All Features articles – Page 605
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Pipe dreams
Ralph Carpenter has a habit he wants others to share: building sustainable homes out of hemp. But will he be able to convince those who think the idea is, ahem, a bit potty?
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Coming off the tools
John Mead - There's nothing wrong with tradesmen becoming managers, but they need training
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Cost study: Oldham bus station
At-a-glance guide Oldham Bus Station, Greater Manchester Project:New central bus station incorporating travel shop and public toilets Client:Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in conjunction with Greater Manchester Transport Executive Architectural features: Eye-catching bus station serves as a gateway to a town centre under regeneration Clear-glazed lightweight structure combines passenger ...
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The complete guide to building with lime
Lime was a popular building material for thousands of years, until faster-setting and stronger Portland cement began to usurp it in the middle of the 19th century. It can be used to bind aggregates to make bedding mortars for brick and block, and for plaster, renders and even paint, in ...
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Appointments
HousebuildersGrant Arbuckle (right) has been appointed development director of Pegasus Retirement Homes.ConsultantsSharon Bayton has joined multidisciplinary practice Symons as senior project manager. Ralph Dando has been promoted to director of project management. Robert Bardusco-Cook has joined as director of building services. Construction and management consultant Turner & Townsend has appointed ...
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Professional Service Agreements
Professional Service AgreementsLeslie Edwards and Rachel BarnesThomas Telford£35The authors make their mission clear from the outset: to protect construction professionals against the machinations of unscrupulous employers. This does not make for a balanced read. The obligations sought by employers are contrasted only with the relevant industry form, such as the ...
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Web watch
www.groundbroker.co.ukGroundbroker is a database developed by Landsource that contains details of residential development opportunities. Entries are listed county by county and range from single plots to large multi-development sites. Categories of land include sites with and without planning permission.www.rugbycement.co.ukRugby Cement has launched a website giving details of the company's products ...
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Safety match
The unions' drive to improve site safety is putting them into a privileged position with the government's top decision-makers. This growth in their political clout has far-reaching implications for all sides of industry.
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Just the job
William Wiles talks to Nilesh Patel about how he manages to combine his day job as a project architect with his passion for film-making
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Information point
Safety training guidesThe CITB has released three CD-ROMs aimed at those responsible for safety training. A Guide to Scaffold Inspection: Check Your Ties and Braces gives advice on the safe planning and installation of scaffolding, including alloy towers. Health and Safety in Excavations: Check Before You Dig looks at the ...
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Tender price forecast
The ups and downs at a glance Current trends A fall in tender prices of 0.5% last quarter ends the run of five successive rises Demand for labour has stabilised and supply is easing in most areas Construction output rose 1.5% last year and is 10% higher than ...
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The exodus
Housebuilders have found that being quoted on the stock exchange is more about slavery to the City than building homes. So they've said goodbye to analysts and investors and regained their freedom.
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March is Laing's swansong as independent contractor
Two contracts worth a total of £46m take firm to top of league table as O'Rourke deal is finalised.
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It's time to change
Peter Mason - In the wake of the safety summit, how can construction clean up its act on health and safety? It could start by learning from the oil and gas industry
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University challenge
Cambridge estates head David Adamson is determined to make the industry work together. So any firm that wants a slice of the university's record £528m build programme had better start listening …
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Better, naturally
Sally Sullivan - Why bother saving a few pennies on decorating materials when they could be making you ill?
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Assembling the Assembly
Creating a giant, lopsided egg about to topple over is very easy if you're using a Biro, but how on earth do you do it with structural steel? Andy Pearson went onsite at the GLA headquarters to find out.
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Appointments
ContractorsBaggaley Construction has appointed Mike Shires, president of the Nottingham City Business Club, training and development manager.John MacLean has been made project finance director at Morrison Developments.Project and construction management group Spring and Company has appointed Tim Dawson project management associate. Jane Urquhart joins as cost manager for construction ...
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When all the cows have gone
The rural economy faces collapse in the wake of foot and mouth. Meanwhile, our booming cities are ever more choked for space. It's time to reopen the debate about building on the green belt, argues Marcus Fairs