All Features articles – Page 562

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    Changes to the Building Regulations

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Part A: StructuresConsultation on amending this section took place in 2001 and the part on disproportionate collapse has been rewritten. However, the events of 11 September have meant that this section has come under intense scrutiny, which has delayed the publication. Expect new guidance late in the year. Part B: ...

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    People who need people: Construction's management in crisis

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The modern industry demands news skills from its leaders

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    Contracts to watch

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    PFI abroadPFI is going global – and UK firms’ expertise is required everywhere from Ireland to Turkey. Beijing Olympics 2008This year, China will start awarding tenders for what is likely to be the most ambitious Olympics of all time. Firms are licking their lips at the prospect of the £23bn ...

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    Crash!

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The prospects for IT in the wake of the great Atkins debacle

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    Tough days in the office

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Stagnating demand in the commercial sector will overshadow 2003

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    Death watch

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Safety will come under intense scrutiny from government and clients

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    Difficult neighbours

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    How the government will tackle impossible house prices in the South and impossible houses in the North

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    Nowhere fast

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Rail policy is still hopelessly entangled in funding crises

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    Whitehall’s thrilling finish

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    The government’s last minute race to upgrade public services

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    Flight from reality?

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Airports have to expand, but doing the work seems strangely problematic

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    Mystic wag

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    In an attempt to stay ahead of events in 2003, Marcus Fairs invested in a crystal ball and saw from the news stories rolling off the presses that life in the construction industry will be as unpredictable as ever …

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    The nightmare we're trying to wake from

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    What use is insurance if you go broke trying to pay for it?

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    Poor old us

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    A big shake-up, but no solution, to our troubled pensions system

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    People to watch

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Stuart GrahamThe new American chief executive of Skanska will this month conclude a top-level review of the firm's businesses worldwide. Expect big changes in the deployment of Skanska's forces.Will AlsopThe jolly architect's peculiar brand of blobular, stilt-propped architecture may no longer be the height of fashion, but Alsop has hit ...

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    Projects to watch

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Staiths South BankNext week, fashion guru Wayne Hemingway unveils his first-ever housing project – a 700-home estate in Gateshead for Wimpey. Proper architects have pooh-poohed the scheme, which has normal-looking houses set in car-free, landscaped gardens – but the avalanche of enquiries from would-be buyers suggests that the punters love ...

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    Towers of refuge

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    Redesigning for terrorism

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    Richard Saxon

    2003-01-10T00:00:00Z

    As the Egan era draws to a close, the chair of construction think tank Be is ready to take over as the industry's helmsman. And, as he tells Marcus Fairs, his aim is to create an industry that has more self-confidence, more self-knowledge and more self-control.

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    Persimmon to pay £220,000 to ex-Beazer workers

    2003-01-03T13:24:00Z

    Housebuilder makes payment to 200 UCATT members after allegations that it broke employment regulations.

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    Appointments

    2002-12-20T10:29:00Z

    This week's movers and shakers

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    Contractor YJL closes final salary pension scheme

    2002-12-20T09:00:00Z

    Parent group Montpellier acknowledges employee anger but says decision is the right one for shareholders.