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FeaturesThe tracker: A mixed bag
Construction activity is still in decline, but the situation is better than last month. Experian Marketing Information Services reveals that some sectors and regions are even looking healthy
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NewsDesign Council Cabe provides £65,000 grants
The Design Council Cabe has announced that it will provide grants of £65,000 each to the eight affiliated design review panels across England for 2011-12.The funding will enable Creating Excellence, Kent Architecture Centre, Shape East, OPUN, MADE, NE Design Review Service, Integreat Plus and Places Matter to run 250 local ...
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NewsEmbassy Gardens submits planning application
Ballymore has submitted a planning application for Terry Farrell & Partners’ masterplan for Embassy Gardens
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NewsLambeth Accord gets green light
Henley Halebrown Rorrison Architects has received planning consent for Lambeth Accord
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NewsCityWatch: Aecom hit by Libya evacuation but still growing
The firm’s results would have been better had it not been for costly Libya evacuation
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CommentNovation: Let's innovate
A client novates its design team in order to offload risk to the contractor, but in doing so it also loses access to consultants who can offer vital advice. So what’s the alternative?
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FeaturesHey, big spender: Richard Pilkington
The UK development market is about to receive some much-needed good news: Oxford Properties is over from Canada with £3.5bn to spend - and that’s just for starters. Meet your new best friend, development director Richard Pilkington
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CommentThe new Construction Act: The daft draft
A lot of people say a clause in the new Construction Act approves the pre-dispute allocation of legal costs - the opposite of what was intended. Let’s get it sorted
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Unhealthy competition: Commercial property agreements and the Competition Act
New restrictions for the property market came into play last month meaning that housebuilders, developers and even owners will have to watch out
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FeaturesQ & A with AKII – Structurally sound
The downturn, increasing materials prices and regulatory changes are all having an impact on structural engineers. Building asks Paul Scott, a director at structural engineering practice, AKT II, how the sector is holding up
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CommentCAD images: Where have all the humans gone?
There’s nothing so seductive as a CAD image of your dream project, computer-generated visualisations of how we want the world to be. Trouble is, they’re divorced from reality
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Righting wrongs
This week readers take on iffy construction output data, poorly worded legislation, lawyers who overlook partnering and the rationale for building energy-from-waste facilities
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NewsSemi-permanent buildings
Temporary structures specialist, Neptunus, has launched what it says is the most energy efficient semi-permanent structure on the market.
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NewsCavity closer
Cavity Trays has launched a cavity closer suitable for cavities up to 330mm wide.
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Timber frame apartments
Cygnum has supplied the timber frame for 12 apartment blocks on the former site of Oaklands College in St Albans.
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Integrated basement walls and slab
Integrated insulation and structural foundation specialist, Insulslab SFRC, has developed a system that integrates basement walls with the slab
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Embankment retaining solution
Recycled plastic products specialist, i-plas, has launched an embankment retaining solution called Ecocrib
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Tree support
Greenleaf Urban Tree and Landscape Products has launched a soil structure module that is designed to encourage tree root growth and provide support for paved areas located above the roots
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NewsMulti-joint connector
Ancon has added a shear load connector for expansion joints in large, ground bearing concrete floor slabs.