All Building articles in 20 December 2013 – Page 5
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Changing behavior requires genuine engagement
The best way to reduce waste to to prevent it being created in the first place. Reducing waste on site therefore requires early and meaningful intervention
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Why fracking is inevitable
The UK’s dependence on overseas gas means we have little choice but to explore shale reserves in this country
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Barbour ABI's December 2013 market review
Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review is now available to download
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Commercial project 2013: Leadenhall
20 Fenchurch Street - or the Walkie Talkie, has somewhat overshadowed the Leadenhall building. A shame, as the Cheesegrater represents some of the best in sensitive design
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What a year that was!
What has changed in the last six months …? Not much, other than that confidence has returned
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On the rise
The CPA/Barbour ABI Index for December shows a recovery in construction driven by private housing
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Rival teams vying to take on stalled Pinnacle tower
Exclusive: Lipton Rogers and US-based developer Hines prepare competing bids for prestige City of London project
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Soft Landings: Extra cushions
The Government Soft Landings initiative is designed to keep the project team involved in the operation of public buildings post-completion. But what are the contractual implications?
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Hansom: A construction carol
Warm up your voicebox for our festive sing along - featuring the UKGBC Christmas choir, a resurrected job market, a certain government framework (bah humbug!), decorated cranes, and some recipe ideas
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Boxing challenge: Blood, sweat and tears
It was perhaps more boot camp than Raging Bull, but Building’s Boxing Day charity event to raise funds for the Boxing Academy was nonetheless a gruelling test of strength, stamina and physical fitness for six of the industry’s heavyweights (and a Building super flyweight).
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My digital life ... Henk Johan Bassie
The James Hardie managing director on Playing to Win, the generation gap, and being knee deep in mud
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Are new nuclear projects in trouble already?
The European Commission’s investigation into the government’s deal with EDF for electricity from its planned nuclear plant could have far-reaching consequences.
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Jowell: Crossrail ‘discriminating’ against suburbs
Former Olympic minister pans decision not to use design review panel on outer London stations
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2014: Catch it if you can
After a grim start to the year, workloads and demand have really picked up and 2014 now seems a much more positive prospect. Now we just need the supply, capacity, skills and wages to catch up - and fast
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2013: Unlucky for some
Lawyers had plenty to keep them busy this year, with duties of good faith in commercial contracts, lawsuits over blacklisting and confusion over changes to court rules
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Got it covered: Building covers of 2013
Art editor Astrid Kogler picks out her favourite Building covers of 2013
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Building family Christmas: Review of 2013
It may have more than its fair share of squabbles, but the construction community is a family like any other. Adam Branson gathers everybody round the table, gets the albums out, and looks back on the people and events that made 2013. Additional reporting by Peter Klein, Joey Gardiner and ...
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Building's 2013 review of the year: Blunders of 2013
Christmas turkeys: From walkie scorchie to the Green Deal, we take a look at some of 2013’s biggest blunders
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Building's 2013 review of the year: The year's biggest winners
Christmas Top of the Pops: Find out who came out on top in the construction industry over the last year
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Building's 2013 review of the year: Family feuds
It wouldn’t be Christmas without them. We take a look back at some of the biggest fallouts to hit the pages of Building magazine