All Building articles in 27 May 2011 – Page 4
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News
Government wants evidence on 'cash for planning' clause
Controversial clause in Localism Bill voted through by MPs but ministers fear battle in the Lords
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Comment
A path to zero carbon?
Welcome to this year’s guide to codes and regulations, including Part L, energy research projects and innovative products
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New Stratford Campus Library: A literary makeover
Hopkins Architects’ design is intended to reinvigorate the University of East London’s campus
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Features
The Shard: London's tallest building
Londoners have hardly been able to believe their eyes as the capital’s tallest building has shot up in front of them at dizzying speed. Building braves icy winds to report on an engineering triumph
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Morgan Est director latest Lend Lease recruit to Bovis business
Appointment is the latest step in the reforming of Lend Lease’s management team
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Lend Lease to complete halted Olympic village block
Firm lined up by ODA to work on N14 block after contractor P Elliott went into administration
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Comment
BIM: Designing tomorrow
BIM is the word on everybody’s lips - but do we really know what it is? David Light says we won’t make the most of building information modelling until we start asking the right questions
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Features
De-coding BIM
Building information modelling could be applied to save time and money on every government project within five years. But few people are using it and many don’t even know it exists. Here are seven key ways BIM will affect you and your work
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Glazing beyond Part L
This system exceeds Part L requirements and lets high levels of light into buildings
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Features
The better homes lab
Designing energy-efficient homes is the easy bit - making sure the dwelling performs as expected is more tricky. That’s why forward-thinking housebuilders are embarking on some serious research. Alex Smith verifies the results
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News
Bank of England in talks over ONS output controversy
Meeting comes as Barbour ABI survey reveals 39% drop in value of new work
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PfS could become part of new education funding agency
Could dbe folded into Education Funding Agency in April
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Comment
Adjudication: The good book
We’ve had 475 judgments since adjudication first came in and it’s a very different beast today. So the second edition of Peter Coulson’s tome on the subject is a must-read
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News
Willmott Dixon 43% profit boost due to cheap subbies
But chief executive expects main contractors to suffer this year as supply chain prices soar
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London 2012 firms in talks over Rio Olympics work
Brazilian construction giants also in capital to learn from UK Games supply chain
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Features
Hands up if you can cut 20%
We’re all more or less signed up to the government’s target of cutting 20% off costs in the next four years (or so we say). But how we do it is still the subject of fierce debate. Building asked three construction professionals what they would do
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BIM could cost QSs £2k per person
Davis Langdon estimates that for QSs, the industry bill could reach £82m for training