All Building articles in 26 February 2010 – Page 5
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Features
Taking the law into your own hands
With the number of construction disputes getting ever higher, now could be a good time to hit the books and get some legal qualifications
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Comment
Greg Verhoef: Get workers to think for themselves
If you want workers to be safe on site, you have to get them to think for themselves. So, we need less bureaucracy and more reliance on our natural sense of danger, says Greg Verhoef
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News
Paris of the east
Piling works by German building firm Bauer International FZE have begun for the Louvre Abu Dhabi
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EC Harris reveals plan to double size in four years
Consultant eyes acquisitions in China, US and UK to fuel $1bn-turnover ambition
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Into the deep: Snøhetta's marine lab
Norwegian architect Snøhetta has designed this 16,000m² laboratory as part of a research centre for marine technology company Marintek
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Tories plan to lift lid on PFI deals
The government’s procurement agency is working up plans to publish the contents of contracts with public bodies
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Two firms eye Earls Court demolition job
Plans to tear down the iconic Earls Court exhibition centre in west London will gather pace next month with the appointment of Keltbray or McGee on the estimated £25m demolition job
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Councils start early on Tory planning overhaul
Local authorities already on slowdown as green paper sets out plans for system shake-up
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Comment
Corporate manslaughter: When they read you your rights
The Corporate Manslaughter Act makes it likely that anyone involved in an investigation will find themselves being grilled in a police interview room. Here’s what they can expect
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News
Hammerson to favour French contracts over new UK work
Hammerson is to focus on French rather than UK schemes in 2010 it revealed in its 2009 results this week
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Comment
Construction contracts: Unintended consequences
Here’s a curious story in which the drafters of a contract tried to save a little time and paper, and ended up fundamentally changing the nature of the agreement
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Comment
Hansom true colours
As Brookfield and Cleveland Bridge are shown the yellow card, others strut the red carpet of fashion week and make good use of neon dancewear. It’s just Davis Langdon that is left feeling a bit blue
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News
Citywatch results just in
The results season kicked off in earnest this week with six major players reporting, on the whole, an optimistic picture of the construction industry
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Nakheel chief leaves Dubai firm
Nakheel’s chief commercial officer has left the state-linked Dubai developer, as its parent Dubai World tries to restructure $22bn (£14.3bn) of debt
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Proposal to pay off Nimbys slammed as ‘cheque-book’ planning
Tory proposals to allow developers to come to financial arrangements with objecting neighbours in order to secure their support have been denounced as “cheque-book planning”
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Stamp duty changes
Stamp duty must be revised to encourage private investment in new homes for rent, according to MPs
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Renewed energy: Willmott Dixon's primary care centre
Willmott Dixon’s £17m project for Sunderland Teaching primary care trust aims to become the UK’s first BREEAM “outstanding” primary care centre next month
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Comment
Burning issue
That Viridor could be classed as green or incineration portrayed as renewable energy is laughable (Green energy firm to appeal Oxfordshire planning decision, 4 January, building.co.uk)
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Features
Winging it: Eddie the Eagle on sport and building
Eddie the Eagle, aka Michael Edwards, soared to international stardom when he flopped in the 1988 Winter Olympics ski jumping event. After the glow faded, he finally came back to earth as a Gloucestershire builder. Emily Wright asked him about a life of brilliant improvisation