All 2012 Olympics articles – Page 10
-
NewsBalfour Beatty snaps up £50m Olympic legacy deal
Legacy deals confirmed for three more Olympic venues
-
-
NewsUKGBC launches series of Olympic learning events
Programme will offer industry leaders the chance to learn from Olympic projects
-
NewsCameron to host 2012 construction summit
Prime minister to champion industry’s work to global VIPs during Games
-
NewsCouncils’ objections throw doubt on 2012 legacy plans
Four bordering authorities voice concerns over OPLC’s focus on housing for the park
-
CommentCredit to construction: The Olympics, the greatest show on earth
Come July, all eyes will be on the world’s greatest athletes, says Sir Steve Redgrave. But praise should also go to the construction professionals who made it all possible
-
NewsLend Lease hands over delayed athletes' village plots to ODA
Final plots were hit by delays but ODA confirms Lend Lease met rearranged handover deadline
-
CommentWe should have some of the Olympic glory
The Olympic organisers have to protect their brand but the construction firms also need some recognition, says Peter Murray
-
FeaturesA guide to the Olympic venues: Greener, faster, smarter
Finally, after six years of work and waiting, we have entered London’s Olympic year. Building kicks off our 2012 campaign with a guide to the main venues and what makes them greener, faster and smarter
-
FeaturesDelivering the Olympics: Six months to go …
So far the construction industry’s Olympic record has been excellent. Cue big pat on the back. The question is, with a new, inexperienced client taking over and just six months to go, can it finish the job? Building reports
-
NewsOlympic construction figures recognised in New Year honours
Chairman of the ODA receives knighthood while others honoured with OBEs and MBEs
-
NewsPublic impressed by 2012 Olympics construction effort
Populus poll shows two thirds of Britons hailing delivery success as Locog urged to allow firms to gain credit
-
NewsBuilding kicks off 2012 with special Olympics coverage
Campaign celebrating UK construction’s achievements will be across print, online and social media
-
NewsODA selects giant trees for Olympic Park
Half a ton bronze and steel rings will be placed in the tree crowns
-
NewsSix shortlisted for Olympic park redevelopment
Urban Splash and Berkeley among developer teams for first post-games neighbourhood
-
NewsOPLC unveils winning designs for Olympic park's public spaces
James Corner Field Operations will create an urban landscape, and Erect Architecture a visitor centre and playground
-
NewsOlympics may miss £9.3bn budget
Latest NAO report says increasing security costs mean budget is on a knife edge
-
FeaturesCost model: Temporary venues
With the popularity of global sporting events continuing to grow against a background of economic uncertainty and the need for reducing public expenditure, Hein le Roux of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, examines the pros and cons of using temporary venues for sporting events
-
NewsTottenham Hotspur FC 'put Olympic board under surveillance'
Metropolitan Police investigating as dramatic claims made at London Assembly meeting
-
NewsAnother subbie goes bust on 2012 Olympic Village
Specialist contractor United AG has gone into voluntary liquidation