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NewsTalks fail over Viñoly gallery
Client and contractor on Colchester arts centre fail to agree price for completing building exterior
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NewsMorrisons scores 'excellent' green rating
Consultant Faber Maunsell acts as BREEAM assessor on the sustainable retail design scheme
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NewsArmstrong installs Dune Max tiles and Silhouette grid at Peugeot HQ
Tiles boast superior light reflectance to reduce lighting and energy costs
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NewsEDF wants piece of UK nuclear sector despite collapse of takeover talks
French energy firm still confident despite British Energy's snub that has left UK contractors in limbo
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NewsRider Levett Bucknall completes £42m Midlands prison scheme
Consultant workes on Leicestershire young offenders institute as part of larger prison expansion scheme
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NewsIt’ s like deja vu all over again
The recent glut of bad news has made every headline going and sent the industry into blind panic. But we’ve been here many times before, says Richard Steer, so what did we expect …
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Wakemans appoints senior building surveyor and project manager
Also: Quantex Consulting names new regional director at the Birmingham office
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NewsWSP to move hundreds of staff to Middle East
WSP’s chief executive has said the company will transfer hundreds of British staff to the Middle East if the economic downturn continues
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CommentCubitt Building and Interiors Ltd vs Richardson Roofing (Industrial) Ltd
The CaseThe Claimant, as main contractor, engaged the Defendant as a roofing sub-contractor at a building site at Hampton Wick Riverside.The Claimant sought declaratory relief that its terms and conditions were incorporated into the sub-contract between the parties and injunctions that the Defendant should be restrained from continuing with arbitration ...
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Appointments: The Apollo Group appoints non-executive director
Also: Wolseley UK has named Rob Marchbank managing director
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FeaturesAquifer thermal storage: DIG! A Dutch method of sorting out energy
M&E A Dutch method of storing all the energy required to heat and cool a building deep underground is coming to the UK. Stephen Kennett finds out how it works
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OFT: no proof cover pricing inflated tenders by 10%
Competition body’s admission will make it harder for councils to claim damages from contractors
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NewsGovernment seeks 80% home emissions cuts
A joint government and industry research project has been set up to look for ways to cut carbon emissions from UK homes by 80% before 2050, signalling a strengthening of policy aimed at greening the existing stock
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NewsThe young and the brave
Construction’s new professionals think a recession is coming … but they’re not that worried
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NewsOFT: no proof cover pricing inflated tenders by 10%
Competition body’s admission will make it harder for councils to claim damages from contractors
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Cooling and heating
Seasonal heat storeAt Beaufort Court (right), the headquarters for Renewable Energy Systems, environmental engineer Max Fordham created a seasonal heat store. This consists of about 1,000m3 of water held in a 5m deep hole, which tapers from 18m2 at the surface to 8m2 at the base – this shape does ...
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Emergency talks over £550m New Street station
Foreign Office Architects and Network Rail have been holding emergency talks this week after a row threatened to throw the £550m Birmingham New Street project into disarray, writes Dan Stewart.
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NewsPlanning application made to demolish St Paul's
Charity makes application in protest at UK firm's plan to mine Indian sacred mountain
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Construction insolvencies soar 35%
Leap in insolvencies since same time last year is the highest of all UK sectors
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Building pathology: Boilers
Boilers have a tendency to go wrong at the most inconvenient times. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans discovers what the most common problems are, and how they can be avoided