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A problem of our making
Regarding the controversy over Staythorpe power station’s use of foreign workers, power plants for the UK are bought through international tender on a turnkey basis
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A message for the union
I have been a member of Ucatt for many years and though you [Ucatt] are good at representing the workforce on legal matters you are very poor at representing the British workforce on ethnic matters
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Coming of age
So, “like collaborative working, being sustainable was a child of the boom years”. If so, now is the time for both to come of age and be taken seriously
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CommentSterling work
I am a Malawian currently studying in the UK. I appreciate Unicef’s work but this project is exceptional and must be commended
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A game of risk
I appreciate the risk taken by specialist construction companies, but I fear that Peter Lewis is not looking far enough when he says specialist contractors are at “the end of the chain and bearing the full weight of the risk”
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The full footprint
We need to start making an effort in not only looking at the energy used in running a development once it is completed but also the cost to the environment in constructing it and then demolishing the structure once its useful life has expired
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Bond. Which bond?
While Ian Yule’s article focuses mainly on an “on demand” bond and highlights the particular case of Permasteelisa, his opening paragraphs promote myths about performance guarantee bonds
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CommentBuilding buys a pint … for Sonnemann Toon
“I read Building in the toilet,” announces Gary Toon as I hand him his pint. I’m not really sure where to go with that. “Er,” I begin in response, but am saved by Cressida, his wife and fellow partner in their architectural practice, Sonnemann Toon
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NewsNow East End creatives can think inside the box…
Cartwright Pickard’s £4.5m Metropolitan Works building for designers and artists opens in Whitechapel
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CommentCold comforts
As we all huddle for warmth and HSE inspectors don their crash helmets to go and play in the snow, some observers spy green shoots rising out of the frozen earth. Unnamed observers, obviously...
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Citywatch: Taylor Wimpey deal... 22 days and counting
February is the month Taylor Wimpey boss Pete Redfern told staff that a refinancing deal would be signed off with its array of lenders
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2020 homes target
The government should extend its deadline for 3 million new homes from 2020 to 2025, a regeneration think tank has said
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Decent Homes failure
An extra 21,000 housing association properties failed to meet the Decent Homes standard in 2007 compared with 2006, government figures have revealed
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Plan for unsold homes
The government should compel Northern Rock to offer mortgages for shared-ownership homes to people on low incomes, the National Housing Federation has said, in order to shift unsold homes.
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Repayment woe
More than one in 10 households in the UK with a mortgage have had trouble making repayments in the past year, a recently published government survey has revealed.
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NewsHigh hopes: performing arts centre at Liverpool Hope University
Construction has begun on a £6.5m performing arts centre at Liverpool Hope University
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NewsArcadis AYH becomes latest consultant to axe jobs
Arcadis AYH became the latest consultant to complete a redundancy consultation last week as the sector continued to make drastic cuts
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Insurance guarantee not enough for some
Government plans to boost credit insurance cover for construction companies are inadequate, leading industry figures are warning