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Archive TitlesShock as CIOB crowns Gershon
CIOB president Colin Busby stunned industry leaders at the institute's annual dinner at the Guildhall last month by awarding the President's Medal to Sir Peter Gershon, chief executive of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC).
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Archive TitlesHSE word is out on Pipers Row car park collapse
When the Pipers Row car park in Wolverhampton collapsed in 1997 the HSE commissioned research into the cause. The findings of that research have now been published.A 120-tonne section of the top floor of the 1965-built car park collapsed, starting with a punching shear failure at one column which spread ...
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Archive TitlesCaption of the month
"The UK Nasal Hair Society reflected on their brand new technology with a real sense of pride"Thanks to Rob Wilkinson
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Archive TitlesCaption competition
Send us a caption for next month's picture (above) and we'll hand over a £20 drinks voucher for the wittiest entry. Email construction_manager@buildergroup.co.uk
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Archive TitlesA capital plan
London Mayor Ken Livingstone wants to use his planning powers to make London a greener, cleaner city.
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Getting buy in
In this issue of BSj we look at sustainable developments in domestic buildings.
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Archive TitlesBuilding intelligence
In this month's engineering services cost model, Mott Green & Wall and Davis Langdon & Everest's cost research departments team up with specialists Central Data Control to examine the case for rationalising and integrating building services data to create 'intelligent' buildings.
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Private member's bill for sustainable buildings
The Construction Products Association (CPA) is lobbying MPs to support the Sustainable and Secure Buildings bill, a private member's bill presented by Andrew Stunell MP.
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Is online bidding right for you?
Recently Sir John Egan has come under fire for suggesting online bidding is a good idea. Critics have lashed out saying reverse auctions (so called because the lowest price wins) contradict key Egan-style principles like negotiated contracts and partnering.Now the Construction Industry Council (CIC) has weighed in, saying that online ...
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CIC wary of online bidding
The Construction Industry Council warns against using reverse auctions for buying professional services, saying the process is ‘against Latham principles’.
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Tower based free cooling
With energy saving at the forefront of the fight against carbon emissions, it’s a good time to make use of free cooling.
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Archive TitlesBack to Ronan Point
BRE to help revise the 'restrictive' LPS guidance forged in the wake of 1968 gas blast
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Archive TitlesAssembling the assembly
There is light at the end of the tunnel for the construction team behind the Scottish Parliament building. We take a look behind the scenes of the country's most significant new building.
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Is toxic mould syndrome 'the new asbestos'
Buro Happold issues warnIng as american litigants claim billion-dollar damages
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Archive TitlesAn army on the march
Get ready for a new wave of EU citizens - workers from the former eastern bloc. Could this be the solution to the skills crisis?
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Amec works on BAA
BAA has renewed its building services framework agreement with Amec. Estimated fee commissions to Amec are £1 million a year.