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NewsInsurers threaten to pull cover for timber frame
Companies including Aviva and Axa warn that modern construction method has too high a fire risk
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NewsFour years predicted for Chile rebuild
President says seventh most powerful earthquake on record has left between $15bn and $30bn worth of damage
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NewsConstructionarium pleads for rescue funding
The industry’s only dedicated site-based training centre for university students could be forced to close unless it secures rescue funding from the government
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NewsBAA: We can offer contractors 6% margins
Steven Morgan, BAA’s capital projects director, has introduced a financial incentive plan that could boost contractors’ profit margins from 2% to more than 6%
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NewsValue of Urban Splash halved after ‘humbling’ year
Developer that epitomised the New Labour ‘urban renaissance’ admits to fighting battle for survival
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Official figures show construction output falling again, but devils lurk in the detail
Construction output slumped back into decline in the final quarter of 2009, after a supposed rise out of recession in summer.That is the headline story from today’s release of the construction output figures.But dig a bit deeper and we see some unsettling implications in the numbers.Firstly the statisticians now believe ...
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NewsEcobuild video: David Strong on greening existing housing stock
Chief executive of Inbuilt talks to Building about the government's Pay as You Save initiative
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NewsNot the brightest spark
Thanks to John Giles who took these photographs in Chiang Mai in Thailand of an electrician preparing to make a connection to the live main. “I was too squeamish to stay and watch,” he says.
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CommentContracts at the OK corral: Conflicting terms
If contract terms don’t amount to anything more than a succession of conflicting proposals, expect a legal showdown. What matters then is who fires the final shot …
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CommentAvoiding disputes: Fancy a game of battleships?
Every contract tells you to issue a notice when something is going wrong. But that launches warships – and makes it virtually certain that something will go wrong
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Do the paperwork: Illegal workers
The UK Border Agency is cracking down on illegal working and the penalties for employers can be prison or heavy fines. So take care you’re making all the right checks
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NewsFlying fortress: Heathrow Terminal 4’s bomb-proof facade
A dazzling 180m-long glass external wall has transformed dingy old Heathrow Terminal 4 into a light-filled modern airport building. It is also capable of withstanding a 100kg car bomb. Stephen Kennett finds out how it was done
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eBest practice
Your article, “Contractors attack rise of eBay tendering” (26 February, page 15), is wholly unfair and quite inaccurate
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Could it be magic?
I was intrigued to see that the Building for Life score of one of the developments in round one of the Kickstart programme had flowered from 1.5 to 16.5 (26 February, page 11)
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CommentMan behaving badly
As an avid reader of Building, I must register my disappointment at seeing the increased use of swear words in print
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Hard facts
With regard to your article “MPs: Ban import of child-labour stone” (12 February, page 14), I would like to draw your attention to the Stone Federation’s document, Selecting the Correct Stone, which is to be published shortly.
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Save our regs!
The article “Councils start early on Tory planning overhaul” (26 February, page 10) was read with interest and concern
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CommentYellow card
Regarding your feature on the South African World Cup venues (12 February, page 38), we have been involved with the new Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane since our team won the commission in June 2006
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Houses and trousers
The Tories’ planning green paper is another cheap shot at gaining votes (22 February, building.co.uk)
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Going, going …
In response to Building’s story about the skills crisis (“Union warns of skills time bomb”, 5 February, building.co.uk), as a trainee building surveyor I am beginning to regret my decision to join the industry