed
John Prescott’s plans for South-east housing growth come under severe criticism from panel of urban advisers
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NewsCity Hall to add solar panels to boost green performance
DTI gives the Greater London Authority £270,000 grant towards installing photovoltaic panels on curved roof
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NewsAxed PFI hospital design cost Balfour Beatty £2m
NHS trust was forced to scrap BDP-designed scheme; industry leader calls for improvements to PFI process
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FeaturesMr precedent
Barrington Billings, the first black person to hold the presidency of the Chartered Institute of Housing, spent years championing the cause of black and ethnic minorities. Now he’s giving firms run by them the chance to win public sector work.
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Laing O’Rourke wins £65m luxury Chelsea development
Developer St James Homes appoints contractor one week after Mace departed from first phase of project
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Eco-city to be model for China
Consultant Arup’s masterplan for an entirely sustainable city near Shanghai could be used as a model to be rolled out across China.
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FeaturesTaking care of business
A spot of pampering is all it takes to win a client’s heart and ensure it never wants to let you go. Building reports on how one contractor plans to cash in by supplying that little bit extra
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Industry wastes 3bn a year through poor logistics
Construction Products Association survey claims that workers lose 10% of each day waiting for materials
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Fears grow that new Part L will lack key carbon clause
Green lobby suspects government will drop rule requiring householders to improve energy efficiency of homes
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CSCS board wins power struggle with CITB
The management of construction skills cards has moved to end the involvement in the scheme of the Construction Industry Training Board by opening up its health and safety test to other service providers
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UK presidency aims to boost EU’s competitiveness
Government hopes to push through services directive and emissions scheme, and end 48-hour limit on workers
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FeaturesWill it fly?
Now that the Quality Mark is a dead duck, the DTI has just taken the wraps off its bold new anti-cowboy venture: the TrustMark. But what are the chances of success this time?
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NewsPrescott to bring Rogers back into centre of policy debate
John Prescott to host dinner with Richard Rogers and his urban taskforce on eve of Core Cities conference
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On code red
The Code for Sustainable Buildings is setting demanding targets for all public sector buildings, and is set to be implemented next April. Now the task group that created it says the government needs to gets its act together – and fast.
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FeaturesShould i stay or should I go?
What would you give to live in country with a warm climate, shorter working hours and a choice of beaches for the weekend? How about two-thirds of your current salary and a year spent studying a foreign language? Hmmm … We present the Building/Hays Construction & Property international salary guide ...
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NewsCouncils may win 630m to meet decent homes target
Audit Commission recommends scrapping central repair fund so efficient councils gain more control over spending